5-1 rotation guide
Libero position
Rotation
S setter
OH outside
MB middle
OPP opposite
L libero
Overlap rule: when the ball is served, each back-row player stays behind their front-row partner (1 behind 2, 6 behind 3, 5 behind 4), and neighbors stay in order left to right.
Reading the hitter: hold base until the ball is set, then move. Count the rhythm: pass, set, hit. If you haven't seen the ball by "3," expect a tip.
Position ideas adapted from Stork Hsu's 5-1 positional defense diagrams (2003). Shaded areas are dig zones and they overlap where defenders share a ball. The setter covers only a small piece of court.