🏐 Volleyball · Match Day

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Court — names, rotation / defense / attack, hit Rotate. Rules — sub lessons, common mistakes, FAQ. Videos — homework + progress. Misses — serve wall of shame. Soap — best defender of the day.

Interactive Court

NET
FRONT ROW (can attack + block) BACK ROW
Setter (boost) Spiker (attack) Other Libero 🏐 Server

👆 Tap any player for their rules right now

Rotations: 0  ·  Serving now: —
✏️ Lineup & subs

🎽 Match-day squad

Tap to drop a player to Reserve. Target 10 = 6 starting + 4 bench; the rest sit in Reserve and can't be subbed in. Tap a Reserve name to bring them back.

🪑 Reserve (not dressed today)

On court (6)

Bench

Tap a bench player, then tap who they replace.

📐 Starting lineup (Pos 1–6)

Pos 1 serves. Pick a name to put them in that spot — they swap with whoever's there. Set this before you rotate.

🛡️ Libero (always-on back-row defender)

👥 Squad — players & ratings

Your team: each player's role + 6 skill ratings (★1–5). Tap a player to view. Editing is Mission-Control only.

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The boards count misses/soap for these same people. Roles + ratings here drive the Court & the Suggest button.

📋 Substitution lessons

Short interactive lessons on subs + the libero — when you can swap, who can bring you back, and what's legal. Tap to open.

  1. 1The Locked Sub PairRe-entry rule · ~10 min
  2. 2The Libero SwapFree, repeatable, back-row only
  3. 3Serving Sub & Defensive SpecialistCounted subs, used tactically
  4. ★Substitution GlossaryQuick reference

⚠️ Common mistakes

  • Serving before the whistle. Wait for the ref's whistle/signal, then serve. Go early and it's whistled dead — replay at best, point to them at worst. Watch the ref, not just the ball.
  • Cutting the line at the serve (foot fault). Both feet stay fully behind the end line until you've struck the ball. Touch or cross the line while serving = foot fault, point lost.
  • Overlapping at the moment of serve. Hold your rotation order until the ball is served (see the Rotation tab). Step past a neighbour early = positional fault, point to them.
  • Touching the net / reaching over it. Don't contact the net during play, and don't reach over to hit a ball still on their side. Either one = point against.
  • Back-row player attacking at the net. If you're back row, take off from behind the dashed 3m line to spike. Jumping and hitting from the front zone is a back-row attack fault.
  • Lifting or double-hitting the set. Contact the ball cleanly and quickly — no carrying, holding, or throwing. A caught or double-touched set gets whistled.

FAQ — with demonstrations

Which way do we rotate?

Clockwise. Always. When your team wins the right to serve, everyone moves one spot clockwise.

The player at the front-right (Pos 2) drops to the serving spot (Pos 1). Everyone else follows.

— NET —
4↓ from 5
3↓ from 4
2↓ from 3
5↓ from 6
6↓ from 1
1SERVE ↓ from 2

Path of one player: 2 → 1 → 6 → 5 → 4 → 3 → 2 ... and around again. Tap Rotate above and follow one name to see it.

When do we rotate? (the #1 confusion)

You only rotate when you win a rally that the OTHER team served. That's called a "side-out". You earn the serve, so you rotate.

ROTATE They served, you won the point

You just got the ball back. Move clockwise, new server steps to Pos 1.

DON'T rotate You served and won the point

Same server keeps serving. Score goes up, nobody moves.

Simple rule: same server keeps serving until your team loses a rally. You only shuffle positions when the serve comes back to you.

Who serves, and in what order?

The player at Pos 1 (back-right) serves. 🏐

— NET —
4
3
2
5
6
1SERVES

Serving order is the rotation order. Once you've all served and rotated fully, it loops back to the same person. The chips under the court above show whose turn is coming.

Can I move anywhere after the serve?

Yes — after the ball is served. But at the moment of the serve you must be standing in your rotation order (not overlapping the neighbour in front/behind or left/right of you).

At serve stay in order

— NET —
4
3
2
5
6
1

After serve go anywhere

Setter sprints to the net, hitters spread out, defenders drop back. The position number only matters for the instant the server hits the ball.

For amateurs: just don't be obviously in front of / behind the wrong teammate when the server contacts the ball. After that, run wherever you need to.

Front row vs back row — what's the difference?

Front row = Pos 4, 3, 2 (near the net). Back row = Pos 5, 6, 1.

— NET —
4
3
2
5
6
1
🟡 front (attack+block)   🟢 back

Front row players can jump and spike near the net, and can block.

Back row players cannot block, and can only spike if they jump from behind the attack line (the dashed line, ~3m from net).

As you rotate, you cycle between front and back. So everyone plays both — that's why rotation matters.

What's a rotation fault?

Serving out of order, or standing in the wrong rotational spot at the moment of serve. The other team gets a point + the serve.

Correct Pos 1 serves

— NET —
4
3
2
5
6
1🏐

Fault Pos 3 served instead

— NET —
4
3🏐
2
5
6
1

Fix: trust the serving-order chips above. Whoever the highlighted chip says — that's who serves.

How does scoring work?

Rally scoring: every rally is a point, no matter who served. Win the rally → you get a point.

A set is to 25 points, must win by 2 (so 26–24, 27–25, etc.). Matches are usually best of 3 or best of 5 sets. The deciding set is often to 15.

Reminder: scoring a point and rotating are different things. You score on every rally you win, but you only rotate on a side-out (see the "When do we rotate" question).

Quick glossary
Side-out = win serve back from other team Rally = one ball in play, start to finish Set/Setter = 2nd touch + the player who does it Spike/Attack = hard downward hit Block = stop a spike at the net (front row only) Dig = saving a hard hit, low Tip / Dink = soft fake shot, drop it into a gap instead of spiking Attack line = dashed 3m line Ace = serve that scores untouched

📺 Watch & Learn — homework

Watch in this order — each builds on the last (easy → advanced). All from Natke Volleyball. Open a video to mark it started, hit Done when you finish.

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🛡️ Defense & passing easy → advanced

  1. 1Defense Positioning — Step-By-Step TechniqueNatke Volleyball · where to stand
  2. 2How To Pass Better — Full AnalysisNatke Volleyball · core passing
  3. 3Why Most Players Pass Wrong — Passing Hip Height ExplainedNatke Volleyball · fix the #1 error
  4. 4Serve-Receive Mistakes That Ruin Your Pass (and Fixes)Natke Volleyball · apply to serve receive
  5. 5Diving Techniques — Rolling vs Pancaking vs DivingNatke Volleyball · emergency digs
  6. 6The Secret To Perfect Out-of-System SetsNatke Volleyball · advanced scramble

🙌 Setting easy → advanced

  1. 1Setting Technique with a Pro Setter — How to SETNatke Volleyball · the basics
  2. 2Perfect Your Setting — 5 Drills Every Setter NeedsNatke Volleyball · drills to sharpen

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    🏆 Wall of Shame — missed serves

    Most missed serves tops the board. Keep it in the net, climb the rankings. 🙃

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      🧼 Soap Champions — best defender

      One bar of soap a day to the day's best defender. Most soaps = defense champ. 🧼

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