Why does one woman wear a different uniform on the Olympic Volleyball teams???

Question

Thank you so much for all the intelligent answers.. I never played volleyball so i found it interesting... have a blessed day.

Answer 1

Jeez....don't listen to the first few people on here. Do you people have a brain or do you enjoy answering things without having a clue...

As described correctly above...the Libero position.

Defensive specialist (usually the best defensive player and on average under 5' 6") that cannot play the front line. They can only play back row and do not have to only substitute for the same front row player. They can go in for other front row players as well. That is why they wear a different colored jerseys because they do not fall under the same substitution rules that the other players do.

This gives shorter players a chance to excel at the NCAA level and higher since the coach now has a spot for someone that is not great in front row. Plus it helps the rallies go longer without having a bunch of 6' 3" hitters trying to dig in the back court.

Answer 2

the only player who ever wears a different colored jersey on a volleyball team is the libero. They always play the back row and are usually considered the best passers on the team.

Answer 3

maybe she is on the JV team and went to go play with the varsity b/c they didn't have enough players

Answer 4

She is the setter and the best player on the team.

Answer 5

She is the libero. The setter wears the same color uniform that everyone else does. The libero is the passing specialist and is supposed to be the best passer on the team. They wear a different color jersey to show this and the other team tries not to serve or hit it to her.

In  the OLYMPICS, the person who is wearing a different color jersey is the libero!

Answer 6

She is the setter

they pass the second ball to her so she can set it up and they can spike

and she is the setter (sayin this to the girl who got it off wiki)

i play volleyball so i think i would know

and there not necessarily the best person on the teem

Answer 7

She is not the setter.  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. 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 8

Maybe she's on another team?