8 PREPARATION OF THE MATCH

8.1 COIN TOSS
Before the official warm up, the first referee conducts the coin toss in the presence of the
team captains, where appropriate. The winner of the coin toss chooses:
a) Either the right to serve or receive the service or
b) The side of the court
The loser takes the remaining choice.
In the second set the loser of the coin toss in the first set will have the choice of a) or b).
A new coin toss will be conducted for the deciding set.
8.2 WARM-UP SESSION
Prior to the match, if the teams have previously had another playing court at their
disposal, they will have a 3-minute warm-up period at the net; if not, they may have 5
minutes.