Different colour shirt in volleyball.?

Question

I noticed that one person from each team wears different colours. What does this represent.

Answer 1

Its called a Libero. they are the defensive specialists. Their job is to play the back row and make digs..  

Answer 2

that means they play in a special spot in the back and i think they don't go in the front. i remember my friend telling me this cause she had a different color shirt in her volleyball picture

Answer 3

The person with the different colored shirt is the LIBERO.  This person is mainly used as the defense, cannot go in the front row (thus cannot raise their arms above or at the top of the net to defend), and is typically the best at passing on the team.  LIBEROS wear the diffrent colored shirt mainly so the referee can distiguish them as a specialized player because they are the only one who can go in and out for teamate without using a substitution.  In some instances they can serve now in games, some groups still however use the traditional old rule that they cannot serve.  

Answer 4

I believe it is the captain of the team.

Answer 5

I had a really long answer to this, but I think it was really way too wordy, so I'll try to keep it short.

Basically, the middle blocker is the best blocker on the team, but the worst passer, which means he or she is the worst at bumping the ball with the forearms.  But there is rotation in volleyball, so as soon as the middle blocker goes to the back row, he or she can no longer block since back row players can't jump in front the 10-foot line and attack the ball.  So rather than having a crappy passer mess up your team's chances, the libero comes in without using a substitution.  Since all the libero needs to do is play defense, they are the best passers on the team.

Point is, should an opponent crush a ball at one of your players, rather than your middle blocker totally s***w it up, the libero will have a much better chance of getting it up.  This libero is the best passer on the team, and wears a different colored shirt as they cannot attack the ball.

Answer 6

They're called the libero. Defense is their main job. It's a position where they're only supposed to play back row.. there's only one out on the court per team, and they can only serve for one other person. they can't be in front of the 3 meter line or it's a foul. hope this helps!

Answer 7

They are like the captain. They tell the other players what to do pretty much. Like a coach but for during the game

Answer 8

i want to know too!