Overview

The positions shown in the following sections are approximate, and will, of course, change night-by-night, team-by-team, and play-by-play. The general features of this formation are:

• Set from the front row. This is a 4/2 formation, which means the two setters set from the front row and do not hit.

• Right-side set. All passes go to the right, which is where the setter moves after the serve.

• Middle-follows-hitter. There are only slight differences between middle-follows-hitter and hitter-follows-middle. In the latter, there is a rotation in which all front-row players start in their playing positions, and also a rotation in which none of the front-row players start in their playing positions. The switches involved in the former are more consistent throughout the rotations.

• No switching in the back row. Switching (to play particular defensive positions) is not shown in the back row; any switching in the back row is the decision of individual players.

• Block takes away center of hitting angle. The block is intended to take away the middle of the court. Other defenders cover line, cross, and tips.

Any of the three rotations may be used as a starting rotation. After the third rotation, the positions will repeat.