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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
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Varsity Volleyball Player Positions Are Roles Players Have On A Team 

The outside hitter, the libero, the middle blocker, the opposite hitter, the setter and defensive specialist are volleyball player positions that make up a team

Volleyball Player Positions: The libero is responsible for passing and playing defense in the three court zones in the back court.Volleyball Player Positions: The libero is responsible for passing and playing defense in the three court zones in the back court. (Ralph Aversen)

The most well known volleyball player positions that players usually specialize in are


Volleyball Player Positions
Setter 

Of the 5 volleyball positions setter is important because they run the offense like a quarterback on a football team only they deliver sets to their hitters. (Ralph Aversen)The setter is a playmaker who like a point guard on a basketball team runs the offense and calls the offensive plays that their hitter needs to run. Of the 5 volleyball positions setter is important because they run the offense like a quarterback on a football team only they deliver sets to their hitters. (Ralph Aversen)


Of the 5 volleyball positions setter is important because they run the offense like a quarterback on a football team only they deliver sets to their hitters. 

The setter on a volleyball team is a playmaker who like a point guard on a basketball team runs the offense and calls the offensive plays that their hitter needs to run. 


Of the 5 volleyball positions setter is important because they run the offense like a quarterback on a football team only they deliver sets to their hitters. (Penn State News)Volleyball Player Positions - Setter - Of the 5 volleyball positions setter is important because they run the offense like a quarterback on a football team only they deliver sets to their hitters. (Penn State News)


As the playmakers, setters are in charge of getting the second ball contacted in a rally to one of her hitters and she gets to choose which hitter gets the ball.  

The volleyball setter's goal is to exploit the weaknesses in the opposing team's block and defense. 


Of the 5 volleyball positions setter is important because they run the offense like a quarterback on a football team only they deliver sets to their hitters. (Ralph Aversen)Volleyball Position Setter - Of the 5 volleyball positions setter is important because they run the offense like a quarterback on a football team only they deliver sets to their hitters. (Ralph Aversen)

The setter's job is to outsmart the opposing team's block so that her hitters hit the ball with the least number of opposing blockers trying to block their spike attempts.



Volleyball Player Positions
Libero

Volleyball Player Positions - The libero's volleyball jersey is always in contrasting colors to that of her teammates since she only plays in the back row. (Matt Pendleton)Volleyball Player Positions - I would compare the libero position to the pinch hitter in baseball, or a point guard in basketball. The libero's volleyball jersey is always in contrasting colors to that of her teammates since she only plays in the back row. (Matt Pendleton)

The volleyball defensive player known as the libero specializes in playing defense in any of the three zones in the back court.

I would compare the libero position to the pinch hitter in baseball, or a point guard in basketball.

The libero specializes in playing defense in any of the three zones in the back court. I would compare the libero position to the pinch hitter in baseball, or a point guard in basketball. (Al Case)The volleyball defensive player known as the libero specializes in playing defense in any of the three zones in the back court. I would compare the libero position to the pinch hitter in baseball, or a point guard in basketball. (Al Case)

The libero volleyball position calls for them to be the one back row player to go in for a front row player when the front row player rotates to the back row.

The libero goes in and out of the game without being substituted in so to differentiate them from the other players they wear a contrasting color jersey. 


Volleyball Player Positions 
Middle Blocker

Volleyball Player Positions - The middle blocker is the primary blocker stationed in the middle of the net where they attack the ball and block and play defense from Zone 3. (Aversen)Volleyball Player Positions - The middle blocker is the primary blocker stationed in the middle of the net where they attack the ball and block and play defense from Zone 3. (Aversen)

The middle blocker is the primary blocker stationed in the middle of the net where they attack the ball and block and play defense from Zone 3.

On each team there are two middle blocking/hitting players, one that plays in the front row while the other plays opposite them in the back row.

Volleyball Player Positions - The middle blocker is the primary blocker stationed in the middle of the net where they attack the ball and block and play defense from Zone 3. (Craig Fildes)Volleyball Player Positions - The middle blocker is the primary blocker stationed in the middle of the net where they attack the ball and block and play defense from Zone 3. (Craig Fildes)

If a team is in the correct rotation, then one middle blocker rotates up to their front row, when the other one is rotating back to the back row to



Volleyball Player Positions
Outside Hitter

Left sides are called the "cannons" because even though they play their offensive position the furthest away from the setter, they are often the hardest hitters on the team.Volleyball Player Positions- Left sides are called the "cannons" because even though they play their offensive position the furthest away from the setter, they are often the hardest hitters on the team.


Since the setter is often compared to the quarterback in football or point guard in basketball, then the outside hitter would be compared to the wide receiver in football or power forward in basketball.

I'm partial to this volleyball player position, because it's been my favorite of the two positions on the court I've specialized in throughout my career as a high school, collegiate and professional player.


Left sides are called the "cannons" because even though they play their offensive position the furthest away from the setter, they are often the hardest hitters on the team. (JMR Photography)Volleyball Player Positions - Left sides are called the "cannons" because even though they play their offensive position the furthest away from the setter, they are often the hardest hitters on the team. (JMR Photography)

Players who play in this position are also known by another volleyball term as "left side hitters".

In some slang terms left side hitters are referred to as "cannons".

Left sides are called the "cannons" because even though they play their offensive position the furthest away from the setter, they are quite often the hardest hitters on the team.

The "outside hitter," the "spiker" or the cannon "receives the ball" or gets set the ball in many different occasions, usually as the third and last contact allowed for a team.

The outside hitter has a selection of ways to attack the ball which include

An outside hitter can kick the ball over if need be because kicking a ball is a legal contact. 


Volleyball Player Positions
Opposite Hitter

Volleyball Position- The right side hitter becomes the right side blocker when her team is on defense (Ralph Aversen)Volleyball Player Positions- The right side hitter becomes the right side blocker when her team is on defense (Ralph Aversen)

Opposite hitters specialize in playing on the right side of the court. 

Opposites have the same responsibilities as left side hitters only they do it on the right side of the net in Zone 2 when they're blocking and hitting in the front row and usually in Zone 1 in the back row where they serve, attack from the back row and play defense. 

Volleyball Player Positions-Many times the opposite hitter is just as tall as the middle blocker since her priority is to stop the strong opposing team's left side hitter. (Bill Shaner)Volleyball Player Positions-Many times the opposite hitter is just as tall as the middle blocker since her priority is to stop the strong opposing team's left side hitter. (Bill Shaner)

In recent years opposite hitters have become some of the tallest players on the team because on defense at the net as blockers they most often have to face the opposing team's best hitters. 


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