Finding the setter

[FMadera]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

This is so that if the setter sets the ball and it goes over the net, we can recognize a back row attack?

If the setter (assuming back row, in front of attack line) completes an attack when at the moment of attack contact, the ball was entirely above the net, then it would be illegal, so knowing where the setter is would be useful.

Same concept for illegal blocks on the setter, which can occur more often than illegal attacks.

B. To be able to recognize alignments without the use of a card/wheel/etc.

How does finding the setter help you do that?

Most (I'd say 90% of) teams use a rotational order of "Right, Left, Middle," with the setter being considered a "right." If you find the setter, then the next player would be your left side, and the one after that, the middle.

Assuming you can identify which player is playing which position, you learn to track not by player number, but actual player. Starting with the setter can help you figure out where everyone is.