The Westside JCC Defense - Part 2

Articles In This Section:

· Defense - Part 1

· Defense - Part 2

· Defense - Part 3

· The Westside JCC Defense - Part 1

· The Westside JCC Defense - Part 2

· The Westside JCC Defense - Part 3

· The Westside JCC Defense - Part 4

· REFERENCES

The spiker is on the weak side (right forward if right-handed) . We block the line, forcing him to hit into the court. We bring our front-line player on our right side (No. 1) into the court about 5 feet from the outside line and 7 feet back from the net. This allows him enough room to move around and defend against any balls in his area. As soon as he moves, our back-line player (No. 2) moves with him. He also moves into the court but he plays deep enough for any balls coming off the block. Our back-line man on our left side leaves the line and moves into the court about 5 feet. He must play the dink shots and balls coming off the block on the side.

Fig. #25. DEFENSE AGAINST STRONG-SIDE SPIKER

—>- Path of player;--------- » Path of spike

This is the same as in Figure #24, except the spiker is on the strong side (left forward if right-handed). We therefore block the line and make him hit into the court which we call the horseshoe. This enables us to work our defense on him.

Fig. #26. defense against weak-side spiker (variation)

—>- Path of player;--------- > Path of spike

Here we give the spiker the line. Since the spike is from the weak side, it is an easier hit to defend. Our No. 3 player moves right to the line. Our other players move to the same positions as in Figure #24. The block is just on the inside of the ball, so the spiker can see the opening.