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Volleyball, like soccer and basketball, is a game of rapid transition. Transition, in sports terminology, generally refers to the smooth, rapid change of ball possession from one team to the other. In all
team sports, the team in possession of the ball is attacking and therefore on the offensive, while the team without the ball is defending. In general, this mode of thinking is correct for most sports, but in
volleyball, offense and defense are not so easily defined.
Before any offense is put into place, you have to understand which team is considered the offensive team, because occasionally it can get a little confusing. Sometimes the team that's on offense can't score a
point, which seems contrary to what most offenses are all about. In fact, at the start of every point, the serving team is considered the defensive team, and the offensive team is actually the one receiving
the ball.
What you want to keep in mind is that the offensive team is the one setting up the attack. In the beginning, the servers are considered the defensive team, because it's the receivers who are going to get the ball
and then mount an attack. This team may not be the offensive team for the whole point, however. When the receiving team gets the ball over the net, then it becomes the defensive team, and the original serving
team is now the offensive team.
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Offensive System
