What are the positions that a volleyball team consists of?

Answer 1

there are six spots on a volleyball court.
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a b c
d e f
a= left side. generally the position for your strong side hitter.
b= middle. the spot for your middle hitter (normally a tall person)
c= right front, a.k.a weakside. this spot can be used for several things. if you are running a 5:1 (five hitters, one setter) or a 4:2 (four hitters, two setters) this is where your setter would be (on the 5:1, your setter would sometimes be in the back row though). if the right front is occupied by a hitter, coaches try to put a lefty here since this would be their "strong side". also coaches would possibly put one of their better blockers here since weakside would be the opposing teams strong side.
d= left back. a passing position. this is where your left side hitters base position would be in the back row. (remember that the strong side hitters, middle hitters, and weak side hitters would be opposite each other so base position would be after you hit the ball over to the other team, you go to "base")
e= middle back. the same as position d, but this spot is often filled with a libero (defensive specialist). since the majority of middles are very tall, they aren't very apt to bending their legs and passing extrememly well. your libero would be the passer, and play middle back and get the most digs.
f= once again same thing as d. this would be the base position for your weakside hitter, or your setter if your setter comes from the back row like in a 6:2 (6 hitters all the time, meaning right front has a hitter and not a setter, and 2 because the one setter opposite would have another setter in it)

i hope this helps and that its not toooo confusing. i've played volleyball all of my life so if this is to in depth, i'm sorry! =]

Answer 2

Depends on what formation you play. Most people play 5-1 which means 5 players and one setter.

the positions are
Setter: Sets the ball and usually comes out of either spot 2 when in front row or spot 1 in back row
Middle hitter: Is the person playing at Position 3 and his main goal is to block on the inside and secondly hit quick 1's keeping the offense quick
Outside.... There are 2 of these... They play in the backrow at position 5 and offensively play at position 4. They take there hits on the outside and pass on the left side. There are 2 on the field at any time opposite from each other
Opposite: This is your big tall Goofy Left hander who hits the ball like no other. They usually play Offense at postion 2 and defense at position 1. They are directly opposite of the setter and should be the main focus of Offense for the team
Libero: This person usually subs in for the Middle (or worst passer on the team) They only play D. They are unable to Spike above the plain of the net and can not go above the 10 foot line to set overhand. (they do not count as a sub)
DS: This person is like a libero except they sub out a person and this person only needs to be hitting behind the 10 foot line and can set or do anything else. (counts as a sub)
Serveing Specialists: Some college Team use one of these. This person just subs in the serveing spot just to try to get a couple of game winning serves or close the game up. Once this person is done serviceing this person is substituted out.



BTW this is the positions


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4 3 2
5 6 1

Answer 3

Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. Each team is allowed three hits to get the ball over the net to the other team. A point is scored if the ball hits the ground in the opponents' court, if the opponents commit a fault, or if they fail to return the ball properly. Volleyball gameVolleyball can be a very active sport that can be an excellent source for aerobic exercise. It also helps players improve their hand-eye coordination and the ability to override the instinctive desire to dodge a fast-moving object such as a ball.

Answer 4

The Hitters, which are the left hitter and the right, possibly a middle hitter but sometimes also called a middle blocker. The defensive specialists, also known as the people who are excel at digging for the ball. And the setter, which is possibly the most important key to the team, even though you cannot win without your teammates.

Answer 5

Front left, Middle Front, Right front, Back right, back Middle right, back left.

You can either have Setter, Left, or Middle.
A middle is ususally a blocker.
A setter sets the ball and is always 2nd when the ball is hit.
A left usually spikes, or bumps the ball.

Answer 6

there are 6 members in a volleyball court playing.there's 2 spikers,1 middle,2 blockers,server

Answer 7

well you have you setter, two outside hitters, two middles, and one right side.....

the outside hitters, or strong-side hitters are usually good attackers and are good at blocking

the setter is ususally the captain of teh team and always has the second hit

The middle hitters are usually very good passers and fairly good blockers.

The right sides specialy is digging and passing, but they are still needed to block many times

Answer 8

3 Hitters: Front, Middle, Right side
3 Defense Specialists [the one on right side doubles as the right side hitter]
And a setter

Answer 9

2 or one setter, 2 to 4 hitters, Libero. That pretty much it.

Answer 10

To keep it as simple as possible:

1x = setter
2x = wing spikers (recievers)
2x = middle blockers (centers)
1x = opposite spiker (genuine attacker); he's called opposite spiker, because he plays in the opposite position from the setter
1x = libero