In volleyball, why is there a guy that wears a different color shirt on each team?

Question

In volleyball, why is there a guy that wears a different color shirt on each team?

Answer 1

That person is the libero. They are a defensive player. They usually take the place of someone who isn't the best at defense or passing. They can only play back row, they can't serve and they aren't allowed to hit up in the front. It's a really fun position to play!

Answer 2

The correct spelling is "libero". However, I've heard it pronounced in a few different ways(and this has been discussed here as well). The libero is a defense specialist. As HAN-uhhh said he's most of the time on the ground, covering balls mainly in the back row.However, the libero is not always in the middle, it totally depends on the scheme your team is playing on.As an example, I'm a libero and I play zone 5, not 6. :)

Answer 3

It's the libero. they are like a defensive specialist. Their job is to only play the back row.

It is a position.

Here is information from wikipedia.

"The Libero

In 1998 the libero player was introduced internationally, the term meaning free in Italian is pronounced LEE-beh-ro (rather than lih-BEAR-oh); the NCAA introduced the libero in 2002.[15] The libero is a player specialized in defensive skills: the libero must wear a contrasting jersey color from his or her teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net height. When the ball is not in play, the libero can replace any back-row player, without prior notice to the officials. This replacement does not count against the substitution limit each team is allowed per set, although the libero may be replaced only by the player whom they replaced. The libero may function as a setter only under certain restrictions. If she/he makes an overhand set, she/he must be standing behind (and not stepping on) the 3-meter line; otherwise, the ball cannot be attacked above the net in front of the 3-meter line. An underhand pass is allowed from any part of the court.

The libero is, generally, the most skilled defensive player on the team. There is also a libero tracking sheet, where the referees or officiating team must keep track of who the libero subs in and out for. There may only be one libero per set (game), although there may be a different libero in the beginning of any new set (game).

Furthermore, a libero is not allowed to serve, according to international rules, with the exception of the NCAA women's volleyball games, where a 2004 rule change allows the libero to serve, but only in a specific rotation. That is, the libero can only serve for one person, not for all of the people for whom she goes in. That rule change was also applied to high school play soon after."

Answer 4

Lmao, thats the libero.

Answer 5

The other person that is wearing a different color shirt on the other team is called the lebaro. Before highschool they can only pass and hit from the back row. When the hit they can only do a back row attack Which is when the setter sets it to the back row and someone in the backrow hits it over  without jumping. We call it rolling it over. They can not serve until they are at the highschool level. Hops this helps!

Answer 6

He/She is the lebairo (I don't know if thats spelled right)

They stay back row, usually middle.

They have to have really quick feet and they are usually on the floor.

They are like the main backrow player.

Especially if you have a back row setter, and you only have two people defending deep.

They back up pretty much every ball.

They aren't allowed to serve because no one has figured out how to keep track of it in the book.

They don't play front row so you usually see them just running off the court

and someone else coming in.. They don't use substitutes..

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It's a fun position