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Here is a quick diagram I whipped up to show how to maximize your passing on a serve receive. This is based off of the type of defense/offense I often choose to run on my teams.

It's based off of a 5-1, using a libero for your middles and your opposite as a power hitter. Outsides are used for safety hits/broke plays mostly - but can still be set. They are not considered the power hitters - they are the more consistent players and more importantly the best passers (maybes second to a good libero).

This allows you to have the same two, or three if needed, passers take nearly every ball.

Everything is pretty self explainatory. Setter is marked as a 'S', middle a 'M', libero a 'L', opposite 'Op'. The outsides are both O's - the one who starts in front is a light green top with a dark green bottom. The outside who is in front row is also colored in with a grayish color. Lastly, a dotted gray line shows the overlaps that may be confusing...

Let me know if this diagram needs any further explainations and I'd be happy to elaborate or demonstrate plays etc.