WHAT ARE VOLLEYBALL POSITIONS?
The Main Volleyball Positions are the Lifter, the Central, the Doweve Pointer, the Opposite and the Libero.
THE LIFTER
The Volleyball Lifter is the “brain” of a team, as he is responsible for arming the attacking moves. He’s the one who’s going to decide if the team will make a faster or slower move on offense.
The main technique used by the lifter is the “Touch“, but it can also use the “Headline” or other creative technical resource to conduct a survey and prepare an attack from your team.
After the withdrawal of the opposing team the Lifter must position itself in the attack zone to receive the second ball and perform the lifting.
⇒ See also – Technical Foundations of Volleyball
The CENTRAL
Central is almost always the tallest player on a Volleyball team. The Central is positioned at the center of the “Network” or attack zone (position 3), is the protagonist in the “Locks” and responsible for attacking the ball of 1st time (that short and fast attack near the net).
In the Defense Zone (positions 5, 6 and 1) the Central is almost always replaced by Libero, because rarely a Central has as technical characteristics be a good defender or smuggler.
THE PAST POINTER
The Dower Pointer is an attack expert, especially in position 4 (network input) of the attack zone, and also composes the “Lock” line along with the Central.
In the Defense Zone the Smuggler Pointer stands out as a good dower, being able to occupy position 6 (in the center of the defense zone) and compose the reception line of the serve along with the Libero or another pointer.
Even when positioned in the defense zone the Smuggler Pointer can act by attacking the “second half” balls by jumping behind the 3-meter line.
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THE OPPOSITE
The Opposite is the player who receives the highest volume of balls from the Lifter to attack.
The term “Opposite” comes precisely from the fact that he always positions himself in the position the bet to the lifter, thus facilitating that he receives the highest volume of ball to attack.
In the attack zone the Opposite typically occupies position 2 (network output) and helps form the lock along with the Central.
In the defense zone the Opposite usually does not participate in the reception of the loot, being hidden behind the Pointer and Libero and moving to make the attack behind the line of 3 meters near position 2.
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THE LIBERO
Libero is an expert pass and defense player who acts only in the Defense Zone or court bottom (positions 1, 6 and 5).
Libero usually replaces Central when it is passing through the defense zone.
There are several limitations to Libero, such as not being able to attack, not be able to block, and not make a “touch” survey being in the “network” region, if you do the touch survey in the attack region, the attacker will not be able to attack it above the top edge of the network..
⇒ See also – Rules for Liberos
TACTICAL POSITIONS X CASTER POSITIONS
Here we will differentiate what are the Tactical Positions of Volleyball from the Positions of Caster of Loot.
⇒ See also – Caster positions in Volleyball
Tactical Positions: Tactical positions are the positions players take according to their technical and physical characteristics. Example: The Lifter.
Caster Positions: It is the positions that players occupy, obligatorily, on the court due to the Rule of Caster of screwers in Volleyball. Caster Positions are 1, 6 and 5 at the bottom of the court or defense zone and the 2, 3 and 4 in the “Network” or attack zone.
Players must respect the rotation positions of serve, however, after the serve comes out of the hand of the bager they can move around the court and occupy the position most appropriate to their tactical function in the game.
Example 01: Imagine that in the image above the red team will receive the loot. ➤ Before the Looting of the Red Team Lifter that is in defense position 5 will be hidden behind the Pointer, that is, will not participate in the reception of the loot. ➤ After the loot comes out of the hand of the opposing sacker the Lifter will run to the attack zone to receive the second ball and perform the lift.
Example 02: Now imagine that in the image above the blue team will receive the loot. ➤ The Lifter in defense position 6 will be hidden behind the Libero and pointer. ➤ After the Withdrawal comes out of the hand of the opposing bagor there will occur three moves: ➤ The lifter will occupy a position in the attack zone to receive the second ball and perform a lift; ➤ At the same time the Opposite that occupies position 3 will move to position 2; ➤ and the Center that occupies position 2 will move to position 3.
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VIDEOAULA VOLLEYBALL POSITIONS
Watch Full VideoLesson on The Volleyball Positions of the Channel Tips Physical Education.