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COACH APRIL’S MAY HITTING CLINICS AT ITS ALL VOLLEYBALL For serious players ages 11–17 who want to improve: - approach footwork - hitting mechanics - power - ball placement - attacking confidence Perfect for: NYS players newer club players club travel players who need more focused hitting work DATES May 2–3 May 16–17 May 30–31 TIMES 10am–11am ages 11–13 11am–12pm ages 13–15 12pm–1pm ages 15–16 1pm–2pm ages 16–17 $40 one session $80 two sessions $120 three sessions Email info@improveyourvolley.com to register today
COACH APRIL’S MAY HITTING CLINICS AT ITS ALL VOLLEYBALL For serious players ages 11–17 who want to improve: - approach footwork - hitting mechanics - power - ball placement - attacking confidence Perfect for: NYS players newer club players club travel players who need more focused hitting work DATES May 2–3 May 16–17 May 30–31 TIMES 10am–11am ages 11–13 11am–12pm ages 13–15 12pm–1pm ages 15–16 1pm–2pm ages 16–17 $40 one session $80 two sessions $120 three sessions Email info@improveyourvolley.com to register today
COACH APRIL’S MAY HITTING CLINICS AT ITS ALL VOLLEYBALL For serious players ages 11–17 who want to improve: - approach footwork - hitting mechanics - power - ball placement - attacking confidence Perfect for: NYS players newer club players club travel players who need more focused hitting work DATES May 2–3 May 16–17 May 30–31 TIMES 10am–11am ages 11–13 11am–12pm ages 13–15 12pm–1pm ages 15–16 1pm–2pm ages 16–17 $40 one session $80 two sessions $120 three sessions Email info@improveyourvolley.com to register today

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How to Set In Volleyball In Order To Make Point Scoring Opportunities

Advanced setters know how to set in volleyball in order to help create point scoring opportunities for their hitters to easily score against opposing blockers 

How to Set In Volleyball In Order To Make Point Scoring Opportunities (Al Case)How to Set In Volleyball In Order To Make Point Scoring Opportunities (Al Case)


The advanced setter learns how to set in volleyball by calling the combination plays that're made up of different types of sets, that vary in

  • speed 
  • height 
  • location on the net

and are delivered in an overhand contact and called with the use of hand signals to each of their eligible hitters when running the team offense. 


How to Set In Volleyball In Order To Make Point Scoring Opportunities


This is how setters can deliver faster balls to their middle and outside hitters to create point scoring opportunities so they can outsmart the opposing team's blockers.


All State Durango varsity setter Tehani Faitau sets a back one to assistant Coach Tibbs


If a setter can fake out an opposing team's middle blocker by getting her to stay in the middle while she sets the ball to one of her outside hitters, then that increases the chances of her outside hitter scoring by hitting the ball to the opponent's floor.

Why is this?

When an outside hitter goes up to hit, they usually have two blockers go up in front of them to try and stop them from hitting into their court.


How to Set in Volleyball: When an outside hitter goes up to hit, they usually have two blockers go up in front of them to try and stop them from hitting into their court. (White and Blue Review)How to set in Volleyball: When an outside hitter goes up to hit, they usually have two blockers go up in front of them to try and stop them from hitting into their court. (White and Blue Review)

One is the blocker that's in front of them and the other is the opposing team's middle blocker. 


When running an offensive volleyball plays, volleyball setters must learn a series of ways to deliver the ball to their hitters. (Mark Selders) Penn State's Micha Hancock setting.When running an offensive volleyball plays, volleyball setters must learn a series of ways to deliver the ball to their hitters. (Mark Selders) Penn State's Micha Hancock setting.

If the setter can make the opposing middle blocker think that she's going to set her middle, then the opposing middle blocker has to stay and block the middle hitter. 

But if at the last minute the setter can shoot a faster set out to her outside hitter before the opposing middle gets outside to help her teammate, the opposing outside blocker, then the hitter has a better chance of scoring against one blocker instead of two. 


How to Set in Volleyball: Texas middle blocker Brionne Butler is late getting to the outside to close the block with setter Ashley Shook. (Ralph Arvesen)How to Set in Volleyball: Texas middle blocker Brionne Butler is late getting to the outside to close the block with setter Ashley Shook. (Ralph Arvesen)


The faster volleyball setters run their offense, the harder it is for the opposing team's middle blocker to go back and forth along the net to try and block the outside hitters. 


How To Set in Volleyball
Combination Volleyball Plays


Combination volleyball plays are a combination of sets that setters call to hitters that vary in speed, height and location on the net.

  • 4 - 1 - 5 - a high ball to left front, a one in the middle and high ball back to Zone 2. 

  • 31 - 32 - a 31 to Zone 3/4 for the middle hitter and a 32 to Zone 3/4 just behind the middle hitter for the outside hitter

  • X play - is a front one and the right side player comes around in front of the setter to hit a front 2

  • Fake X - same as above but the right side hitter fakes like they're going to Zone 3 but then at the last minute they go back and hit the back two instead of the front 2

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I share alot of individual, partner and easy-to-do volleyball serving drills we do in class with my followers.

Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list. 


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  1. Learn more about the volleyball setter player by exploring he Related Links below. 
  2. Follow the suggested reading on our Sitemap page Learning How To Play (Sitemap)
  3. Or visit the pages in the Volleyball Positions section in the drop down menu at the top of the page. 
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Reintroduce yourself to Miss Ricci the Raccoon, #5 , the setter and team captain for the All Beast VolleyBragSwag All Star Team.Reintroduce yourself to Miss Ricci the Raccoon, #5 , the setter and team captain for the All Beast VolleyBragSwag All Star Team.

Explore my volleyball player's guide of setter information in the pages below!



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