Who takes the second ball on a setter dig?
Who's the best choice to take the second ball if the setter is required to take the first one on defense?
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Hail the Setter!
If you think about it, the setter in volleyball may be the premier single position in sports - not the football quarterback which often gets…
Setter start position and the passing target
Passing targets and setter start position is one which gets a fair amount of consideration and discussion among volleyball coaches.
Picking a setter
A volleyball coach in Australia asked an age-old question about what to look for when identifying a setter at the outset of a season.
Setter Training: Pushing the ball out
Pushing the ball out to the sideline is a key ability of a good setter, but is a developmental challenge for volleyball coaches - especially…
Training 6 v 6 when your only setters are those running your 6-2 offense
A reader asks a question about handling a situation where your only setters are the two you use to run a 6-2 system and how…
Setter Training: Hand Position
When it comes to how and where a volleyball setter receives the ball, there are four things I like to see be the focal points.
Setter Training: Weight Transfer
Continuing the series on volleyball setter training, one of the things I focus on is developing a back-to-front weight transfer through the setting motion.
How early do you start setter training?
The post replies to a reader's question about when to start working on setter specialized training with young volleyball players.
How do you train setters?
This posts starts a sequence on the subject of volleyball setter development and training. It focuses on identification of good setter prospects.