Tips for middle front?

Question

Well, I'm a freshman on the Frosh/Soph team at my high school. Our coach, for some reason, almost never play freshman, but two of the middle fronts aren't going to be there at the game tomorrow. So since she was testing me on it yesterday and I'm the 3rd tallest, I will probably play. I'm used to back (left on right) and right front; I only started middle front yesterday and today. Anybody have any tips?

Answer 1

Make sure that you get plenty of rest because you will be blocking left and right and it is exausting. This is why middles never play backrow.

Answer 2

Jesse, I am a middle fornt myself.  It isn't that hard to get it down. Your coach probably doesn't play the freshman very much because they wasnt the freshman to work harder so they can play if needed or they thik the the Soph are much better, it's normal for them to do that.  I'm 5'7 and one of the best hitters on my team. I would suggest that when you are at the net blocking squat down so your knees are at about a 100 degree angle and all of your wieght is on your heels. When the hitter on the opposing side is jumping you jump. Move the wieght from your heels to your toes and then jump straight up. Kepp you hands above your head at all time when you are on the net. When you jump extend your arms and leave them extended until you feet hit theground. When you are hittting, stand right in the middle of the court on the ten foot line. when the ball is set take your approach and swing. Aim for the corners because then you have a less chance of gettinh the ball out and the other team is not expecting it and it is an easy point. When you see the setter is getting a good pass and you are ready to do your approach call, "MIDDLE, MIDDLE, MIDDLE!!" and then you most likely will get the set. if there is a bad pass and the setter calls help then you can take the ball or try to, but if your said doesn't ay help, get out of the way. Also, if your right handed, when you are hitting, if the ball is over your left shoulder it is the outsides and if they don't get to it, it is their fault not yours.

Answer 3

i played front right i liked it a whole lot better than middle. middle u have to go help both left and right block and of course in the middle. um u usually have to be quicker to get to the ball the left and right. u always always have snap ur wrists bc when ur one either side u can sometimes get away with it bc ur hitting it on an angle so u have more of a chance to keep in play on the other side. but middle u dont have much leway so always snap and get over the net as much as posible. and if ur a really good player ask the setter for a 1. in my team thats are second lowest set to the net this will fake out the other team bc they wont expect it bc itll come to them quicker but if not just stick with the usuall set.

but most of all have fun with it. never be to scare or nervous it will always hurt u. if u think of it as u just playing for fun u will do alot better trust me always call the ball and think that evry ball is urs but if someone calls u off dont take it.

Answer 4

Block or set. it worx

Answer 5

Do your best to block every hit. If they actually get a set on a frosh/soph game, it'll usually be to the 4 though sometimes they might do a 2 so be ready for those spots in particular. Also, whenever the ball gets onto your side before it gets to the setter get in position to do an approach every time. Even if the setter doesn't set you, be ready to approach to confuse their blockers. Do an approach for a 1 if you know how to run them. On serve receive it is NOT your job to get the pass. You should go straight to the position to do the approach as soon as the server's hand comes into contact with the ball so you can get the hit. Hope this helps :)

Answer 6

Middle hitter needs to run up for block when the ball is on the other side. He needs to pair up with player on his left or right side to complete a double block, and to block anything like a missed pass all by himself.

After the blocking action, if the ball is still in play on his side, the middle hitter should come "back" very quickly and get ready for a quick hit... usually one big step back and one--two-three step up.

When there is a "good enough" pass, middle hitter should always go up and swing; if the pass were really bad and the setter had to settle with outside hitter, middle hitter would have to get ready to cover the hitter against any block.

Other obligations could involve high-fives to those who did a good job, reminding teammates about their starting positions, calling the ball whenever necessary, diving for the ball when nobody else wanted to sacrifice, and last but not least doing massage for hitters (just kidding).

One side note, only the setter should stay away from first hit (pass). Middle hitter should let back row player take over the pass if possible, but pick up digs and free balls as obligated.

Answer 7

keep it simple....make sure you're always ready to hit and make sure you're always ready to block.....these are a middle's biggest priorities and next to the setter usually runs more than anyone on the team.

Don't worry about actually getting blocks, just worry about closing your blocks....when blocking make sure you watch the hitter, and use their shoulders as an indication for where their going to hit too. When hitting, make sure you're always getting back to the attack line to get the approach, and if you're hitting quicks, be there for the hit ALL the time, even if you know it's not coming to you.

Good luck, and remember that it's unrealistic for you or your coach to expect you to be great at this position if you just started, so make sure you have fun!

Answer 8

yeah i have a tip; why don't you play a real sport

You won't see a true athlete playing volleyball