Volleyball Skills and Positions Flashcards
6 Basic Skills
Serving
Passing/Receiving
Setting
Spiking
Blocking
Digging
The volleyball ___________ is the first opportunity for a player to score a point.
serve
3 Types of serving:
- Overhead
- Underhand
- Jump Serve
is a service reception technique used to contact a ball that’s entered your court area when your team is on offense.
pass/bump/forearm pass
is usually the second contact in a rally
set
person who sets the ball the most is called the
setter
The setter on a volleyball team is like a ______________ on a basketball team who runs the offense and calls the plays.
point guard
describes the technique commonly used for the third contact in a rally that sends the ball over the net with power.
attack hit/spike
starts with a three step or four step approach a player uses to jump off the ground to contact the ball with an armswing while its in the air.
spike
is the first opportunity for a team on defense to stop the team on offense from hitting into their court.
block
is a slang term used to describe an underhand technique made on the first contact of a ball in a rally that’s been sent over the net with an attack hit
dig
Positions
Outside/Open Hitter
Opposite Hitter
Middle Blocker/Hitter
Setter
Libero
hits and blocks from the left side of the court
Outside/Open Hitter
they also carry the responsibilities of passing and playing defense when they get to the back row.
Outside/Open Hitter
typically gets the most sets, especially when the setter is out of system, due to the fact that the outside set is one of the easier options to set.
Outside/Open Hitter
they are opposite to the strong (left) side hitter, meaning they hit behind the setter.
Opposite hitters
are the team’s best blockers, and they hit mostly fast-tempo sets from the middle of the court and behind the setter
Middle blockers
are some of the most difficult to set and require good passes, therefore middles often get the fewest sets but have the best hitting percentages.
Middle sets
takes the second ball and sets it up for one of the hitters to attack
Setter
is the decision maker of the team and is in charge of leading the offense
Setter
wear a jersey of a different color and play in the back row five out the six rotations, usually subbing in for both middle blockers.
Libero
