What are the volleyball positions?
The positions for volleyball are setter, outside hitter, opposite hitter, middle blocker, and libero. The setter is the person who touches the ball second and tries to have either his outside hitter, middle blocker or opposite hitter spike the ball. The outside hitter is usually lined up on the left side of the court and usually handle a majority of the passing of serves. The middle hitter is usually lined up in the front middle of the court and usually is one of your best blockers. The opposite hitter is usually lined up on the right side of the court when the setter is in the back row. The libero is your defensive specialist who is usually substituted in for the middle hitters. In most camps they go over improving some of the fundamental techniques of volleyball. Serving, spiking, bumping (also known as passing), defense and setting. Also a lot of camps will teach you some good drills to improving your physical ability.
The setter isn’t always in front. I’m not sure what level of volleyball you’re playing, but the positions on the court depend on the type of offense you’re using. If the setter is playing middle front, then you don’t have a middle blocker/hitter. If you’re watching any Olympic indoor volleyball, most teams run a 5-1, which means they have one setter who plays all the way around. When s/he is in the back row, s/he sets from the right-back position. When s/he is front row, s/he sets from the right-front position. The player called the outside hitter is on the left side in the front row (as you face the net from the back line of the court). The outside hitter usually plays middle back when s/he is back row so the team can have the option of running the “pipe” play, which is a set to that middle back player. The player in the middle of the front row is the middle hitter/blocker. When in the back row, typically this player is replaced by a libero or a defensive specialist, and plays left ba
