The game is very fast - just seconds from serve to spike.

The game is very fast - just seconds from serve to spike. The systems of attack and defence together with the skills involved make volleyball very dynamic and the plays are embedded in strategy and tactics. Top teams use statistical packages to analyse their own and their opponent's play.

Combination attacks strong>- three or four attackers can be involved in a combination attack - they all make their attack run, just one gets the ball and the opposition must decide which. The setter will use different attackers in different positions and different tempo (paced) balls at different heights.

Slide attack - one attacker may run behind the setter to attack the ball using a one leg take off and 'sliding' along the net.

Dives - extreme defence action. The taller attackers are sometimes seen as less agile but this is not always the case.

Moments - there are also moments in the game which can bring pleasure or pain depending on the result such as deciding whether the the ball is going out of court, watching to see if the opposition picks up your blocked ball.


The court is a place to see game psychology in action mixed with tactical observation and of course emotions.