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4-2 Rotation 3: Setter 1 Sets from Right front (Position 2)

In rotation 3 of the 4-2, setter 1 starts in position 2 (right front). Setter 1 is in the front row and sets, so the two front-row attackers are middle blocker 1 and outside hitter 1. Setter 2 is in the back row and plays right back on defense. The middle blocker 2 serves.

▶ Open rotation 3 in the interactive app Defense animations

Lineup in rotation 3

PositionCourt spotPlayerRow
4Left frontMiddle blocker 1 (MB1)Front
3Middle frontOutside hitter 1 (OH1)Front
2Right frontSetter 1 (S1)Front
5Left backSetter 2 (S2)Back
6Middle backOutside hitter 2 (OH2)Back
1Right backMiddle blocker 2 (MB2)Back

Serve receive, serving and base defense

Rotation 3 serve receive formationNETattack line (3 m)service areaMB1OH1S1S2OH2MB2
Serve receive (4 passers)Passers (gold ring): outside hitter 1, setter 2, outside hitter 2 and middle blocker 2. Setter 1 is already at the net.
Rotation 3 serving positionsNETattack line (3 m)service areaMB1OH1S1S2OH2MB2
ServingThe middle blocker 2 serves from behind the end line. Everyone else stays in rotational order until the serve, then switches.
Rotation 3 base defense positionsNETattack line (3 m)service areaOH1MB1S1OH2MB2S2
Base defense (6 back)After the switch setter 1 blocks right front and setter 2 digs right back; the outside hitters play left side and the middles play middle.

Alternate serve receive: 3 passers

Rotation 3 3 passers serve receiveNETattack line (3 m)service areaMB1OH1S1S2OH2MB2
3 passersMB1 stays at the net with S2 hiding behind. OH1, OH2 and MB2 (or the libero) pass. Passers: outside hitter 1, outside hitter 2 and middle blocker 2.

Switch between formations, turn on a libero, and watch the pass, set and attack animated in the interactive app.

Overlap check for rotation 3

At the moment of the serve, each front-row player must be closer to the net than the back-row player directly behind them (MB1 ahead of S2, OH1 ahead of OH2, S1 ahead of MB2), and each row must stay in order left to right (front: MB1, OH1 and S1; back: S2, OH2 and MB2). Every formation on this page follows these rules.

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