Volleyball guide

Positions, rotation and rules explained in plain language, with formation diagrams. Practise every topic straight away on the 3D court.

Volleyball positions: names, roles and abbreviations

Setter, opposite, outside hitter, middle blocker and libero. Who does what on court, and what S, OP, OH and MB stand for.

How rotation works in volleyball, which way you rotate, who serves and how rotations are numbered. With diagrams of all 6 rotations.

Who has to stand in front of or next to whom when the ball is served? The volleyball overlap (position fault) rule explained with simple diagrams.

One setter, an opposite across from them, two outside hitters and two middles. How the 5-1 system works and how it differs from 4-2 and 6-2.

The W formation with five passers, three-person serve receive and hiding the setter. How to line up legally to receive the serve.

Why the libero wears a different jersey, who they replace, what they may not do and how libero replacements work. FIVB rules in plain language.

The most common way to play pick-up volleyball: everyone plays the zone they are standing in. Who sets, how to pass and how to avoid chaos.

Indoor court 18 × 9 m, beach court 16 × 8 m, the 3 m attack line, the free zone and net heights for men, women and youth.