Position with ball in the air

[Brian Watson]

Contrary to popular belief, you should be positioned so that you can see the three team hits and have a view of the net. If you see a questionable handling call, you can discreetly signal your partner.

Basically, after the ball crosses the net you should be transitioning to the opposite side and be in position to see the 2nd team hit through the net.

First, this allows you to have some ownership of handling (i.e you cannot bail on the coach with “sorry, I don’t watch the ball)

2nd, it allows you to know where the ball is in anticipation for where it is going to go. Based on where the set is, you know what part of the net to watch. Tis much easier to anticipate where the attack/block is going to be, rather than wait for it to to come into view and hope you catch a violation.