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This is something that's been bothering me for a while.

We play volleyball socially and the team is mixed gender, aged 20 - 50+, mixed level (from complete beginners to two advanced players who join us occasionally).

I've been playing for almost two years now. I would rate myself above beginner level. But because of weight-lifting and martial arts, I have developed strong arms and can deliver the fastest serves in the team (although my spikes are weak due to bad technique, working on that). But I cannot do jump serves.

We have played against some professional players, and we got some easy points from my serves. Again, I'm not trying to show off or anything, I just want to know if I'm doing something wrong.

My question is: is it unethical to serve really hard? Is there unwritten or maybe written rule?

I do serve weaker and higher when I target a beginner in the opposite team to avoid injuries. (but that's something we were debating as well).

This is something that's been bothering me for a while.

We play volleyball socially and the team is mixed gender, aged 20 - 50+, mixed level (from complete beginners to two advanced players who join us occasionally).

I've been playing for almost two years now. I would rate myself above beginner level. But because of weight-lifting and martial arts, I have developed strong arms and can deliver the fastest serves in the team (although my spikes are weak due to bad technique, working on that). But I cannot do jump serves.

We have played against some professional players, and we got some easy points from my serves. Again, I'm not trying to show off or anything, I just want to know if I'm doing something wrong.

My question is: is it ethical to serve really hard? Is there unwritten or maybe written rule?

I do serve weaker and higher when I target a beginner in the opposite team to avoid injuries. (but that's something we were debating as well).