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Outside Hitter Volleyball Position What Is The Left Side Hitter's Job?

The outside hitter volleyball position. The left side hitter usually receives the most sets during a game and are required to pass well and hit to score points. 

Volleyball positions outside hitter. The left side hitter usually receives the most sets during a game and are required to pass well and hit to score points. (Al Case) (Al Case)Volleyball positions outside hitter. The left side hitter usually receives the most sets during a game and are required to pass well and hit to score points. (Al Case)

An outside hitter's job is to be a primary scorer for the team who plays a big part of the team's serve receive formation so they need to pass well. 

My client Bishop Gorman Left Outside Hitter Tommi Stockham works to increase her range by hitting the two in the middle


A left side hitter on most high school and club teams should expect to spike the ball quite often during each set, so they need be well-conditioned athletes in that position. 


So a good reason to do hitting volleyball drills is to build up physical endurance, mental strength and confidence to hit a lot of balls against a one or two-person block during a match. 


Volleyball Positions Outside Hitter: Left side hitters need physical endurance, mental strength and confidence to score against a 1 or two-person block during a match. (Al Case)Volleyball Positions Outside Hitter: Left side hitters need physical endurance, mental strength and confidence to score against a 1 or two-person block during a match. (Al Case)

You learn not to just hit the balls but to develop the fearlessness and emotional toughness to repeatedly be in pressure-filled games and be able to terminate match winning points without hesitation, backing down or being afraid. 


Volleyball Positions Outside Hitters
Why Do Left Side Hitters Usually
Receive More Sets?

Volleyball Positions Outside Hitters The setter faces her left side outside hitter in Zone 4. This positions the setter to face her outside hitter and give them alot of sets. (Al Case)Volleyball Positions Outside Hitters The setter faces her left side outside hitter in Zone 4. This positions the setter to face her outside hitter and give them alot of sets. (Al Case)


When the setter is at the net, waiting to run her offense, she faces her left side outside hitter in Zone 4 and middle blocker in zone 3. 

This puts the setter in a position to give her outside hitter alot of sets, especially a setter who is less experienced and doesn't have the talent to give many balls to the middle or back set behind her to her setter in Zone 2. 

Breakfast Club regular and two-time Gatorade Player of the year Bishop Gorman Left Outside Hitter Tommi Stockham works to increase her range by hitting the cutback two in the middle


The left side hitter should know she is going to get the majority of the balls set by the setter. 

Why?


Volleyball positions outside hitter. The left side hitter usually receives the most sets during a game and are required to pass well and hit to score points. (Al Case)Volleyball positions outside hitter. The left side hitter usually receives the most sets during a game and are required to pass well and hit to score points. (Al Case)

Because at the beginning of each rally, when her team is in serve receive the setter sets up at the net facing the left side of the court.

She sets up just right of the center of the net always keeping her left side hitter and middle blocker in front of her.  



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Its easier for her to get the ball out to the left side of the court, especially if she has just received an imperfect pass which forces her to set the ball on the run. 

If she wants to set the right side player behind him/her she will have to deliver a back set. 


Volleyball Positions Outside Hitters The setter back sets to the right side hitter in Zone 2.Volleyball Positions Outside Hitters : The setter back sets to the right side hitter in Zone 2.




The volleyball drills we do for hitters in semi-private training sessions are designed to help you improve the various ways you need to be able to attack or spike a volleyball past the block. 


Volleyball Hitting Drills
Nine Person Pepper Drill


Check out this hitting drill called Nine Person Pepper. 

Both left and right outside hitters, are working on

  • hitting hard 
  • being aggressive 
  • while working on their physical conditioning while having to run under the net to hit from the left side and the right side





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I share alot of individual, partner and easy-to-do volleyball serving drills we do in class with my followers.

Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list. 


You might like these
volleyball position pages below.





  1. Improve Your Volleyball Performance with Vegas VB Coach April Chapple
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  2. Volleyball Positions: What Are The Six Volleyball Roles On The Court?
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  3. Outside Hitter Volleyball Position What Is The Left Side Hitter's Job?


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Adopt a fearless attitude about hitting. Great hitters have confidence in their ability to hit against any block.
Become a tenacious tiger about hitting against a two-person block. Remember you have options making you effective against a two-person block.
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Exploit the holes in the block. Look for holes between the middle blocker and the outside blocker in front of you. Aim your spike fearlessly right for that “seam.”
Ask your back row players, between plays, to tell you whether the middle blocker is late closing the block. They are perfectly positioned to help you see what is going on in the front row.
Hit the ball hard so it comes back off her arm and outside the sideline. Hitting like this keeps the defense from covering the ball, makes points, creates sideouts, keeps you in the game...