Setter Release from Right Back

The setter starts in right back and, as soon as the other team serves, runs to the setting spot by the net to set the serve-receive pass. Students practice the setter release, arriving on time, and setting after moving fast.

How to play

1. Mark the setting spot with a cone, 3 ft from the net and slightly right of center (1 min).
2. Groups of 6 per half court: server, two passers, setter in right back, outside hitter, and shagger (2 min).
3. At the moment of the serve, the setter sprints to the cone; the passers bump the serve to that spot (5 min).
4. The setter must arrive stopped, feet facing left, and set high to the outside hitter, who catches it or bumps it over.
5. Group scoring: 1 point if the setter beats the ball there and 1 more for a good set; rotate every 6 serves (5 min).
6. In the last block, play 3-on-3 on a half court with this release required after every opponent serve (5 min).

Rules

• The setter cannot leave before the serve is contacted.
• Run along the right sideline so you don't cross the passers.
• Passers always pass to the cone even if the setter hasn't arrived yet.
• No one enters the passing zone of the next court.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: the student is a stationary passer or an observer who records whether the setter arrives on time.
• Autism: show the route with a drawing on the floor and always use the same start signal.
• Lower fitness level: shorten the release so it starts from the middle of the court.

Learning goals

• Get to the setting spot before the ball.
• Set accurately after a quick movement.
• Understand the setter's role in serve receive.

Equipment for a class of 25

• volleyballs: 10
• nets: 2
• cones: 6

Teacher tip

The most common mistake is setting on the run; have setters brake with a long step and watch the ball before touching it. Explain that this way the setter never has to take the first contact.

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