A Simple Guide to Volleyball Positions and Rotations

 A simple guide to volleyball positions and rotations

My first experience with volleyball was in the basics. It wasn't about ball-handling skills or strategy. It was about rotation and where you were on the volleyball court. This is the most important thing you need to know before you begin playing volleyball. You will find everything else about volleyball centered around these concepts.

This guide covers the most important aspects and key elements of volleyball. It also includes information about the rotation positions (where players are on the court during rallies) and the specialized role of the player. Although these two concepts are distinct, they affect each other. It is difficult to address one without also covering the other. Let's start by discussing the rotation positions. Then, let's discuss the specific roles for players.

Volleyball rotation positions

Everyone who has ever played volleyball even casually knows that each player takes turns serving. The order of service is not random. Players line up in a certain position at the beginning of the game and must maintain this order throughout the game. Diagram 1 shows the rotation positions. The numbers indicate the order of serving.

It is important to remember that the position numbers don't change, but players move through the different positions. For example, the position 2 position is always located in the front court to the right, while the position 6 position is in the middle. As an example, the numbers shown in the image above can be seen written on the volleyball court. A player will start in a numbered place, but each player moves through the different positions as they play the game.

The player in position 1 will begin the rally with one serve. She will continue doing so until her team loses. It is called a sideout by the opposing team.

If a team is awarded a sideout they rotate their players clockwise so that the next person can serve. The player that was in position 2 will now move into position 1. This will make the player in position 1 the next server.

The team that has lost a sideout rally cannot rotate. They will need to wait until they are able to participate in a sideout event before they can start to rotate. This means that only one team can rotate at a time. There would never be a rally where both sides would rotate.

Being "out of rotation"

Two ways a team could be removed from rotation are a rotational violation and a positional violator. How to play in the middle position