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4-2 Rotation 6: Setter 2 Sets from Right front (Position 2)

In rotation 6 of the 4-2, setter 2 starts in position 2 (right front). Setter 2 is in the front row and sets, so the two front-row attackers are middle blocker 2 and outside hitter 2. Setter 1 is in the back row and plays right back on defense. The middle blocker 1 serves.

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Lineup in rotation 6

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

Serve receive, serving and base defense

Rotation 6 serve receive formationNETattack line (3 m)service areaMB2OH2S2S1OH1MB1
Serve receive (4 passers)Passers (gold ring): outside hitter 2, setter 1, outside hitter 1 and middle blocker 1. Setter 2 is already at the net.
Rotation 6 serving positionsNETattack line (3 m)service areaMB2OH2S2S1OH1MB1
ServingThe middle blocker 1 serves from behind the end line. Everyone else stays in rotational order until the serve, then switches.
Rotation 6 base defense positionsNETattack line (3 m)service areaOH2MB2S2OH1MB1S1
Base defense (6 back)After the switch setter 2 blocks right front and setter 1 digs right back; the outside hitters play left side and the middles play middle.

Alternate serve receive: 3 passers

Rotation 6 3 passers serve receiveNETattack line (3 m)service areaMB2OH2S2S1OH1MB1
3 passersMB2 stays at the net with S1 hiding behind. OH2, OH1 and MB1 (or the libero) pass. Passers: outside hitter 2, outside hitter 1 and middle blocker 1.

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

Overlap check for rotation 6

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

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