Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2016 6:28:19 GMT -5
Forgive my ignorance, I've been trying to figure out why there is conflicting information regarding the Opposite and Right Side positions. Someone mentioned to me that the Right side and Opposite are different names for the same position. However, at the collegiate level, I rarely hear the term Opposite used and so I lookup it up and found the following diagram and some info below, which seems to be conflicting.
Can someone please explain? Thanks.
[EDIT:] I was only looking at a 5-1 rotation.
www.volleyballadvisors.com/6-positions-of-volleyball.html
per www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball_positions#Right_Side_Hitter
In a regular 5-1 setup, there are six main positions...
Right Back - Setter
Right Front - Right Side Hitter
Middle Front - Middle Blocker
Left Front - Opposite Hitter
Left Back - Outside Hitter
Middle Back - Libero / Middle Blocker
per www.volleyballadvisors.com/volleyball-positions.html
Outside Hitter (wing spiker, left side, position 4)... most often attacks the balls which setter sets to the antenna to the left side of the court. Therefore after the serve outside hitters place themselves to the left front position. Playing on the outside hitter’s position requires great all around skills because they play through the front row and the back row.
Right side hitter (position 2) has the similar role [of the] outside hitter, they play front row and back row. Right side hitters aim to place themselves to the right front playing position.
Opposite hitters stand behind the passers on the rotation while libero and outside hitters pass the ball and place themselves to the left front, right front or right back playing position.
per www.volleyball-strength-program.com/volleyball-positions.html
The Opposite is the player that plays opposite the setter. This is also referred to as the right side or weak side hitter. The opposite mainly attacks from the right side of the court.
www.volleyball-training-ground.com/volleyball-positions.html
Outside Hitter... when they are spiking, their place is on the left side of the court (if you are facing the net). There are usually two outside hitters on the floor at all times and they usually play opposite of each other in the rotation. That way, one of them will always be in the front row.
Opposites are the last of the volleyball positions to discuss. In the rotation of players, they always play opposite the setter’s position and that is where this name comes from. They are generally a third option on the offense at the net as a hitter. Their hitting position is on the right side of the court if you are facing the net. In most cases, the setter will have to do a back set (set the ball over his head) to deliver it to the outside. These back sets can sometimes catch the defense by surprise and allow the opposite to get an easy kill.
Can someone please explain? Thanks.
[EDIT:] I was only looking at a 5-1 rotation.
www.volleyballadvisors.com/6-positions-of-volleyball.html
per www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball_positions#Right_Side_Hitter
In a regular 5-1 setup, there are six main positions...
Right Back - Setter
Right Front - Right Side Hitter
Middle Front - Middle Blocker
Left Front - Opposite Hitter
Left Back - Outside Hitter
Middle Back - Libero / Middle Blocker
per www.volleyballadvisors.com/volleyball-positions.html
Outside Hitter (wing spiker, left side, position 4)... most often attacks the balls which setter sets to the antenna to the left side of the court. Therefore after the serve outside hitters place themselves to the left front position. Playing on the outside hitter’s position requires great all around skills because they play through the front row and the back row.
Right side hitter (position 2) has the similar role [of the] outside hitter, they play front row and back row. Right side hitters aim to place themselves to the right front playing position.
Opposite hitters stand behind the passers on the rotation while libero and outside hitters pass the ball and place themselves to the left front, right front or right back playing position.
per www.volleyball-strength-program.com/volleyball-positions.html
The Opposite is the player that plays opposite the setter. This is also referred to as the right side or weak side hitter. The opposite mainly attacks from the right side of the court.
www.volleyball-training-ground.com/volleyball-positions.html
Outside Hitter... when they are spiking, their place is on the left side of the court (if you are facing the net). There are usually two outside hitters on the floor at all times and they usually play opposite of each other in the rotation. That way, one of them will always be in the front row.
Opposites are the last of the volleyball positions to discuss. In the rotation of players, they always play opposite the setter’s position and that is where this name comes from. They are generally a third option on the offense at the net as a hitter. Their hitting position is on the right side of the court if you are facing the net. In most cases, the setter will have to do a back set (set the ball over his head) to deliver it to the outside. These back sets can sometimes catch the defense by surprise and allow the opposite to get an easy kill.
