Double V Formation, What is it?

[VBLIGUY]

I saw this post what is she talking about?

I was trying to talk my co-ed, pickup group into trying this team
formation for volleyball that I had experienced in another venue --
but they were reluctant to try it cause they had never heard of it and
because I was unable to explain all of its advantages. Let me
describe it to you . . .

I don't know the proper terminology, but the team receiving the serve
sets up in a double V formation, with the middle people up close to
the net. But after the serve is received, then the back line changes
completely, with the middle person moving to the back line, and the
other two people on his/her flanks taking positions about halfway
between the net and the back line. The idea is that the back person
gets the "lobs" -- and usually has plenty of time to do so. And the
other two on the back are better positioned to return spikes from a
greater area of the court. I believe that there are other advantages
to this positioning, such as that the front people are covered behind
if they go up for a block. And there are probably other advantages
that I have not thought of? Are you aware of some other advantages?

Does this positioning have a name?? Does your team use this
positioning? Do you recommend it??

Thanks for your help.

[FlamingSoftHands]

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Is that anything close to what you are talking about? That's the positions my team play when the other team hits middle, I've also seen teams set up like this for serve recieve when playing a 4-2 (setters on front row). I don't even know if it has a name. When they change to this:

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Thats what most teams do when the ball goes back to the other side of the net. Its easiest to set up for defense or freeballs with these "home positions" The thing with volleyball is that you just don't play a certain 'spot' on the court. You always have to move. Its hard to get some people to understand this. My coach refers to a dice when explaining it to new players. You are not just stuck on the spot you start out in, you have to adjust and anticipate to where the ball is going.

I hope I was atleast somewhat helpful.

[coachmanzi]

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*If you don't see the mighty ducks reference, you haven't lived.

[NewEnglandRT]

That's the formation my team uses. We run a 4-2. I believe the defense we play is termed a perimeter defense.

hit
__________________________
4(LF) 5(MF)

.......................6 (RF)
3(LB)


........2(MB)..............1(RB)

(dots are used simply to maintain the spacing in this illustration)


Then it's mirrored when the hit is from the other side. When hits are in the middle, or there are free balls then the alignment is very much like described above.

[Glenn]

Originally Posted by coachmanzi

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*If you don't see the mighty ducks reference, you haven't lived.

Coach, someone gave me the jersey as a joke..... I'm thinking of calling my AA team the Mighty Ducks or quackers next season. You are a disturbed man......

Glenn

[OmniSpiker]

Double V formation, is there any other name for it? Sounds like we're missing some other details with the original scenario. On a serve receive the typical formation is called a W-formation formed by your LF, LB, MB, RB, RF.

net net net net net net: on serve recieve
.............(MF)............
...............................
.(LF)..................(RF).
............(MB).............
....(LB).............(RB)...
...............................


net net net net net net: transition to defense, Double V formation
...(LF)...............(RF)..
...............................
.............(MF)............
..(LB.................(RB)..
...............................
............(MB).............

Maybe the setter is a (MF) and that works well on the serve recieve. If the play is a standard 4-2 then the setter will go cover that middle for tips if they are not blocking. That makes the perimeter defense strategy of 2 blockers, 1 tip cover, and 3 passers/diggers. The tip cover person however is shadowed by the blockers. It's a one minus perimeter defense that should only serve the purpose where the setter a short player and is not capable of blocking effectively. Other than that the standard perimeter defense off of a back row hitter or middle hitter would suffice and would resemble a V-type formation as previous mentioned.