This is a series about volleyball written from the different perspective of each position on the court. I’ll write about setters, middles, left side hitters, right side hitters, liberos and coaches from the way they approach the match, to what they practice and their role on the court. This article is about middle hitters.
The average volleyball rally lasts 5 seconds. In that time, the middle hitter will move to block (three steps to cover 10 feet) and move to hit (three or four steps the other way to cover 15 feet). Middles react to the play around them and make split second decisions.