What VB Position should I play for JO?

Question

I'm 5'6" (Verrrry tall, my dad is 6'5"), and I play volleyball. I lovelovelove the sport and in the league I was in last year, we just rotated and no one had a position except for the setters. This year we have to have a core position to play for, and we need to show them at tryouts. I'm 13, I just recently learned how to set wayy better and now my VB Camp Counselor is starting to pull me away from our court to an upper, better one. I love to est, hit, block, serve, and I'm good at playing middle front but I like backrow. I'm pretty aggressive, but too aggressive. I want a position that let's me hit a ton because since I'm tall I can get over the net and spike, I also want to be able to set, serve, and bump too. If there is a position that does all of that...oh, and I'm left-handed too.

Answer 1

ok well srry to break it to you but ur pretty short

im 13 and 5'11

so a good position for you would be libero you can be as agressive as you want. coaches like an agressive DS.

your pretty short for outside but if you have a short team than try outside

Answer 2

RIGHT SIDE RIGHT SIDE RIGHT SIDE!!!!

You definitely have all the "qualifications" for this position.

Like you are made for it.

Especially being left handed, your arm swing will be more natural as compared to you hitting outside.

Also if your team runs a 6-2 you will be able to hit, pass, serve etc.

You really really should play right side!!!

Answer 3

Well.... there is no real posistion that is going to let you do EVERYTHING... but being 5'6 at 13 is average height...so you could get away with playing everything (At 13 I was already 6', my sister was 5'11 and my little brother is 6'2)...

But in all actuality you will not pick your posistion...your job is not to worry about what you WANT to do. Your job is to play where the coach NEEDS you to play. ..

When you go to try outs IF they let you pick somewhere to play then try for opposite (right side) It'll be easier for you to hit coming from the right side. And depending on the rotation the coach chooses you MIGHT get to set there as well (With a 5-1 you'll either seet the entire time or hit the entire time with a 4-2 you will but you won't hit from the front row, with a 6-2 you will set in the back row and hit in front row.)

Your job at tryouts is to play the best you can at every thing because thats what the coaches look at. They look at what'll be better for the team, not what each individual wants.

Answer 4

Middle hitter can do all of this if your coach wants you to and with you being tall its a good spot tfor you to be

Answer 5

right side or opposite is definatly the position for you...since you are left handed you will have an awesome advantage over the blockers on the other side, they will expect you to be right handed like everyone else and you will just come out of nowhere and hit left handed and their block will be sooooooooooo off!!! hahaha and ive heard that for leftys its easier to hit from right side rather than outside........by playing right side all the way around, you will get to hit alot, block, serve, and pass/digg so yeah i definatly would reccommend it to ya

***hope i helped and good luck!!!

Answer 6

I coach your age in volleyball - my team just got back from the Junior Olympics in Dallas and one of my girls is 5'6" .  She played middle but, when she tried out for the USAV high performance camp - they had her as libero (defense)

5'6" is close to average for your age and. . .

You don't usually get to choose your position - the coaches will find the best position for you and what they need for the team.

Just go to tryouts and do the best in all the areas you play.

If you keep playing and growing, you'll most likely be an outside hitter being left-handed!

Answer 7

You should play setter in the 6-2 formation.

Basically 6-2 demands all six players on the court to be good hitters, everyone in the front row are jumping and hitting ("setters" become hitters when in front row), and the setter in back row is going up and setting. It takes lots of energy to run 6-2, and puts a little more pressure on back row defense as you only have (statistically) 2.5 players in back row (the back row setter spends half of his/her time setting and half digging/passing).

It is hard to find a team that will play 6-2 with players around 13 years old though. You might want to upgrade yourself at least to a U-15 club team... and go up.

Answer 8

I think you should just play middle...you get to hit a lot more if your tall. Plus you get to block more than any other position. Tell them you also want to play back row they should let you. Im a middle blocker and i play back row i also get to set a little but im not that great at setting. I hope this helps and GOOD LUCK!!!