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5-1 Rotation 1: Setter in Right back (Position 1)

In rotation 1 of the 5-1, the setter starts in position 1 (right back). The setter is in the back row, so all three front-row players (opposite, middle blocker 1 and outside hitter 1) can attack. The setter serves.

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Lineup in rotation 1

PositionCourt spotPlayerRow
4Left frontOpposite (OPP)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 (S)Back

Serve receive, serving and base defense

Rotation 1 serve receive formationNETattack line (3 m)service areaOPPMB1OH1OH2MB2S
Serve receive (3 passers)Passers (gold ring): outside hitter 2, middle blocker 2 and outside hitter 1. The setter hides and releases to the target as soon as the ball is served.
Rotation 1 serving positionsNETattack line (3 m)service areaOPPMB1OH1OH2MB2S
ServingThe setter 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 areaOH1MB1OPPOH2MB2S
Base defense (6 back)After the switch the setter plays right back, the outside hitters play left side, the middles play middle and the opposite plays right side.

Alternate serve receive: 4 passers

Rotation 1 4 passers serve receiveNETattack line (3 m)service areaOPPMB1OH1OH2MB2S
4 passersMB1 stays at the net. The setter hides behind the right passer and releases on the serve. Passers: opposite, 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 (OPP ahead of OH2, MB1 ahead of MB2, OH1 ahead of S), and each row must stay in order left to right (front: OPP, MB1 and OH1; back: OH2, MB2 and S). Every formation on this page follows these rules.

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5-1 Rotation 2: Setter in Middle back (Position 6)