Volley-ball · Niveau 7 : Avancé supérieur · Sous-niveau 7.3
The Opposite
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The opposite's role, staying out of receive, blocking the outside hitter, the zone 1 attack, the right-handed opposite, the out-of-system outlet, the serve, back-row defence, scoring numbers and the setter partnership.
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Test 1The opposite's roleFaire un test
Pin hitters take most of the swings.
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The opposite plays at right front, across from the setter.
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The name comes from her place at the net.
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Most opposites stay out of the serve receive.
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Height and power help her hit past strong blocks.
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Like every player, she is at the net for three rotations.
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In the back row she still attacks from behind the line and defends.
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Wait, approach, attack and cover.
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Pin hitters swing most; setters attack least.
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The opposite is usually the team's main scorer.
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Test 2Out of the receiveFaire un test
Without passing, she can focus on her approach and swing.
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She stands where she will not take serves.
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From there she can open up and run in at once.
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Against tough servers, an extra passer can help.
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Not passing frees her to set up her run.
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Making the opposite pass can disturb her attack.
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Any player may have to pass a serve that comes her way.
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Stand, watch, approach and attack.
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The libero passes most; the opposite fewest.
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The libero and the outside hitters share the receive.
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Test 3Blocking the outside hitterFaire un test
The blocker at the antenna sets the spot; the middle closes to her.
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Outside hitters take many sets, often high balls.
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The middle closes to the opposite at the right side.
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Many blocking plans have the right-side blocker take the line.
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Height lets them block hard hits and high balls.
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She is a main option in the counter-attack.
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A short blocker on the right side invites high balls.
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Read, spot, jump and turn.
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The middle closes; the setter in the back row never blocks.
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Across from our right front stands their left-side hitter.
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Test 4The zone 1 attackFaire un test
The opposite attacks from right back, behind the attack line.
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With only two front-row hitters, the back-row opposite adds a third.
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The set comes down behind the line on the right side.
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From behind the line, a poor set is hard to attack well.
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Landing in the front zone after the hit is allowed.
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Starting deep, she arrives after the front-row hitters.
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Digging comes before her own back-row swing.
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Defend, approach, take off and hit.
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Zone 1 is her usual back-row attack; a quick is a front-row middle's job.
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A back-row attacker takes off behind the attack line.
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Test 5The right-handed oppositeFaire un test
For a right-hander, the ball arrives on her non-hitting side.
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The crossing set changes her approach rhythm.
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There are not enough left-handed hitters for every team.
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A slightly inside approach lets the ball cross to her hitting arm.
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Her body turn favours the cross-court angle.
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A set slightly inside the antenna is easier for her to hit.
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The angle of her run and shoulders hints at her shot.
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The more time and room she has, the easier the ball crosses to her arm.
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Inside approach, let it cross, turn and hit.
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A right-hander lets the set cross before hitting.
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Test 6The out-of-system outletFaire un test
At the antenna, a hitter has space to adjust to a loose set.
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Strong opposites turn poor sets into points.
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Out of the receive, she is ready to attack whatever happens.
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High balls face big blocks, so efficiency suffers.
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From deep, a bump set is the most accurate.
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Scrambled rallies keep ending with this kind of ball.
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Using the block's hands can still score.
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Dig, bump set, approach and attack.
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The slower and deeper the set, the harder to score.
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The right-side high ball belongs to the opposite.
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Test 7The opposite's serveFaire un test
Serving puts her at the back, so any swing comes from deep.
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Big opposites often hit hard jump topspin serves.
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Right back is her post once the serve is gone.
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A tough server early in the order serves more often.
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Hard serves miss more often.
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A tough server can win several points in a row.
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Pressure without errors matters most late in sets.
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Serve, move, defend and attack.
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Jump topspin is fastest; a standing float is gentlest.
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Powerful hitters often serve powerfully too.
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Test 8Back-row defenceFaire un test
The opposite defends at right back, like the setter's partner.
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Their outside hitter's line shot heads to our right back.
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A defensive specialist can improve the back row.
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She is still an attacking option from the back row.
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Opposites spend most practice time on attacking.
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A back-up setter takes the second ball.
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Every player defends in the back row.
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Read, defend, dig and attack.
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Right back is her usual defensive zone.
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Their outside's line shot runs down our right side.
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Test 9The opposite's numbersFaire un test
Opposites often lead their team in points.
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When every hitter scores, the opposite's share falls.
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Tough sets against full blocks pull her number down.
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Per-set figures make comparisons fair.
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Setters often set their top scorer at big moments.
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Repeated blocks mean opponents have read her shots.
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A strong serve adds aces to her total.
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Most of an opposite's points come from attack.
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Points, efficiency, blocks and plan.
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The tallest bar shows the top scorer.
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Test 10Opposite and setterFaire un test
The setter and the opposite are paired opposite each other.
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Setting backwards, the setter's body faces away from the target.
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The setter cannot see the opposite as she sets.
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In those rotations she is the right-front attacker.
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Close to the target area, she can make the second touch.
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The opposite calls and approaches so the setter knows.
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Each opposite has a preferred set height and spot.
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Pass, call, back set and attack.
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Fast back sets are hardest; a high front set is easiest.
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Setting backwards over the head is a back set.
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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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