Volleyball 5-1 RotationOpen the interactive app →5-1 Rotation 3: Setter in Left back (Position 5)
In rotation 3 of the 5-1, the setter starts in position 5 (left back). The setter is in the back row, so all three front-row players (middle blocker 2, outside hitter 2 and opposite) can attack. The middle blocker 1 serves.
▶ Open rotation 3 in the interactive app Defense animationsLineup in rotation 3
| Position | Court spot | Player | Row |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Left front | Middle blocker 2 (MB2) | Front |
| 3 | Middle front | Outside hitter 2 (OH2) | Front |
| 2 | Right front | Opposite (OPP) | Front |
| 5 | Left back | Setter (S) | Back |
| 6 | Middle back | Outside hitter 1 (OH1) | Back |
| 1 | Right back | Middle blocker 1 (MB1) | Back |
Serve receive, serving and base defense
- MB2 = middle blocker 2
- OH2 = outside hitter 2
- OPP = opposite
- S = setter
- OH1 = outside hitter 1
- MB1 = middle blocker 1
Alternate serve receive: 4 passers
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 (MB2 ahead of S, OH2 ahead of OH1, OPP ahead of MB1), and each row must stay in order left to right (front: MB2, OH2 and OPP; back: S, OH1 and MB1). Every formation on this page follows these rules.