How do they name different rotations?

Question

i know there is a 5-1, 6-2, etc., but where do they get those numbers? is the second number the number of setters?

Answer 1

when youre in rotation 5-1, then you have 5 hitters and 1 setter. when youre in rotation 6-2, then you have 6 hitters and 2 setters.

Answer 2

Yes the second number is how many setters are on the floor.  A 6-2 allows there to be three hitters in the front row at all times and which ever setter is in back row is the one that will set. A 5-1 is harder for the setter because they are responsible for the getting to the second ball ALWAYS because he/she is the only setter on the floor.  When the (5-1) setter is back row then there will be three hitters and when the setter is front row then the setter only has two hitters.

Answer 3

yes you are right, the names of the rotations depend on the number of setters being used. usually, in a 5-1 situation, there is generally 1 premium setter, setting both front and back row. in 6-2, you have two generally good setters, also used when one of the setters can be used as a hitter (normally the one in the front row at the time). It depends on how many good setters you have and what their capabilities are as hitters.

Answer 4

the first number is the number of passers and hitters....the second number is the number of setters on the court

Answer 5

Well I think number one is in the middle back, 2 is left back,3 is left front, 4 in middle front, 5 is right front and six is the sever, I think,

Answer 6

I am not sure if you are asking two different questions or not, but let me start by answering about what kind of offense a team runs.  

There are 3 basic kinds of offense run in volleyball and they are the 4-2, 6-2 and the 5-1.  On all of these the first number indicates how many hitters are in a typical rotation and the second number is the number of setters.

In a 4-2 there are two setters on the floor at the same time.  The primary setter is a front row player (and they switch when the other setter rotates to the front row).  With the setter in the front row, that leaves 2 hitters left in the front row.  This system is run by many middle school teams and even some high schools.  

The 6-2 also has two setters on the floor at the same time.  But the difference is that the primary setter is a back row player (and they switch when the other setter rotates to the back row).  With the setter in the back row, that leaves 3 hitters in the front row.  This system is used by both high school and college teams when they feel like they have two setters that are equally as good.

The 5-1 system only has one setter on the floor (they set both from both front row and back row).  That leaves the rest of the five players as hitters when they are in the front row.  Many high school and college teams use this system.  All it requires is one setter who is clearly better than the rest of the setters.

Now as for the name of the different rotations, I believe that may be another question that you are asking.  Usually rotations are named based on who the first server is on your team.  On my team last year, my setter was the first server.  So on my team, when the setter was in the serving position, this was rotation #1.  And we named the rest of the rotations #2 - #6 based on where the team was when a particular person was in the serving spot.

I hope this helps!!!