Identifying illegal back row attacks

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Originally Posted by DaveASA/FED

2) I use the wheel as a line up tool and glancing down I can get back row players in my head quick

Ok, I used the wheel in my game tonight (I was R2 for the varsity). It was not horrible, but I had two problems.

1) I felt like I didn't really have enough time between points to use it effectively. I couldn't write down the subs, for example. And also, while it helped me identify the back row players, I had a much harder time remembering who was supposed to be "opposite" each other. So the result was that I had a grasp of the back row, but had no idea if the front row was aligned properly.

2) First words out of my partner's mouth after the match (when I asked if he had any things for me to work on), "Try to get out of the habit of using the wheel." It was not said in a condescending way. He said that it's too easy to become dependent on it, so it's better just to figure it out without using the wheel at all.

So now, once again, I don't know what do.

BTW, this partner was excellent to work with. Helpful when asked, but not overbearing or overly-critical. He called a couple position faults when I was unsure, but other than that he let me live and die with my own calls.

He also happens to be the boys' volleyball assignor in the Spring. I'm not sure if I helped or hurt my cause today.