# Attack Combinations · Pallavolo, Livello 3: Pre-intermedio

Pallavolo · Livello 3: Pre-intermedio · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/it/volleyball/level-3/attack-combinations/)

Attack Combinations: 100 fatti, 10 test.

Tempo, the X play, the slide, the pipe, fast outside sets, overloads and tandems, decoys, plays by rotation, calling plays and what happens when a combination breaks down.

## Test 1: Il ritmo

- First tempo: the hitter jumps before or as the setter touches the ball. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Third tempo is a high ball: the approach starts after the set. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Second tempo comes between a quick and a high ball. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Different speeds stop the block settling on one timing. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A high, slow set lets every blocker arrive. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The hitter jumps before the set, so the pass must be exact. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Middles hit the quick sets. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Quick, fast, high. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The middle is moving before the ball reaches the setter. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A hitter in the air at the moment of the set is first tempo. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 2: The X play

- The X starts with the middle's quick approach in front of the setter. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The second hitter cuts behind the middle to hit close beside her. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- If the middle blocker goes with the quick, the crossing hitter is free. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The cross only works if she arrives a moment after the quick. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- An outside or the opposite crosses behind the middle. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- With the middle blocker committed, the crossing hitter faces little block. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Two hitters crossing need practised paths and timing. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The middle goes first; the crossing hitter follows. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A committed blocker leaves the crossing hitter free. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A quick with a second hitter crossing behind it is an X play. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 3: The slide

- The slide hitter moves sideways in the air, so blockers chase her. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Middles often run slides behind the setter. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The slide finishes behind the setter, toward the right antenna. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The set meets a hitter who is running along the net. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The moving take-off makes the slide hard to block without a big jump. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Starting as if for a quick drags the blocker before the slide moves away. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The approach curves behind the setter, parallel to the net. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Start in front, run behind, one-foot take-off, hit. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Slides move most; high balls are hit almost straight up. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A curved run behind the setter ending in a one-foot jump is a slide. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 4: The pipe and the quick

- A middle blocker watching the quick has no time to block the pipe. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Outside hitters in the back row attack the pipe. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A late attack from the middle catches blockers between hitters. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The back-row hitter needs time and room to reach the ball from behind the line. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- With only two front-row hitters, the pipe adds one more option. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Back-row players must take off behind the attack line to attack above the net. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The pipe is hit from the back middle. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The quick holds the block; the pipe follows. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- With the middle blocker held, the pipe goes through the middle. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A back-row attack from the middle is the pipe. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 5: Fast sets to the outside

- A fast set reaches the hitter before the middle blocker arrives. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A fast set leaves no time for a late approach. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A poor pass makes a fast, precise set very hard. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The middle has to cover the whole distance in less time. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Hitters at the antennae get the fast sets. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A fast set is flat, just over the net. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A flat path gets the ball across the net fast. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Early start, flat set, contact near the antenna, late block. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Flat and fast, medium, then high and slow. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The block had no time to form against the fast set. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 6: Overloads and tandems

- Two attackers close together give the block two threats in one place. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A hitter facing one blocker has more of the court open. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Decoys draw blockers away from the hitter who gets the set. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Attacking where the block is weakest gives the best odds. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The blocker who jumped with the quick is coming down as she hits. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Blockers cannot cover two hitters in one area at once. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Reading the set is safer than guessing which hitter gets it. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Load one side, then attack the other. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Isolation means one blocker; a bad pass brings the whole block. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Back-to-back jumps in one spot make a tandem. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 7: Decoys

- A decoy runs and jumps to draw blockers, but the set goes elsewhere. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Each real-looking approach has to be respected. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A lazy fake fools nobody. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Middles run quicks on most plays, set or not. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Unpredictable decoys keep the block guessing. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- After a bad pass, blockers know a quick is impossible and ignore the decoy. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The call tells each hitter her job on the play. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Call, fake, pull and set elsewhere. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Only a full approach fools the blockers. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Her run drew attention while the set went elsewhere. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 8: Plays by rotation

- Each rotation puts a different set of hitters in the front row. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A back-row hitter adds a third option. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The best play depends on who is at the net in that rotation. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A back-row setter may not send it over from above the net. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- With its best hitters at the net, the team uses its fastest plays. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Each rotation needs its own paths and timing. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The back-row opposite attacks from the right back. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Know the rotation, choose, signal, run. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Three front hitters give most options; no back-row attack gives fewest. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Zone 1 gives the team another hitter for this rotation. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 9: Calling plays

- A signal behind the back is hidden from the opponents. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Once the rally starts, there is no time to agree a plan. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Number systems give the place along the net and the speed of the set. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- In a broken rally, the setter needs to hear who can attack. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- If the pass is off, the planned play may not be possible. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Codes keep the plan secret. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The setter calls plays, sometimes following signals from the bench. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Signal, acknowledge, serve, run. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- From the match plan down to the final choice. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Hand signals behind the back tell the team's hitters the play. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Test 10: When combinations break down

- A bad pass usually rules out the fast parts of the play. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A hitter who keeps coming stays an option. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Every team agrees where the ball goes when the play cannot run. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Crossing runs need exact timing. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The best set goes to a hitter who can actually attack. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Fast plays win points but can also bring errors. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A play the opponents always read no longer works. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A bad pass forces the team onto its bail-out plan. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The faster the play, the more it needs a perfect pass. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Crossing paths collide when the timing is off. (Fonte: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

Fonti: 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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