Aylesbury Vale Volleyball Club

Volleyball Systems

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Systems are named according to the numbers of hitters and setters:

6-6: the basic situation where roles are played by rotation which means all 6 players set and all 6 hit.

4-2: 4 hitters and 2 specialist setters who are diagonally opposite each other in the rotation so one is always in the front court to set.

6-2: as 4-2 but the frontcourt setter hits and the backcourt setter penetrates to the frontcourt to set.

5-1: single setter with a hitter opposite: the setter sets when frontcourt, and penetrates and sets when backcourt.

With every system apart from 6-6 the frontcourt setter switches into the setting position (usually 2) on court; with 6-6 the person who is in the setting position in the rotation simply sets. Usually the hitters will also specialise as either outside hitters or middle blockers, and will switch into position on front court too. Similarly with 6-2 & 5-1, and usually with 4-2, the backcourt players will switch into position, normally behind their frontcourt counterpart.

Nigel Collins, Coach.

See also Team play at Vale and Coaching at Vale.