Player's position

Generally speaking, there are 5 positions filled on every volleyball team. Each of these positions plays a specific role in a match.

Setter: first of all, he has the task for orchestrating the offense of the team. As a result, he has to place the ball in the air where the attackers can place it into the opposite court in order to gain a point. Secondly, he needs to have tactical accuracy as well as swift and skillful appraisal.

Libero: he’s a defensive player who is responsible for receiving the attack or the serve. To a large extent, he’s the player with the quickest reaction time and the best passing skills. In addition, he can substitute any other player on the court and wears a different colour jersey than his teammates.

Middle blocker: a player who can perform very fast attacks from the middle of the net. Moreover, he’s specialized in blocking, since he must attempt to stop the opponents’ attacks setting up a double block with his teammate at the sides of the court.

Wing-spiker: a player who attacks from near the left antenna. He’s usually one of the most consistent spiker of the team and, together with libero, one of the focal point for reception and dig.

Opposite: a player whose primary responsibilities are to put up a well-formed block against the opponents spikers and to be the most important focal point for the attack. As a result, he’s the player who usually scores most of the points.