Backsetting

The contact starts from the same basic position, and at its performance care must be taken that the player’s body is under the ball, for the sake of the correct performance. If it is performed well, it can trick the opponent; therefore it is generally applied at settings near the net. When setting back, the position of shoulders is perpendicular to the direction of setting. The back is stretched, bending back. For backsetting, high setting is used.  At an increased footwork, the ball is sent backward by stretching the arms next to the ears. The difference between setting forward and back lies in the height of contact and the role of the thumbs.

The exercises are available at the links below.

Exercises:

• Play the ball up overhead by setting (“basket contact”), turn 180 degrees, and play up again; then repeat it, taking care that the turning is not in the same direction.
• With the back to the partner, play the ball up overhead by setting, then backsetting to the partner.
• Play the ball up overhead by setting, then turn back to the partner, and backsetting to the partner.