Volleyball · Stufe 3: Untere Mittelstufe · Unterstufe 3.5
Team Defence Basics
10 Tests · 100 Fakten · aktualisiert am 25. Oktober 2026 · Markdown
Base positions, the line, cross-court and middle-back defenders, block and defence together, single and no block, defending the opposite and the quick, calls in defence and reading the setter.
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Test 1Base positionsTest machen
In base, the front row waits close to the net for the block.
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The back row spreads out, ready to move once the set is seen.
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The set tells the defence where the attack will come from.
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A known starting point makes the movement to defence automatic.
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Defenders on the move cannot push off quickly the right way.
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From the middle, she can move to block on either side.
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A central base keeps every area within reach.
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Base, read, move and dig.
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Blockers at the net, side defenders behind, one player deepest.
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Before the set, defenders wait in their base positions.
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Test 2Defending the lineTest machen
The line shot from their left runs down our right side line.
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She waits near the side line, deep enough for hard line shots.
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A clear view of the hitter lets her judge the shot.
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Tips over the block toward the line often fall to her.
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With the line blocked, she moves up to cover soft shots.
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Touching an out ball gives the point away.
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Our right back, zone 1, faces their left-side hitter's line.
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Read the set, move, read the hitter, dig.
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When the block takes the line, the line defender covers short balls.
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A stands at team B's right back, along the line of the attack.
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Test 3Defending cross-courtTest machen
The diagonal from their left lands in our left back.
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Hitters often swing hard across the court.
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She waits deep along the diagonal from the hitter.
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Balls rarely land right behind a good block.
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Defenders are better used where the block cannot reach.
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The busiest defensive spot goes to the best digger.
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Our left back, zone 5, takes the cross-court shot.
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Read the set, see the block, step out of its shadow and dig.
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The attack beats the block; the cross defender digs to the setter.
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C is directly behind the blockers' hands.
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Test 4The middle-back defenderTest machen
Deep in zone 6, she covers balls hit hard and deep.
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Moving up puts her where soft shots over the block fall.
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She chases balls that fly deep or bounce off the blockers' hands.
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Touches off the block fly in all directions.
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Many teams put the libero in the middle back.
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Staying deep leaves the area behind the block open.
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From the middle back, she sees every hitter and the block.
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Read, line up, stay deep and chase.
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Blockers at the net, an 'up' zone 6 just behind, a deep zone 6 at the back.
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Short shots over the block land where nobody is.
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Test 5Block and defence togetherTest machen
The block takes some shots; the diggers take the rest.
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The block is the first thing the attack has to beat.
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Without a formed block, more of the court is open to the hitter.
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A good block leaves fewer paths for the attack.
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Tools fly off the hands toward the side lines and deep.
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A gap lets the attack through the middle of the block.
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A deflection upward gives defenders time to play the ball.
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Plan, block, cover and dig.
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The more of the net the block covers, the less the diggers must.
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With the line blocked, the attack goes cross-court.
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Test 6Single block and no blockTest machen
One blocker covers less, so the diggers have more to cover.
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Without a block, defenders spread to cover the whole court.
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A down ball or an attack far off the net may not be worth blocking.
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One blocker takes away the hitter's favourite shot.
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A front-row player close to the net picks up soft shots.
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From far away, the attack is easier to dig.
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Without the usual block, defenders must agree who takes what.
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Spread, share the court, dig.
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Drop off, spread and dig.
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A slow, standing attack does not need a block.
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Test 7Defending the oppositeTest machen
Teams face each other, so their right is our left.
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Our left front stands across the net from their right side.
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A late attack from deep changes the angles for the block.
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The diagonal from their right lands in our right back.
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A left-hander meets the ball on the other side of her body.
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Stopping the opposite stops many of their points.
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The sharp cross-court angle now falls on the opposite side of the court.
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Block on our left; line on our left back; cross on our right back.
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A deep hitter means a later block and a deeper defence.
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For a right-side attack, the line belongs to the left back, D.
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Test 8Defending the quickTest machen
There is almost no time between the set and the hit.
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Hit close to the net, a quick comes down at a steep angle.
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The nearest defender behind the block has the best chance.
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A steep, fast ball has to be met low.
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Quick hitters often place the ball short when the block is there.
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Sending a blocker with the quick means fewer blockers elsewhere.
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The quick is hit almost as it is set.
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Read the early jump, block, get low and dig.
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The faster the set, the less time to react.
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Low and ready, she can get under a steep, fast ball.
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Test 9Calls in defenceTest machen
The call tells the diggers what the block will take away.
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'Off' tells a player not to block but to defend.
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From the middle, she sees the setter and calls the set.
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Defenders behind can see hitters the blockers might miss.
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One word is all there is time for.
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Familiar words trigger the right reaction without thinking.
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Without calls, two defenders may go for one ball, or none.
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Read, call the set, call the shot, cover the rest.
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The set, then the block's job, then the dig.
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Back-row players help the block by calling the hitters.
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Test 10Reading the setter as a teamTest machen
Every defender takes her cue from the opposing setter.
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An arched back sends the ball behind the setter.
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Leaving base too early leaves holes the setter can use.
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The hands' push tells which way the ball will go.
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A poor pass rules out some sets.
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A perfect pass makes the quick a real threat.
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Knowing a setter's habits helps the block guess right more often.
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Pass, setter, set, hitter.
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The pass comes first, then the setter's shape, then the set.
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In the air at the net, she may tip it straight over.
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Quellen
FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II) and general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category.
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