1) AN EFFECTIVE SERVE RECEIVE

2) BASIC SERVE RECEIVE

3) FOUR PLAYER SERVE RECEIVE

4) THREE PLAYER SERVE RECEIVE

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1) AN EFFECTIVE SERVE RECEIVE

When considering how to organize your teams line up, it's important to consider such things as communication during serve receive, how skilled your setters and attackers are, and also serving order.

Good Morale and Effective Communication

Obviously, it's important to consider each players physical abilities, but it's also important to consider their mental traits. To be able to communicate well, it's important players are comfortable being around each other.

Anytime a group of people are working together to achieve a goal, conflicts can arise. Doing things such as team bonding excursions away from the volleyball court is helpful because players become more comfortable communicating and being with one another. The closer players become, the easier it will be to communicate and solve problems.

Creating a Team Line Up

Strengths and weaknesses need to be considered when creating a line up.

You may not want weak players next to one another in the line up.

It's also good to consider how well players know each other. Some players are more comfortable and play better next to certain players.

Also, you should consider whether you will always have a strong hitter on the front row. You don't want to get stuck in a rotation because you can't run an effective play.

You may want your strongest players to be opposite on the court. Stronger passers next to weaker ones in the line up will likely help out if a team has trouble passing.

If you have a player that is a real strong server, you might consider lining them up so they will start serving at the beginning of the game. If they are a strong server, it wouldn't make sense to have them rotate 4 or 5 times before they serve. Start them right front if you're receiving, right back if you're team is serving first.

If you're running a 5-1, you might want to have the setter start in right back position so they can start by playing across the back row for the first three rotations. Usually, a teams best rotation is when the setter is right back because they are coming from their natural position they transition from to set.

Also, know which of your rotations is the weakest and strongest. You shouldn't start out the game lined up in your weakest rotation (usually the setter in position 5 coming out left back is the weakest).

Have the Correct Players Opposite in the Line Up

When creating a line up, make sure the middles are opposite each other, the outsides are opposite each other, and the setter is opposite the right side player. This allows you to always have an outside, middle, and right side (or setter) on the front row at all times.

2) BASIC VOLLEYBALL SERVE RECEIVE

One of the most basic formations in volleyball is the W.

Learn about the W formation and other basic formations.

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3) FOUR PLAYER SERVE RECEIVE

The 4 person serve receive is slightly more advanced than the W.

Examples of how to line up in a 4 player receive.