Question

Explain rotation with the help of a diagram.

Answer 1

After recovering service from the opponent, each of the six players on the team rotates positions. This is the key to indoor volleyball tactics: one cannot simply keep the best blocks and spikers at the net or the best defenders in the backcourt. After serving from position one, players rotate to position six (middle back), then five (left back), four (left front), three (middle front) and two (right front) before returning to serve. Before the serve is played, the team must be in the proper rotation order. After the ball is served, players can change positions, but backcourt players are unable to move to the net to block or spike. They must attack from behind the attack line (hence the backcourt assault, which allows outstanding spikers to participate in all six rotations). The rotation rule explains why a setter appears to be "hiding" behind his or her teammates before a point. Before rushing to the net, the setter must be in the proper rotation sequence or the opposing team will score a point.