Hail Varsity: Understanding Serving Zones

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Ever been at a Nebraska volleyball match and noticed Coach John Cook signaling in a number behind his clipboard? He’s telling the server where he wants the serve to go, one of the key strategic decisions made by one coach or the other on each point. Today we’re going to dig into what those zones are and the role they play in how the rest of the point unfolds.

 
When it comes to serving, the court is divided into six zones. Right back is zone one, right front is zone two, middle front is zone three, left front is zone four, left back is zone five and middle back is zone six. Coach Cook will signal in the zone by holding up the corresponding number of fingers, using a fist for zone six. Sometimes he will ask the server to serve directly into a zone, sometimes between zones, which is signaled in by flashing one zone followed quickly by another.

 

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