The libero wears a different color uniform than the rest of the team for what reason?

Question

The libero wears a different color uniform than the rest of the team for what reason?

Answer 1

The libero wears a different color shirt so he/she can be identified by the referee. The libero is a defense specialist, and is not allowed to jump. This includes spiking, and or setting for the spiker. If the libero does spike, it will be a violation. If the libero is in the front 3 positions, it is given that he/she will switch with a backliner, and the backliner as well is not legal to spike, at least from the front line. The libero is also usually the shortest in the team. So spiking is not its specialty.

Answer 2

My guess would be...so that the ref can see the "libero" easily. They have a different set of rules so the ref has to be able to tell him/her from the rest of the players.

Answer 3

You are not talking about volleyball, are you???

Answer 4

The libero is allowed to substitute freely and does not count towards the teams substitutions. They are also prohibited from being used as a setter. The different uniform helps the ref to quickly identify the libero in game situations.

Answer 5

Some answers have covered this somewhat.

The Libero needs to be easily identified by both the referee and the libero tracker at the scorers table.  The ref needs to know because the libero must abide by different rules than the other 5 players on the court including attacking only below the height of the net and not being allowed to set to an attacker from in front of the 3m line.  The tracker must ID the libero for to ensure that they substitute at the correct times and to make sure they are serving in the correct rotation (college, JO and experimentally in high school in some states this coming year).

Answer 6

so the liberro trackers can tel witch one is the liberro.

Answer 7

Dude obviously because the ref needs to be able to identify the libero easily and quickly -- i mean if some girl in the same shirt as everybody else runs off and on the floor randomly....he's probly gonna get them confused....

Answer 8

the libero needs to be able to be identified by the ref rather easily because all they do is run on and off the court

Answer 9

so he/she can be identified. since he/she can be subbed out at almost anytime its important for the ref's to know which player it is.

Answer 10

libero will be wearing different colour because he is the player who plays only in back court,he can replace back court player any time,there is no need to intimate to refree when we move in to the court in place of back player.

libero they brought in to place because it help short players also participate in volleyball and it is a good move for the sport