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6-2 Rotation 1: Setter 1 Sets from Right back (Position 1)

In rotation 1 of the 6-2, setter 1 starts in position 1 (right back). Setter 1 is in the back row and sets, so all three front-row players (setter 2, middle blocker 1 and outside hitter 1) can attack. Setter 2 hits from the right side, like an opposite. The setter 1 serves.

▶ Open rotation 1 in the interactive app Defense animations

Lineup in rotation 1

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

Serve receive, serving and base defense

Rotation 1 serve receive formationNETattack line (3 m)service areaS2MB1OH1OH2MB2S1
Serve receive (3 passers)Passers (gold ring): outside hitter 2, middle blocker 2 and outside hitter 1. Setter 1 hides and releases to the target as soon as the ball is served.
Rotation 1 serving positionsNETattack line (3 m)service areaS2MB1OH1OH2MB2S1
ServingThe setter 1 serves from behind the end line. Everyone else stays in rotational order until the serve, then switches.
Rotation 1 base defense positionsNETattack line (3 m)service areaOH1MB1S2OH2MB2S1
Base defense (6 back)After the switch setter 1 digs right back and setter 2 blocks right front; the outside hitters play left side and the middles play middle.

Alternate serve receive: 4 passers

Rotation 1 4 passers serve receiveNETattack line (3 m)service areaS2MB1OH1OH2MB2S1
4 passersMB1 stays at the net. The setter hides behind the right passer and releases on the serve. Passers: setter 2, outside hitter 2, middle blocker 2 and outside hitter 1.

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

Overlap check for rotation 1

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

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6-2 Rotation 2: Setter 1 Sets from Middle back (Position 6)