Principles:

1. Let the angle do the work
2. Simple is better than complex
3. The arms and hands react better and faster to unexpected events

Keys:

1. Be stopped, be ready
   1. Feet apart (wider than shoulders)
   2. Knees bent
   3. Arms down
2. Ball-Setter-Ball-Hitter – reading is the premier skill in volleyball
   1. First look at the pass-
      1. is it coming over the net?
      2. can the setter set quick?
   2. Look at the setter – watch for telltale signs – arched back (back set), loading up (outside set), high hands (quick), one hand up (tip)
   3. Look at the ball – is the ball coming over, if not, where do I have to go?
      1. Hitters tend to hit where the set takes them
      2. Tight set – move forward for tip or steep hit
      3. Off net – move back for deeper hit
      4. Set past hitter – cover line
      5. Set inside – watch cross
   4. Watch the hitter – approach angle, shoulders, timing
3. Bellies, not butts

• We want sprawls and pancakes, not rolls