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Volleyball · Level 5

Upper-Intermediate

5 sub-levels · 50 tests · 500 facts · updated 25 October 2026

Level 5 is how matches are won: side-out and break point, reading the opponent, close sets and pressure, time-outs and substitutions as tools, and the libero's game.

Sub-levels

Sub-level 5.1Side-Out and Break PointSiding out, break points, side-out and break-point percentages, first-ball side-outs, scoring runs, complex 1 and complex 2, side-out plans by rotation, the balance of the two phases and training them.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.2Reading the OpponentThe setter's distribution and position, the hitter's timing, shot charts, the server's habits, scouting reports, patterns by rotation, hitters reading the block, adjusting during the match and hiding your own tells.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.3Close Sets and PressureThe end of a set, set and match point, the deciding set, serving under pressure, the go-to hitter, routines between rallies, momentum, closing out a lead, coming back from behind and sets past 25.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.4Time-outs and Substitutions as ToolsWhen to call a time-out, stopping a run, icing the server, what is said in a time-out, saving time-outs, the serving specialist, blocking and defensive substitutes, a player in a slump, the video challenge and…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.5The Libero's GameThe libero in serve receive, her footwork and range, her voice, choosing the dig, judging in or out, the libero's story, her statistics, who becomes a libero, her mental game and training the libero.10 tests · 100 facts

Written from

FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II) and general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category.