Setters are the point guards and the quarterbacks of their
volleyball team. They run the offense, are trained to touch every second
ball after their team receives serve and are the unofficial leaders on
the volleyball court. The terms below will help you become more familiar
with the volleyball setting language.
Setter
- A setter is in charge of running a team's offensive attack. With a
very similar role to a quarterback on a football team, or a point guard
on a basketball team the setter will receive feedback from a coach (or
suggest plays herself) to relay to her hitters, plays that inform the
hitters as to what type of sets they should prepare to hit. Competitive
volleyball is designed so that the setter is responsible for trying to
touch every second ball after her team has received the serve.
Assist - An assist is a term primarily used to describe a statistical action when a setter has set a volleyball to her hitter and the hitter scores a point as a result of that set. In the game's statistical records the setter will be credited with being a part of that action and "assisting" the hitter in getting that point.
Held ball - A held ball is a term that's used by a referee to call a violation on a player when in their attempt to set the ball lets the ball come to a rest in their hands and appears to stop moving for longer than the allotted time period. When setting, the ball should not come to a complete stop in the players hands, but it needs to be redirected back into the air within a very brief time period otherwise the referee will say that the player 'held" the ball for too long. A held ball is not restricted just to the setting skill but occurs more often than not when a player is setting the ball.
Lift - A lift is a term used for a violation typically committed in the act of setting a volleyball where a player contacts the ball illegally by using a "lifting" action with one or two hands staying in contact with a ball longer than required to get it to its target. A lift can be called on a defensive action but is most often committed when a player is setting a volleyball.
The volleyball terms mentioned above are meant to be used as a study guide for beginning volleyball setters looking for information that will help them better understand their setting role and responsibilities.
Assist - An assist is a term primarily used to describe a statistical action when a setter has set a volleyball to her hitter and the hitter scores a point as a result of that set. In the game's statistical records the setter will be credited with being a part of that action and "assisting" the hitter in getting that point.
Held ball - A held ball is a term that's used by a referee to call a violation on a player when in their attempt to set the ball lets the ball come to a rest in their hands and appears to stop moving for longer than the allotted time period. When setting, the ball should not come to a complete stop in the players hands, but it needs to be redirected back into the air within a very brief time period otherwise the referee will say that the player 'held" the ball for too long. A held ball is not restricted just to the setting skill but occurs more often than not when a player is setting the ball.
Lift - A lift is a term used for a violation typically committed in the act of setting a volleyball where a player contacts the ball illegally by using a "lifting" action with one or two hands staying in contact with a ball longer than required to get it to its target. A lift can be called on a defensive action but is most often committed when a player is setting a volleyball.
The volleyball terms mentioned above are meant to be used as a study guide for beginning volleyball setters looking for information that will help them better understand their setting role and responsibilities.
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