Understanding
Positions & Alignments
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Volleyball Positions and Alignments: Understanding the Rules for Proper Player Placement, Study notes of Sport Studies
An in-depth explanation of the rules regarding player positions and alignments in volleyball. It covers the importance of proper alignment, the basics of front-row and back-row players, and the serving order. Additionally, it discusses the role of the referees in making alignment calls and offers tips for tracking players during a match.
What you will learn
- What are the rules regarding serving order in volleyball?
- How do referees determine illegal alignments during a volleyball match?
- What are some tips for tracking players and their positions during a volleyball match?
- Why is it important for players to be in proper positions at the moment of service contact?
- What are the basic positions of front-row and back-row players in volleyball?
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Understanding
Positions & Alignments
Alignments – Why Do We Care?
• Alignment Premise
- Players must be in proper positions at the
moment of service contact.
• Why?
- Teams want their players in a variety of
positions for both defensive and offensive
purposes:
- Different hitters/blockers
- Front row/back row
- Different passers/serve receivers
RB
LF CF RF
LB CB
Net
Attack
Line
Positions – Rule 6- 4 - 1
• At the moment of serve, all players,
except for the server, shall be within the
team’s playing area and may be in
contact with the boundary lines or center
line, but may not have any part of the
body touching the floor outside those
lines.
Positions – Rule 6- 4 - 3
• At the moment of serve, all players shall
be in correct serving order.
• A right-side player must be closer to right
sideline than corresponding center player.
• A left-side player must be closer to left
sideline than corresponding center player.
• A front-row player must be closer to center
line than corresponding back-row player.
• Determined only by foot position.
Positions – Rule 6- 4 - 3
CF
LB
OK
LF
NO
CB
Positions – Rule 6- 4 - 3
RB
OK
LB
CB
CF
OK
CB
DON’T CARE
Positions – Rule 6- 4 - 3
Making The Call – Part I
• Whistle upon service contact.
• Server is not at risk.
• R1 judges serving team alignment.
• R2 judges receiving team alignment.
• Use discreet signals to help one another, if
needed.
Making The Call – Part II
• Illegal alignment often involves the
receiving team.
• “Even” is technically illegal. It’s sometimes
difficult to be 100% certain at service
contact. Consider a warning in this case.
• Do not “patrol” the sidelines to determine if
players overlap illegally; view alignments
from normal R2 position.
• A warning when it’s close is acceptable.
Make the call if a fault has occurred.
Making The Call – Part III
• Preventive officiating:
- Player standing slightly out of bounds.
- Close call with player leaving early.
• Do NOT make “gotcha” calls.
• Signal is a circular motion of the entire
hand with the arm extended.
Center-back Alignment
LF RF
RB
CF
LB CB
Right-back Setter
RB
RF
LF CF
CB
LB
POTENTIAL RF/RB
ALIGNMENT ISSUE
Right-back Setter
POTENTIAL
RF/RB AND CF/CB
ALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RF
CF
LF
CB
LB
Center-back Setter
POTENTIAL CF/CB and