Help with volleyball positions on the court switching after serve, return, etc. please?

Question

I've always had a problem understanding which positions switch after a serve and after the first serve return.

Answer 1

You just have to serve thdn go back to the right back and there but if the ball you hit went outside the opponent will be the next one to serve and your team will rotate...

Answer 2

It really depends on the coach and how the team is being run.  

Many teams run a 5-1 meaning one setter that will set all the way around.  They usually switch to the right side.  If they are in the front row, it will be right front.  If they are in the back row, they will switch to right back.  

If the team is running a 6-2 meaning two setters will set only when they are in the back row, they typically will both switch to the right side.

On teams that I used to coach, I used the center back or center deep defense.  I liked to switch my best and fastest defensive player to middle back.  The wings do not have to be as fast, just able to read the ball well.  

On the front row, many teams have a player that plays in the middle.  They will switch to the middle.  If the setter is in the front row, the setter moves to the right side and the other player will move to the left.  

The serving team will do the switching right after the serve.  The receiving team will either do the switch after the ball goes back over the net or they will stack their serve receive so that most of the players are very near the position they want to play.

I hope this answers your question.  If not, please let me know.

Answer 3

You have to remember your original position but then you can switch after the serve.  

You have to make sure you are not overlapping the people to your sides or in front/behind you BEFORE you switch.  

When the point is over, think where your original position was and then rotate 1 position like normal.  

You will get used to it the more you walk through it or play.  If you are in the same position all the time you will memorize where you need to be.  

Players switch positions because they specialize as a middle hitter, left side hitter, or back row, etc.  

So if you are a middle hitter....you have 3 rotations in the front row, and wherever you are in the front row you just switch after the serve to the same spot every time (middle hitter).  

So you are always playing the same position no matter where you are in your regular rotation.

Answer 4

well say if your team severs and misses then it goes to the other team and then they keep serving until they miss or goes out of bounds and then you rotate so that you will have a new sever every time and you go clockwise

Answer 5

u rotate clockwise regardless every time a different member of ur team serves. if theres six people

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6 serves nd if the other team gets the point you roate the next time your team is serving. it would look like this

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Answer 6

I guess you are a JV coach.  go to your USAV  region club match on weekend & watch & learn.

Go to JC match, ask the coach, most of them are nice to answer your Q. but make it quick.

Go to D1, D2, D3 & NAIA matches, observe, take note & apply to your team.  

I have these runs in my head but its hard to tell you here.

it'll take pages to explain.

Hope you'll find someone to help you on the court.

Junior Olympics is going to be at Minneapolis this year from 6/28 to 7/8.  Hundreds of teams are gonna be there, go watch a game of 2 before your season start.

Answer 7

The answer is really dependent on where players are and what type of offense you are running.  

If you have a 6-2 offense, your setter always comes from the back row and plays defense in the I spot or the back right if you are facing the net.

Other people have to switch spots too.  A middle hitter may have to move from the outside of opposite spot to the middle and the OH and Opp may have to move to their spots as well.

In short, everyone could be moving.  On serve receive this can be a little complicated.  It's key to make sure your setter is in a good spot so he or she doesn't have to run far to get the first pass and put up a good set for the hitters.