What are the volleyball players positions and what do they do in that position ?
the most common positions are: attacker/blocker (also differentiated in “outside” and “middle”), setter and liberos (defensive specialist) usually taller players are the attackers/blockers. Setters have the task for orchestrating the offense of the team. They aim for second touch and their main responsibility is to place the ball in the air where the attackers can hit the ball into the opponents’ court in the easiest way as possible. They have to be able to operate with the hitters with variety and break up the enemy’s block. Setters need to have swift and skilful appraisal and tactical accuracy, and must be quick at moving around the court. Liberos are defensive specialists, who are responsible for receiving the attack or serve (the dig) and are usually the players on the court with the quickest reaction time and best passing skills. Liberos do not necessarily need to be tall, as they never play at the net, allowing shorter players with strong passing skills to excel. A player designa
A lot depends on whether you are playing 5-1 or 4-2. With 5-1 you have one setter, one offside, two middle, and two power. Four or five players (depending on if the setter is front court or back court) will set up to receive the serve. The setter then gets second hit to volley it along the net for either offside, middle or power to spike. When the ball comes back across it is middle’s job to block. Power and Offside can help if it is on their side. It is the job of the back court to pass the ball back up to the setter for another hit. In 4-2 you have two setters, two middles and two powers. Five players will take the serve and the setter in front court will get second hit with a spike from middle or power. Middle must block if the ball comes back over, and power or the setter can help if it is on their side. It is the back row setter’s job to get the ‘garbage’. They position themselves in the middle of the court moving to where a tip might be. It is the job of the back row power or mid
Player positions: Setter The setter is the player on the volleyball team that sets the teams attackers. A setter position is similar to a quarterback in football or a point guard in basketball in the sense that the setter runs the teams offense. Some teams may choose to have multiple setters run the team offense. Outside Hitter Teams outside hitters are usually the primary attackers on the team. These hitters attack balls that are set to the left side of the court. Outside hitters may also be referred to as outside blockers. Weakside Hitter Team’s weak side hitters hit from the right side of the court and are usually not the primary attackers on the team. Weakside hitters may also be referred to as weakside blockers. Middle Hitter Team’s middle hitters hit balls set at the net in the middle of the court. Middle hitters are sometimes the primary attackers on the team. Middle hitters are commonly used as a decoy to freeze or confuse the opposing teams blockers. A middle hitter is also re
