Totally don't understand what's going on on my volleyball team! HELP!?

Question

Okay, so I'm in 8th grade, and my coach started to teach us this new "6/2", at least I think that's what it's called. I don't remember. It's really complicated. Anyway, all the other girls on my team have played select, and have done this stuff before, except for me and one girl. I really don't understand what is going on, and I am clearly the weakest player on my team, I don't want to fall even farther behind on my team. Can somebody help me understand this?!?!?!?!?!?!

Answer 1

Omg I had the smae problem but ask your coach to explain it if you don't then you will get sdo confused and everything will mess you up. But is two setters all the way around. And the one that is setting is in the back row. Hope that helps:)

Answer 2

Hi,

    It takes a little time, but you will get it.  First some background - the setter is a very important position - they always take the second hit - so they are involved in every play and if the hitter doesn't get a good set, they won't be able to hit the ball.  So a 5-1 means that there is one setter and five hitters.  When the setter is in the back row, this is great because there are 3 hitters in the front row.  But when the setter is in the front row, there are only 2 other people in the front row that can hit.  This means that the defense has an easier time blocking because there are less people to worry about.  The solution is the 6-2.  Where 2 people are "setters" and the one that is in the back row sets.  This way there are always 3 hitters in the front row.  

     All the running around is people going to their position.  In the front row - the middle hitter should always try to hit in the middle.  The power hitter on the left side, and the setter on the right.  In the back row, the libero should be in the middle back, the setter on the right side (so they can easily move up to set) and the back row power hitter on the left side.  Unfortunalty, you have to rotate in volleyball and after the ball is served, everyone just moves to their positions.  So if you the middle hitter but you are in the left front position, you will move to the middle front the first chance you get.  

    Your best bet is to walk through each rotation for the position you play so you will know where to go.  You can ask the coach to explain it to you.

Good Luck

Answer 3

6/2 is where you have two setters like my school runs a 5/1 and the 1 is the setter so she plays all the way around.

I dont understand it much either but in a 6/2 its mainly saying theirs two setters. and I never noticed how it affected anything except maybe serve receive.

Im sorry im not good at explaining but i dont fully understand either.

As long as your not a setter as long as you keep doing what you;re doing you should be ok and the more yall practice the easier it comes and you start to understand

Answer 4

ouch I understand the feeling.. first off I would talk it over with the coach personally because its hard to explain stuff... u know.. like this... FIND OUT WHAT ITS CALLED... so u can do a lil research urself... if all else fells ur team mates should help u if u ask because thats what a team does :D... don't say ur the weakest too... if ur weak than that means the team bond is weak and that should be an embarassment to ur team... at least thats what I think ^.^

Answer 5

It will be confusing for a short while.  

sirollerblader has a good answer.  It is confusing where everyone is shifting to their position.  You could have all 6 players shifting.  You are probably used to the front row shifting to get to their preferred positions.  Usually, the power hitter moves to left front, the middle hitter moves to middle front and the front row setter moves to right front.  The front row setter will not set the ball unless the first ball goes to the back row setter.  The back row setter moves to the right back.

In the 6/2, the setter plays right back defense.  When the ball starts over the net toward your team and not to right back, the setter will run up to the net.  They will get the second ball and will have 3 front row hitters to use.  

If the ball comes to the setter in the back row, the back row setter will play the first ball and will pass it to the right front player, who is either the front row setter or the opposite if the team substitutes in a hitter for the front row setter.  

I know this is confusing.  It really looks like random running around.  It will make sense after a day or two.