5-1 Volleyball Rotation Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms and serving orders based on the 5-1 volleyball rotation lecture notes.

Starting Position for Setter

The Setter ($S$) occupies position $S-1$ in the serving order.

Starting Position for Outside Hitter

The first Outside Hitter ($OH-1$) occupies position $OH-2$ in the serving order.

Starting Position for Middle

The Middle ($M$) occupies position $M-3$ in the serving order.

Starting Position for Opposite / Right Side

The Opposite / Right side hitter ($OPP/R$) occupies position $OPP/R-4$ in the serving order.

Starting Position for Defensive Specialist

The Defensive Specialist ($DS$) can be positioned as $OH/DS-5$ in the serving order.

Starting Position for Libero

The Libero ($L$) can be positioned as $M/L-6$ in the serving order.

Base Position for Serve Receive

In Serve Receive, players are positioned in a tactical formation defined in phases $1$ through $6$.

Base Position for Serve

In Serve, players begin the rally in a formation also defined in phases $1$ through $6$.