Being a middle blocker is like being the volleyball court's janitor - you're always cleaning up messes! You read the setter like a psychic, only to get sent scrambling across the court anyway. One minute you're a human wall, the next you're playing vertical tennis against hitters with cannons for arms. But those perfect slide kills - the crowd's roar makes you feel invincible! Just don't get cocky, or the libero will make you pay. It's a rollercoaster of glory and confusion, but hey, that's the thrill of being a middle!

@adrielwamulanga9234

2 ай бұрын

I disagree with the middle part 😤

@theplayer7960

Ай бұрын

Middles, like he said dont get too cocky or the libs will most definitely make you pay.

@cornervermelho

29 күн бұрын

Facts

@alexoliveirad6761

14 күн бұрын

who always clean up messes is a libero, who save others persons mistakes or just help everyone

Okay, fine. Maybe being a middle is kinda tough. But those moments when you read the set perfectly and stuff a spike? Best feeling ever Edit: Thanks for the likes highest ive ever gotten. I'll be doing as many pushups as the likes get. I'll check the likes again by 4/12/2024 and i'll post on my channel the next day

@michaelklaphake4093

26 күн бұрын

Middle is the most rewarding position when you make a play. It's a lot of hard work that doesn't get recognized but a complete stuff block or bouncing a 1st tempo ball is just so satisfying

I have so much fun playing middle, but maybe I'm just a masochist

@YodaBVL

Ай бұрын

It’s legit so fun to just play front row and block people

@rainytempest3137

Ай бұрын

I hate it. They only put me there because im 6,6

@YodaBVL

Ай бұрын

@@rainytempest3137 I’m 5’10 but they put me at middle because I’m good at blocking and to me blocking I’d the best part of the fame

@metrotic

Ай бұрын

Same I’m like 5’11 and I just feel so happy to play middle bc like it’s fun when u just score and block

@YodaBVL

17 күн бұрын

@@metrotic I'm 5'10 9th grader in highschool and coach switched me from left side to middle and i was so much better at it than left and i also love blocking

Lol Middle position SO underrated. With a good Middle you have a power hitter, decoy and a wall. If you don't have them, it gonna get a LOT harder. Also is a position that not many people wants to play. So love to the middle positions.

@Sigma_Luffy1111

13 күн бұрын

well, i agree if it is not on a high level game. cuz middle position has much more potential and impact on a lower level game

@danielschnabel2204

19 сағат бұрын

middle is boring and it sucks, its only fun in like matches where everyone sucks lmao

at 6:00 I just find it so funny that while talking about how serving specialist requires more skill than opposite he shows a clip of an opposite serving

i personally think that middles are very important to the match because of them drawing the blocks. Its so much easier as a setter when i can establish my middle as a threat to score early so the blockers cant cheat over to the outside or right side as much, making it much easier to get them single/no blockers.

@SneakyBastard-oi4eb

Ай бұрын

THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU GOOD SETTERS

Middles are underrated. They are definitely one of the, if not the highest contributor. It's also the most fun position.

One aspect that get missed alot with middles is that they have so many offensive options to experiment with. Different approaches, Tempos, combinations.

i was a libero but i’m now an outside!! outside is this best in my opinion, you get to pass, hit, and block.

i think that oppo should have a higher skill ranking. most of the time, the outside gets these perfect dime sets, and we’re stuck with the backsets that dont go where they should half the time. it takes quite a bit of skill to adjust to these sets.

Playing middle blocker is awesome, for the 3 rotations were on we jump and block constantly and then the other middle blocker subs on

I love playing middle

Middle blocker

@Ladybugs-are-cute

2 ай бұрын

Me too😮😮🤭🤭

@kindabaddy

2 ай бұрын

W

@adrielwamulanga9234

2 ай бұрын

Sameee

@The_German_Main

2 ай бұрын

Is it worth it tho? I mean most middles suck at serve receive and setting. At least the ones I play with😢

@ameliaray0711

2 ай бұрын

@@The_German_Main you still have to have the position on the court, it takes skill 🤷🏼‍♀️

i’m a libero and i love ur vids!!!

I'm playing as a middle blocker for the first time this year and I totally with you, I'm not having fun 'cause I'm not so good yet, but when you do a monster Block it' s so satisfying!

The joy of playing a setter is the best feeling ever, I swear. Especially when you play with really skilled players with whom you can perform various stuff! But the best part of it is when you absolutely destroy other team's blockers and create an open sky for the hitter or when you make a perfect fake set, that just sends shivers down my spine. Bet Simonne Gianneli feels the same playing his position

I'm opposite hitter now, but I have played as outside hitter, libero and middle blocker. I still would love to play as a middle if I were a lot taller person. Also I'd really love to try playing as a setter, but in my team there're too many setters for me to even try. So I play opposite and I love hitting the ball, I just want my setter to set me more even though I have made most points on my team

@tomberman3

2 ай бұрын

And no even though this might sound as a very experienced player, I'm not that good player in many aspects.. So I do what I do best which is serve max or miss and kill the ball or lose it

As a middle I agree with the fun, I would even rank it lower. Skill is decently ranked as you need to account for everything a setter needs to account for but then you need to take it a step further and move to make that choice, that takes insane reaction time and is a very difficult skillset to master. But for importance I just gotta disagree. Think what will happen if a middle is late to the block or miss judges, without a middle the spiker will almost definitely have a 1 on 1 on the wings and a no block kill at the middle. It is also very important to fake out other players to give the wings better chances to score by luring them away. The middle is one of if not the MOST IMPORTANT positions if a middle and setter have chemistry. If a setter can get it to the middle on an out of system play like we can see in the VNL and european league then there will always be a threat and it will always be important. I rest my case.

@SneakyBastard-oi4eb

Ай бұрын

Except the fun part (I love being a middle), I completely agree with you.

@elliotmyers9071

Ай бұрын

This is well said.

oml i used to be an OH and it was fun until i tried libero, AND OML MY LIFE HAS CHANGED I TAKE LESSONS SO I CAN MASTER LEBERO BECAUSE I LOVE IT

@ninjaboi_.shadowmaster6283

Ай бұрын

Where do you take lessons? Or how did you find the place?

@hynlix_vb

Ай бұрын

@@ninjaboi_.shadowmaster6283 I take lessons at a vb club called unified, you can look up travel volleyball clubs and look if they have lessons or not

(4:54) “Hey, maybe you’re a middle out there that just loves absolutely jumping up and down all the time with no reward.” That’s pretty much the job description 😂 I went from outside hitter to middle and boyyyyyy the amount of movement involved is whewwwww. I love it though. Probably wouldn’t change my position (but would love to be set a few times at least, damn).

i absolutely love middle!!! everyone else on my team hates playing it

jugar de libero es muy divertido !! saludos desde argentina bro 🏐

As a Libero, I think a middle is VERY important. How hard is it to dig a spike with no block? It turns from doable to impossible. If you don't have a well formed block in the front row, it makes defense in the back row incredibly hard (i.e. middle back pulling forward to cover a gap in the block leaves the deep court open). I do agree that offense is more important than defense, but it is impossible to have a good offense without a good defense creating opportunities for attacks. Even if a middle doesn't block their matchup 100% of the time, they are decreasing the options the opposing attacker has, that attacker is now forced to hit around the block rather than anywhere they want. All in all though, I think the rankings were pretty solid.

As an opposite hitter I love the fact that if I make a mistake, I'll have time to cool down and hide from the game for a few sets and come back better

I think you summed it up pretty well but still everyone is different As a short person who previously played offense I couldn't wait to be in the back row and now that I'm a libero I'm more confident and at ease So I think everyone should ask themselves what is the best volleyball position for *them*

oh this guy is on his content creation grind... i like it

I'm a short middle (6'2") but I've always loved middle. I love blocking, and hitting quick sets is a lot of fun. HOWEVER I will admit I complain about my setters and my knees a lot. I'm pretty good at making up for my low height, very fast on blocks, good at hitting around blocks too, but I HARD agree that middles have low impact. There have been times where I played for bad teams, and so just felt helpless. Bad passes mean you never get set, and bad setter means you can't hit properly or consistently. And if your pins are bad, then it's a nightmare trying to solo block all 3 hitters on the opposing team

@sockswithcrocs8224

2 ай бұрын

im a 5'10 middle haha

@KaelynREades

Ай бұрын

I’m a freshman 5’6 middle lol (I’m a girl so that’s probably why)

@ascent1on716

Ай бұрын

yeah man it just feels so bad when either your having an off game or day and the other team is way better (unless you hit some kind of block and it just lights you up some type of way) or your teams setter refuses to pass to you and the other team just wont ever hit and will try and tip every ball. But then when get that one moment when everything is right and the flow and course of the game is ruled by you just feels so good.

@sacredsav1589

Ай бұрын

Not me being a 5’ 8” middle 😂

@phsycobunny

Ай бұрын

Calling yourself short but being 6’2” seems so unfair. (I am 5’4” tho)

14:20 I'm dying. My son is an Outside Hitter on his team and occasionally has a little covetous glance over at the setter's position. I was thinking exactly this when you said it.

True setter is so fun😊

As a lefty i’m afraid i would never be an outside haha

@brouwerstwan

2 ай бұрын

Oleg Plotnytskyi made it as a lefthanded outside hitter! 😄

@polikcz6397

2 ай бұрын

​@@brouwerstwan Michelleto also, or am I wrong?

@brouwerstwan

2 ай бұрын

@@polikcz6397 You're right! I would bet there's a few more who do as well.

@SneakyBastard-oi4eb

Ай бұрын

Plotnytskiy, Michielletto and Olek Sliwka are all left-handed, and they're some of the best in the world. I recommend looking for Sliwka, he's the smart and clever type of outside.

I think it is spot on, I am playing as middle since my team lacks middle blockers and I am the tallest, but it sucks a lot when being switched by libero, especially that I feel like I can give a lot in the defence. I was, and always will be, aiming for outside hitter

As someone who prefers to play left side, here is how I see it. Everyone will be different and the list is subjective. I only started playing in my mid 20's but I got good enough quickly as I mainly trained with varsity players. Late learning, but I got to see what I thought would be easiest for me to pickup quickly. It really depends on the person, and you need to identify what you like and can get good at. As far as easiest goes Opposite is the easiest, outside next, libero, middle(depends on height, but based on me at 6' and slow), and then setter. Outside you just fix balls and get kills, identify the block, and be a decent receiver and you are good. Opposite is the same, minus passing, but I find hitting down the line harder. Receiving is harder to pick up than hitting line from right side though. Libero needs to be the best receiver and setter from the back row. If an outside misses a ball, you can let it slide more than a libero. The defence is on his back, and him messing up a receive is a problem. Lots of pressure. A good set and a good hit starts with a good receive. Hate on liberos all you want, but they are the start to your good hits. Middle because it's a lot of jumping and turning, plus you have to be quick to get a good kill. 2 blockers is the usual, 1 is the minimum if you aren't fast enough. So you need to be good at identifying the block and picking a location fairly quick. Setter for obvious reasons. Base position is 1 and I know a lot of receivers that don't get the ball high enough for them. They have to make a decision on up to 5 hitters on the court based on how everyone on your team and the other is oriented. That's before you consider silky hands that can float the ball within a small area for the hitter to hit it. It is possible I could be too dumb for setter, but I can hit a solid 3m line bounce(done it twice in one day recently, but the net was 7'10) and cross from the left side. As an outside, I just have to be powerful and accurate. If I get a good set, I feel like ass if I miss because I know how good it was and I feel like I let them down. Hitting a line shot 3' out to the left kills me when the set is mint.

I feel like you greatly undervalued middles for their importance like if they dont close the block its basically just a free point for the other team at the highest levels

Honestly in lower leagues and teams where you might not have a libero, its pretty fun to play middle because you are not getting swapped out and have to serve and basically be a libero who can also sometimes attack while being in the back row. But i can imagine it would be something different if you only stand in the front for 3 rotations and might not get any impact.

man i can totally agree, i am an outsider hitter myself and i play relatively good but man in my last tournament we had to sub our setter and the dude was just BAD... we lost almost every set that day and i got like 5 balls in total in the entire tournament ... sheeesh that was a bad experience

Middle was heavilllllly underrated

i love playing middle

Libero

@johankastepanova6302

29 күн бұрын

Me too🔥

I love volleyball can u give us a tutorial on how to perfect ur overhand serve? Please

It’s so true as a outside hitter I wish I would be a setter

I have to say middle is a blast. It’s like a 1 man army to stop the other team. Either the team chance balls or does a push to get the ball over. I don’t let anyone have an easy hit as the middle. Stuffing spikes or spiking an opponent’s misplaced set are rewarding moments. Your team gains a bit of relief and a moral boost from seeing the plays. Not to mention being a decoy so your hitters can have open hits. Throw in a few good set plays so the opponents think you are setting the second hit but… you spike instead. Middle is so close to the setter that the other team has to play against your minus tempo. Back row is manageable with pipe hits, do a back row jump sets or a set rotation to solidify your “setting” prowess. Proceed to dunk on the second hit.

i started off as opp hitter, then setter, then libero and i can honestly say that i absolutely DID NOT miss my other positions when i switched to libero ☠️ my serves are pretty weak, im very short (literally 140cm), my team was very offensive, so i was extremely exhausted both mentally and physically only halfway through the first sets even though i was pampered as a setter. once i was libero, i was definitely physically tired, but i never actually had to stress anymore, so i never switched positions after that.

Hey pme i got a volleyball torny next week with a bunch of other schools do u have any tips im left wing

My high school team was absolutely carried by our outside hitter. Having a reliable option to get out of bad rotation by getting kills with pipe attacks is so huge. He also carried our serve receive along with the libero.

Libero hype! I love volleyball but I am just starting. If you have any tips for a solo volleyball player that is a male please help.

Middle blocker the moment when u shut down the enemy the best feeling ever

I mostly play outside and setter but I have played middle and it’s a lot less sets but yeah I love playing outside 😂

SPIKER IS THE BEST POSTION I HAVE EVER PLAYED

@adrielwamulanga9234

2 ай бұрын

You mean hitter?

I love playing opposite hitter. In lower level play opposite hitters tend to be more defensive and all-around then just a power hitter. I'm not talking about at the college or professional level obviously. So you end up needing to have all the skills like an outside, but also potentially back-up setting as well. So you need to have a average / above-average skill in all facets of the game. I love being able to do a piece of everything and back-up everything up. But that's just the leagues / level I play at.

I'm a 6ft middle and i love getting subbed for the libero because I hate receiving and love hitting and blocking. I do compain a lot about my knees tho and somethims i just don't get sets.

It’s a love hate relationship with being a middle

receiving for me is really fun but only if I can see clearly its hard to play sports without glasses especially volleyball cause predicting the direction of the ball is hard if you cant see the spiker's follow through, astigmatism heredity is not enjoyable

I play as a middle in an amateur team and we are not lucky enough to have anyone capable of playing the libero role well. So I'm lucky enough to be able to play in all 6 positions. And so it's definitely really fun. But I understand that otherwise it could be much less so.

This is kinda baised since i played libero since like 5th grade but I've ALWAYS been my team's libero, lot's of it has to do with my height since i'm literally the height of a 4th grader (i'm like 5'1) front row was always really hard for me so i preferred playing defence. Yes, it's hard, yes it's very painful (usually most libero's have like two kneepads, a bunch of bruises, bandages on their hands and fingers) but the feeling of being able to send that ball back into the court feels so, so amazing

middle blocker is underrated it should be top 3 imo

Bro! Playing as a setter is fun bro

Personally I completely agree. Maybe buff up the opposites skill to 4 cause on a new team with an average setter, they won’t be able to set back as well meaning you would need to be able to adjust a bit more. That’s only when they do set opposite tho

I’ve played as a libero, outside, opposite, setter, and DS and I think opposite is way harder than people give it credit for because they have the smallest room to hit and have the least options so we have to be able to adjust all the time and have to block the outside which is the most prominent hitter on the other side of the court i also think the defensive positions deserved a little more credit but setter is 1000% the hardest position

in my opinion is a setter the importants role for the whole game. Because he is the gamemaker. When the second ball is not good sett the outside hitter oder middleblocks can not attack very well. sorry for my english.

As a libero I say that I would still be one If I was twice my height, I just love the adrenaline but it's not so fun when you're not doing good. It is possible for a libero to have the match on their shoulders (I've had it many times especially when I was in a lower category) I still don't think it's the hardest position, it just requires commitment and it's fun if you like it. As I am getting better i'm learning about the importance of each position and how much I like mine. Also if there's not a good defense then there could not be an offense so I like my job. And i've played other positions too for games (I'd never be a setter tho, I can't even set with my arms) My respect for setters.

So true that outside hitters want to be setters and everyone else wants to be outside hitters lmao. I play outside and I always wanna set

on my opinnion opossite spiker is the most fun possition you only get to block and spike when ur in front row

libero is so accurate. atm im a libero but its my dream to play outside.

I’m an outside hitter and a ds (yes, I know, two very different positions lol) but my teams setter is injured right now so now I’m a setter!

I agree with ur rating, but I want to say, that for me (as a setter) I think, that it can be really frustrating if u give perfect sets and the attacker just messes it, or if u have a really bad defense and u always beed to run ir even dive

As I am a setter I never want to be a outside hitter it's so much work for that position as a setter I enjoy to set for them but every position is important

I play as setter but i played as a opposite hitler the most of the time. I believe that mentally the setter is the most exhausting. Seeing blocks stopping attacks, having to make a good pass with mediocre receptions. Physically I don't feel very tired, especially if I have good receptors. As an opposite hitler r, it's pretty simple. I usually don't receive it despite being very good at receiving it. And I have very few opportunities to attack and when the opponent's block delays, it's very simple. I played as a hitter for a while. It's complicated because the block is always very strong. The good thing is that I always receive passes and can always attack whenever I want. As I'm short I can't always be attacking. therefore be opposite. But as a setter I can say that it is the most difficult. The mental weight is absurd and sometimes even when you're not tired, the psychological burden seems to hold your muscles back.

I totally agree (I’m an OH/Libero)😂

My ratings for positions (making them in the order you put them): Serving specialist Skill: 4, I think serving is easier to practice and get better at than the rest. Importance: 2, too situational Fun: 1 as well Total: 7 Middle Skill: 7, depends on your physical prowess. If you're a shorter but flexible middle, like me, you'll be able to do so much more than just block and hit hard. Many last resort balls have come to me, and I actually deal with them by intentionally tooling most of the time. And I have good serving, passing and defense compared to what is expected from a middle in my age and height. Importance: this, I HAVE to disagree. 6. Any spiker knows the frustration of always having to face a double block if your middle isn't good, and all of the defense will cry if your middle doesn't at least soft block. I admit that when things get "desperate", the middle won't do much, but they're still the central (hehe) pieces of blocking and defense. Fun: this will be heavily tied to your setter, tied to your passers and a bit tied to the overall skill of the spikers playing. It can fluctuate between a 4 and an 8, where 4 is pretty much the setter never sets you, and 8 is when the setter and you use your skills well and accordingly. Total: 17 to 21 (average is 19, MY average is 20, I like it a lot) Opposite Skill: to be an opposite worth your damn, AT LEAST 4. You'll need to be an attacking monster (be it by strength or technique, and in the backrow) and hold yourself well in serving and defending. Importance: 7, slightly agree, but with how opposites play today, I think if they're a little bit behind, the setter gets stressed much more easily. Fun: nah. I played opposite for a good while and it's not as fun as the rest (except serving specialist). I give it a 7 at best Total: 18 Libero Skill: 8, agreed. Importance: 6, we, Brazilians, just KNOW how important a libero on their game is. Serginho just has everything... and the difference between our Tokyo Olympics and Katowice World Championship was Thales Hoss being off his game in the first (I still have nightmares about that 4th place), and on his game in the latter. Fun: 6, agreed. Total: 20 Outside Hitter Skill: 10, I think it's, physically and technically, the most difficult position (not the most complicated, simply the most difficult and under some of the highest pressure). Importance: 9, agreed. Fun: 7, I really don't think enthusiastically when I have to play outside when we have too many middles and all of them have to practice for us to see who's better, even though I have enough skill to become one with more focused practice. Total: 26 as well, different personal reasoning Setter Skill: 10, agreed as well Importance: 8. You'll KNOW if your setter is bad. The only parts in which a setter can't do much is if you need to emergency set a highball to your outside or opposite, or when your spikers are simply killing everything. Otherwise, EVERY PLAY will have your hands in it. Fun: too variable, in my opinion, 5 to 9. Can't really explain it. Total: 23 to 27 (my average coincides with the general average, 25) Ranking, best to worst: Outside (26), Setter (25), Libero (20, edited in because I forgot it), Middle (19), Opposite (18), Serving Specialist (7).

setter as well!

Bro did you just get an editor. Because those graphics were nice

ok i LOVE being a libero because i enjoy wasting my energy on saving the ball. And i get to do that a lot cuz my team does nothing but hit balls out of the court. (guys im being extra a ball only goes out once every two games so don't dis me) but i do get SUPER tired after a game. i really like that feeling i get when i save a ball that went really far like i get goosebumps it makes me so happy and then i get all the cudos afterwards 😚

I don’t have a position yet but i really wanna be a opposite hitter even tho I’m 5’1. I’m gonna try out for jv next year

The only thing I disagree with is middle blocker's importance! Timing with blocks, being able to cut off area of which I outside can hit, as well as the ability to produce points! I'm a setter/opposite hitter! I get called to play middle because of my height sometimes and it is definitely a big job

Outside and middle hitter here!!!

I agree with the setter score... all else could be different. But hey, we all have our point of view. For example: in the 9 years I have been coaching we have been lacking on opposite hitters... then your score falls into place. This year however we have a machine!!! Tall, athletic, wicked serves and above all super effective opposite hitter! Importance to the game?!?! 10 out of 10 now! That guy hits like Bartosz Kurek. I guess you haven't played with someone like that before?! It really changes your game... opens up the court for the setter on both ends of the net. But, I guess every team needs to find their strategy!

Outside hitter and second setter to my team

As someone who started playing 6-2 setter/oppo and outside I can confirm this is accurate

I've played middleblocker, setter, and outside hitter

Serving specialist is The most underrated position by far, i could Yap here for More than 100 rows But just imagine this: youre losing The set 15-21, you get subbed in. You absolutely fucking blow that first serve perfectly on The Back line and they barely Even touch it, you get The point. You do The same thing again But this Time to The opposite side, you get The point. You mix it up and do a floater and they receive it badly, you get The point. You do a normal hard serve it touches The net But drops in, you get The point. You do one More serve and they received it nicely, you get The ball up, you get The point. You do one More floater and you Hit The net. You lose The point But win The set 25-23 you were The mvp by far. Its mostly a matter of just how good you are at serving (ofc depends who you are playing against) Back in like grade 7 i had a temmate who sometimes got like 10 points in a row, he was a serving specialist who was one of The most impactful people on The team. So yeah, serve fun skill issue detected opinion rejected.

I used to be serving specialist but now I am outside hitter😂

as someone who's played as an outside, an opposite, and a setter (when ours is injured), i think setters definitely so frustrating cause there's too many possibilities to account for, and middle is the WORST. Personally, middle is too much for me, it's like i have to think much faster than usual (even more than setter...). Opposite sucks cause you never get set honestly but when you do (since im a leftie) you get to destroy! And i don't usually play outside but playing outside is awesome cause you always get set...

Middle blockers being lower than opposites is an actually crime

We same im outside on the past but now im setter

you should add another category...GLORY! 😁

Am I the only one who loves spiking from 1¿ like the spike on 3m line are insane

Setter ist 10/10 in important. If your Defence is good and your hitters that is doesnt metter if your setter is bad. In my opinion it is the most important Position. Kind regards, Outside hitter 12:15

@EmaleeWilson-fx3jo

2 ай бұрын

no one has to set it I have hit the second ball multiple times.

Fun fact: outside spiker is also called “Wing Spiker”.

I play tennis, yeah, i love volleyball

Outside Hitter is very versatile.

The only time middle is fun is when my setter is on fire so I get a lot of passes. For next season I will play something else cus this low impact position kinda blows

As a middle blocker I kinda wanna be a libero

I’m a Libero and I’m glad about it and if I had to change I’d pick setter mainly bc I’m not tall enough to hit 🤣🤣😭

Outside and backup setter

I'm a setter too I like my position but it is quite tiring

bro rly put 7 importance in a match for Setter and 9 for Outside Hitter 💀

My coach always says that serving and passing are the easiest way to win a game, and we all know that's a fact.

i am having fun being a middel, but it depends on the team

From now on my dream is to become a serving specialist

Brooo being a middle is not important ?!?!?! Do you know how hard they would spike if I wont be there. And its not the funiest I agree but still funnier than a libero.