# The Middle Blocker · Волейбол, Уровень 7: Выше продвинутого

Волейбол · Уровень 7: Выше продвинутого · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/ru/volleyball/level-7/the-middle-blocker/)

The Middle Blocker: 100 фактов, 10 тестов.

Closing the block, the quick, the slide, transition, the middle and the libero, the decoy, blocking the quick, hands at the net, the block's calls and training middles.

## Тест 1: Closing the block

- From the middle she must reach both antennas in time. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Arriving late leaves a gap beside the outside blocker. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A crossover covers distance fast along the net. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Joining hands closely leaves no seam. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Hands already up save time at the jump. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Drifting sideways in the air can push the block apart. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Reading the setter gives the earliest clue. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Read, see, move and close. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The antenna is the farthest move. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Joining the outside blocker is closing the block. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 2: The quick

- The quick hitter is in the air as the setter sets. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Without a good pass, the quick is hard to set. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A quick is hit near the setter, in front of her. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Her run can still hold a blocker in the middle. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The ball arrives so fast that a long swing is too slow. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A sharp cut can beat an early blocker. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The quick works only with very precise timing. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Pass, approach, jump and hit. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The quick is the fastest attack. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A quick hitter jumps before the set because the ball comes so fast. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 3: The slide

- The slide is a one-foot take-off, like a basketball lay-up. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The slide curves behind the setter to the right of the net. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Many women's teams use the slide often. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A moving hitter drifts away from the blocker. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The setter pushes a low, quick ball behind her. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The approach and take-off differ from a normal attack. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The blocker has to move with the slide hitter. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Pass, run, one-foot take-off and hit. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Slide, normal attack, then block. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A one-foot attack behind the setter is a slide. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 4: Transition for the middle

- A balanced landing lets her push off straight away. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Around three metres gives room for a quick approach. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Blocking every rally leaves little time to get off the net. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Seeing the dig tells her if a quick is possible. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Without a good dig, a quick is unlikely. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The middle repeats this pattern constantly. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Too close in, she cannot make a full quick approach. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Land, back off, watch and approach. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The better the dig, the more likely the quick. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Backing off gives room for her next approach. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 5: The middle and the libero

- The libero plays most of their back-row rallies. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The middle serves; after her serve is lost, the libero comes on. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A specialist defender improves the back row. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- She serves until the serve is lost, then the libero replaces her. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Until the libero comes on, she defends in the back row. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The libero leaves before the front row; the middle returns. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A reliable serve makes her short time at the line count. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Front row, serve, off for the libero, then back on. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The libero plays only the back row of one or two middles. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The libero takes over the middle's back-row rotations. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 6: The decoy

- Her run keeps a blocker in the middle. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A convincing decoy needs the same effort as a real attack. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- With the middle gone, the outside has fewer hands in front. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Only a convincing run holds the blocker. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- If the middle never gets the ball, blockers stop watching her. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Drawing blockers does not appear as a kill for her. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A hard-working decoy makes the team's attack better. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Pass, decoy run, blocker fooled and the outside set. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Only a full approach holds the blocker. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Her run pulled the opposing middle away from the real set. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 7: Blocking the quick

- The middle stands closest to the quick hitter. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Against a quick from a perfect pass, waiting is too slow. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- If she commits and the set goes wide, the outside faces one blocker. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A poor pass makes a quick hard to run. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Hands in the hitter's path block the quick. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A good pass plus an early run signals the quick. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The ball arrives almost at once, close to the net. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Pass, run, jump and press. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The better the pass, the more likely a quick. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- In front of the quick hitter's arm, she blocks the quick. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 8: Hands at the net

- Hands over the net cut off the hitter's downward angles. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Penetrating blocks press over the net. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Spread, firm fingers block more of the ball's path. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Watching the hit lets them adjust their hands. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A net touch is a fault. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- An inward hand turns tools back into the court. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A soft block can still slow a ball they cannot stop. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Jump, reach, spread and land. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- From pressing over the net to slowing the ball. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Reaching over closes the gap between hands and net. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 9: The block's calls

- From the middle she can watch every hitter. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Naming the threats sets up the block. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A commit call warns team-mates that the outside may be single-blocked. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Calls keep each hitter covered when they cross. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A touch call warns defenders the ball changed. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Long calls cannot be heard or used in time. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The middle's calls help them decide where to stand. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Hitters, plan, switch and touch. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Before the serve, during the pass, after the touch. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The middle sets up the block with her calls. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

## Тест 10: Training middles

- Matches demand moving the moment the set is read. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Many blocks per match need jump endurance. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- A coach on a box hits from a hitter's height. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- The quick needs constant practice together. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Video from behind shows the hands and the seam. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Too many jumps can hurt knees and backs. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Real attacks make the drill game-like. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Each stage adds real play. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Start, read, move and jump. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)
- Moving along the net trains blocking footwork. (Источник: FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II), general coaching references)

Источники: 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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