Maximizing your passing on serve receive

[strazzere]

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.

[NewEnglandRT]

Volleyball training by ATARI... I love it!

Thanks for the rotations Tim!

[strazzere]

Originally Posted by NewEnglandRT

Volleyball training by ATARI... I love it!

Thanks for the rotations Tim!

Hahhaah I was at work reformating my laptop - so I had some downtime and no photoshop. MS Paint works great pixel for pixel - still gets the point across.

[coachmanzi]

sooo, basic 5-1 rotation?

[NewEnglandRT]

Yes & no, this one's got basically the same three passers during the whole rotation.

PS: not everyone on board has seen or can visualize a straight up 5-1.

[strazzere]

Yes, it's a 5-1 rotation, setter is hidden every time.

The main thing with these set ups is your aiming to have your best passers taking every ball. Only makes sense, but sometimes it's not obvious on how to do that.