Similar to volleyball (how it used to be), you can only win a point if it is on your serve. The team that won the previous point will serve the next point.
Scoring goes to 15. Switch servers each time your team gets to serve.
To emphasize the importance of holding serve and taking advantage of starting the point with your serve.
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
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