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BACK Set - How to SET a Volleyball Tutorial (part 3/5)

Coach Donny • Elevate Yourself

Elevate Yourself Founder & Head Coach

Session Overview

Part 3 of Coach Donny's setting series details the mechanics of the back set to the opposite hitter. He explains how to maintain an identical pre-contact posture to disguise the set before using thumb flick, upward arm extension, and subtle hip shift to project the ball behind you.

Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles

Keep your contact point slightly higher toward the hairline rather than out in front of the nose when back setting.
Generate backward trajectory primarily through thumb extension and upward arm push rather than dramatic spinal hyperextension.
Hold an identical neutral setup posture until contact so opposing middle blockers cannot read front versus back set early.

Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:

"Contact above the hairline""Flick the thumbs back""Same look until contact"

Why Recommended for Coaches:

Breaks down how setters can generate effortless back-set distance without telegraphing the play by arching their back early.

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Key Coaching Cues

"Contact above the hairline"

"Flick the thumbs back"

"Same look until contact"

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