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Four-player volleyball serves many basic purposes. It provides greater action and greater demands on players by forcing them to range farther and faster over the court.
The rules of four-player volleyball are the same as six player with one exception - backcourt players may come to the net to spike or block the ball.
General offense tactics provide for a designated setter in the middle and a spiker at either side of the net to maintain the rhythm of the desired pass, set, or spike.
When defending, the general tactic is to try to have two players block at the net. The player at the net who is not involved with the two-man block should retreat quickly from the net to assist the backcourt player.
In this way both players in the backcourt are ready to dig after a spike, pass a dink shot, or go after a deflected block.
Four-player rotation is done in a clockwise direction prior to serving, just as it is done in the six-player game.
With more of a court area for each player to cover, four-player volleyball has other values besides good, strenuous competition Used in practice situations, players can sharpen their skills, anticipate plays, and, in
general, develop court sense. It also contributes to the conditioning program by forcing players to range far and wide and to recover quickly, keeping in the game at all times.
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Four-player Volleyball
