Drill

Drills

Volleyball

Defensive Positioning By Set Location

Adjust court positioning based on the set location and hitter tendencies before the ball is attacked

15 min
6 x 8 live or tossed attacks from varying set locations
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Coach delivers sets to outside, middle, and back-row hitters in random order.
  2. 2Defender reads the set location and shifts to the statistically likely landing zone before contact.
  3. 3Call out the read out loud ('line' or 'angle') before the hitter swings.
  4. 4Adjust positioning again immediately if the approach shows a different shot.

What to focus on

Positioning adjustment happens before the hitter contacts the ball.

Common mistake

Staying in a generic base position and reacting only after the ball is hit.