Setter

The setter is the primary ball-distributing player on a team, responsible for the second contact in most offensive plays. While "setter" is a positional/tactical term not formally defined in FIVB rules, in a 5-1 system the one setter sets from both the front row and the back row, while in a 6-2 the setter always sets from the back row. When a front-row setter attacks, it is treated as a front-row attack; when the setter is in the back row, they may not complete an attack hit above the net from in front of the attack line.

Ruleset: FIVB  |  Rule Reference: FIVB Rule 13 (attack hit)