Volleyball is a fun competitive sport. A volleyball team is made up of six players, three on the front row and three on the back. The basic skills a volleyball player learns are setting, spiking, digging, serving, blocking and passing the ball. A back row player's responsibilities are passing to teammates and digging the ball from the opposing team's attack hit. The back row player has certain rules to follow.
Before the Serve
Each player is designated a position on the court. From left to right, the front-row positions are numbered 3, 4 and 2, and from left to right in the back row, the positions are 5, 6 and 1. Before the ball has been served, the players cannot move to different positions on the floor. A back row player's feet must be farther away from the center line than a front row player's feet.
After the Serve
When the serve is in play, the athletes can occupy any position on the court. But if a back row player is in the front row, he cannot spike the ball if it's higher than the net but can attack the ball if part of the ball is lower than the top of the net. A back row player can complete an attack if the ball is behind the front zone, but cannot block the ball at any time.
Libero
A libero player has recently been added to the volleyball rule books, and each team has the option to play one. A libero player is a defensive specialist who plays in the back row. This player cannot attack the ball if it's higher than the top of the net. He cannot serve or block the ball at any time.
Positional Faults
Back row players can make positional faults if they are in front of the front row players while the ball is being served, attack the ball if the ball is higher than the top of the net or block the ball. Positional faults are also called if the players are out of rotation. If a fault is called, the opposing team is given the ball and a point.
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