Volley-ball · Niveau 4 : Intermédiaire · Sous-niveau 4.3
Blocking Tactics
10 tests · 100 faits · mis à jour le 25 octobre 2026 · markdown
Read and commit blocking, bunch and spread formations, the swing block, taking away a shot, the soft block, blocking a high ball, blocking combinations and the block's plan and calls.
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Test 1Read blockingFaire un test
Read blockers wait for the set before they move.
Source : FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references · restitution
The setter's position and the ball tell them where the set can go.
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With many hitters coming, guessing early is risky.
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Waiting for the set leaves less time to reach the hitter.
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Hands up and ready shorten the move into the block.
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Side steps for short moves, a crossover for long ones.
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Hitters' runs can be fakes; the set is real.
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Pass, hands, set and the move.
Source : FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references · application
Open, cross, plant and jump.
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Waiting and watching the setter is read blocking.
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Test 2Commit blockingFaire un test
The commit blocker jumps with the quick, betting on it.
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Against a very fast set, waiting means being too late.
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If the setter sets outside, the middle is in the air too early.
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With the middle gone, the outside often has a single block.
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Teams commit where the opponent hurts them most.
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If the setter always goes quick after a good pass, commit then.
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The outside blockers handle the hitter without the middle's help.
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Pass, the quick's jump, the commit and then the set.
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Commit jumps first, read waits, and no block never jumps.
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Jumping before the set with the quick is a commit block.
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Test 3The bunch formationFaire un test
Bunched blockers stand near each other in the centre.
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Two or three blockers can reach the middle quickly.
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From the middle, the blockers must travel far to the antenna.
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From the middle, readers can go to any set.
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Shifting the bunch puts more blockers where the ball tends to go.
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The middle blocker sits in the centre of the bunch.
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A central block often leaves outside defenders wider lanes.
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Bunch is tightest, spread is widest.
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Bunch, read, move and close.
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Three blockers grouped in the middle is a bunch.
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Test 4The spread formationFaire un test
Spread blockers start wide, near each antenna.
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The hitter on their left side lines up with our right-front blocker.
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With blockers wide, the middle has fewer helpers.
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Fast sets leave no time for a long move from the middle.
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Alone in the centre, she covers the quick and closes outward.
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When the block is wide, defenders help fill the centre.
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The outside blocker and the middle meet to form the double.
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Wide start, set, the close and the double block.
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Wide sets suit it; the middle quick is its weak spot.
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A spread shape is made for fast wide sets.
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Test 5The swing blockFaire un test
Swing blockers swing the arms as they run and jump.
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The arm swing adds height and power to the jump.
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Moving fast along the net, the blocker can drift as she jumps.
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Blockers run with a crossover step before the swing jump.
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The arms must swing and reach over the net at the right moment.
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Top teams such as Brazil and the US used it widely.
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Simple hands-up blocking comes first; the swing can follow.
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Read, run, swing and press.
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Back, swing up and over.
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Arms swinging as she moves along the net mark the swing block.
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Test 6Taking away a shotFaire un test
The block covers one shot and the defence takes the rest.
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Closing the cross leaves only the line.
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Block and defence must share one plan.
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Teams usually take away the hitter's best shot.
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Funnelling sends the ball where the defence wants it.
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Placing her hands over the line closes that shot.
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Both covering the same shot leaves the other one free.
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Scout, block, defend and dig.
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From the hitter, past the block, to the cross defender.
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With the line blocked, the shaded cross is where the ball should go.
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Test 7The soft blockFaire un test
A soft block angles the hands back to slow the ball.
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Deflecting the ball upward gives the defenders a playable ball.
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A shorter blocker who cannot reach over can still slow the ball.
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Penetrating blocks reach over the net and push the ball down.
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A late blocker can still slow the ball instead of being tooled.
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A soft block sends the ball up for her team's defence.
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The deflection is soft, so they move in to play it.
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Hit, soft touch, the ball up and the dig.
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From stuffing the ball to only slowing it, then no block touch.
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Upward deflection on her own side is the sign.
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Test 8Blocking the high ballFaire un test
A high set gives blockers time to close a full block.
Source : FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references · restitution
With time, a double or even triple block can form.
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From a bad pass, a high ball is the set most likely to be hittable.
Source : FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references · restitution
A long, high flight gives the defence a look at the hitter's run.
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Facing a big block, hitters often wipe off it or tip over it.
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A bad pass forces a safe high set instead of a combination.
Source : FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references · restitution
A set far off the net gives the hitter time; blockers go too soon.
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Set, the outside's spot, the close and the jump.
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Power first, then a wipe off the hands, then the soft tip.
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Hitters look for the seam between two blockers' hands.
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Test 9Blocking combinationsFaire un test
Man blockers stay with one hitter wherever she runs.
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Zone blockers keep their part of the net whoever comes.
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Crossing hitters make blockers cross too, which costs time.
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The slide runs behind the setter, so the middle must follow her.
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Calls such as switch or stay keep each hitter covered.
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Tandem hitters arrive one after the other at one spot.
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A blocker who jumps with the decoy is out of the real play.
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Start, cross, the switch and the block.
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Time to read shrinks as the play gets faster and more complex.
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In man blocking she stays with her hitter through the cross.
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Test 10The block's plan and callsFaire un test
The outside blocker sets the block; the middle closes to her.
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The middle moves next to the outside blocker to make a double.
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Naming the hitters reminds the block who can attack.
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A blocking scheme sets how the block plays each hitter.
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From the middle she sees both sides and calls the block.
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Three hitters at the net now, so three to watch.
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The angle of the run hints at the angle of the hit.
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Set, spot, close and jump.
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Call, read, block and land.
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The middle closes to the spot the outside blocker has set.
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Sources
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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