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6v6 Fall Indoor Court Volleyball

Fall 2008 Team LET'S GET PHYSICAL takes the court with a clear winning roster of: Barry Walker and Shelly Berger, Abby Pillitteri, Phil Castro, Chelsea Pearson, Brian Mitchell, Laura Barclay, Liz Van Wie, Matt DeCamp, Samantha White, Katie Mulrey, Eric Hougaard, Tak Buma, Michael Videtto and Teddy Stanev.
Six on six volleyball is a team sport where everyone contributes and rotates through all positions. (I like to think of it as choreographed VB.) It is an athletic event that requires (1) individual effort and dedication to be willing to hit the floor to dig a ball while, (2) restraint to play a position and trust teammates to come thru, and (3) quick thinking to see open or weak positions in the opponents court within seconds of a play. The following figures help show the positions of the six players on the court. There are three back players (b1,b2,b3) and three front players (f1,f2,f3). Also shown is the shaded 10' foot attack area that helps position play.

Service with an Attitude - Shelly

	The first play is the serve receive, positioning is very important to cover the court and setup the play for the setter. Perhaps the most important part for co-ed intramurals is getting this first pass right. The back two people have to be fast and follow the ball trajectory to be able to get the deep serves while the front players need to direct the ball and usually take some energy out of it on their pass. The goal is the same, get ball control and pass to the setter (who rarely participates in the first hit) who will setup the ball for the front line hitters.
	The second step after the ball is passed to the setter is the hit. Here the setter will pass to one of the two front hitters usually for a strong hit into a weak portion of the opponent court. The setter should aim to give the ball a good 12' to 15' of height to allow the hitter time to get to the ball AND try to let the ball fall 2' to 5' from the net - this gives the hitter the best chance of getting to the ball without being too far away and also not getting tangled in the net, which is a point fault.
	After the attack and offensive hit, all players should go roughly into the generic defense positions. to get ready for the hit back from the opponent. Movement is what distinguishes a good team from a weaker/lazy team. Can everyone follow the ball and play with the speed required to cover the court. Again, the back player is looking at the overall play of the court. Since they have to cover the most area, they will need to anticipate the play and follow the ball trajectory to make the play in time.
	Supposing the opponent is setting up one of the most powerful plays, a front hit/spike, a team needs to go into a special defense mode. The front two players will jump and try to block the ball back into the opponents court OR at least tip/deflect the ball up to give the back players more time to get to the ball. The rest of the team positions themselves around the hitter to cover the court open spots from the hitter's perspective. Again, the goal is to pass the ball up to the setter so the perfect response (a spike for a spike) can be executed. LET'S PLAY!