the role of a setter...
actually, this is a message from my coach in volleyball....
i repost this because i really love the message.. though i still can't do it...
hope, i would improve my skills as a setter....
A great setter is effectively invisible most of the time, making sure to stay out of the way of all teammates while they are doing their things. He magically appears, remembering all three set requests of his hitters. He evaluates the pass coming to him and determines whether any of the exotic quick sets asked of him are still possible. Then he evaluates the strengths of his three hitters, the game situation, and the defensive strengths of the individuals in the opponents' front row. He then adds in factors for making sure he is distributing sets reasonably among his hitters so none feel left out and for unique, temporary situations such as a hitter being in a slump. He totals all this up to decide who to set to. Now, he has to become aware of just where that hitter is and whether he is making a good approach, whether he needs to adjust the set for a player who normally makes an early or late approach. He makes adjustments due to what he sees the defense doing. Finally, he adds in the personal preferences of that specific hitter to put the ball a few inches closer, further, higher, lower, inside, quicker, etc, to increase that hitter's performance. As soon as he has made the set, he is supposed to be ready to dig any balls blocked straight down. If that doesn't happen, he is supposed to disappear from the face of the earth!
i was really inspired by this letter and i will DO my best to improve....
thanks coach!
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