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The Setter Volleyball Position
Five Traits Good Setters Always Have

The player in the setter volleyball position gets to every second ball in a rally to set that ball to a hitter who attacks it for a point or sideout.

As a player in the setter volleyball position you have to hustle to go after every ball, whether its been passed right to you or if you have to chase it down

The player in the setter position gets to every second ball in a rally to set that ball to a hitter who attacks it for a point or sideout.

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Setter Volleyball Position: Responsibilities

The player in the setter volleyball position gets to every second ball in a rally to set that ball to a hitter who attacks it for a point or sideout.

Accepting the responsibility of playing in the setter position means you agree to be involved in almost every play.

As a setter you have to have hustle and desire to go after every ball, whether its been passed right to you or if you have to chase the ball down

During these plays, as the setter, you instruct your hitters on what type of sets they should be prepared to hit.

This is called running an offense.

The setter volleyball position. Its the setters job to know what sets their hitters need and how they need them (fast, slow, high)(Matt Duboff photo)

A setter has to:

be a good communicator with strong leadership skills who quickly builds trust with the ability to talk and communicate with her hitters
encourages hitters when they are playing well and when they aren't playing well.
its the setters job to know what sets their hitters need and how they need them (fast, slow, high)

In the front row, during each match, the hitters only focus on being effective hitters and blockers, but a setter has to be a "big picture" player who sees how the game develops for all of her spikers not just one.

As a player in the setter position you need to feed your hitters the right ball at the right time while keeping an eye on the opposing blockers and knowing how to outsmart them with specific tactics, plays and offensive systems.

As the setter, you will get game strategy from your coach or you will be in charge of calling plays yourself that you must relay to your hitters.

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As a player in the setter position you will need to be able to listen to your hitters for feedback and listen and be able to follow orders and take direction from your coach

As you learn how to become a better setter, you will improve on being able to touch every second ball, turning each of your ball contacts into a faster quicker offense.

For more information on setting, setter volleyball position, set terminology or anything else involving the set, setter or setting be sure to visit the articles below.

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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.

Setter Volleyball Position:
Where Should You Go From Here?

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Learn more about the Volleyball Setter by exploring the Related Links below.
Follow the suggested reading on our Sitemap page Learning How To Play (Sitemap)
Or visit the pages in the Volleyball Positions section in the drop down menu at the top of the page.
Reintroduce yourself to Miss Ricci the Raccoon, #5 , the setter and team captain for the All Beast VolleyBragSwag All Star Team.

Reintroduce yourself to Miss Ricci the Raccoon, #5 , the setter and team captain for the All Beast VolleyBragSwag All Star Team.

From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend

Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.

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Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee, Coach April Chapple is

the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
former USA National team member
one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist

April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match

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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.

Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2

There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with

the same toss height and same toss location
the same armswing speed
the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.

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Tommi Stockham All Big West Conference sophomore former Coach April Chapple private client 3 years

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