Setting Areas of Study

Beginners:

1. Keys of the skill of overhead passing.
2. Basic keys for setting front and back sets.
3. Penetration to target.
4. Posture at target.
5. Basic communication for setters.
6. "Bump" setting.
7. Controlling trajectory and tempo.
8. Fundamentals of leadership required of being a setter.
9. Making the right choices during play.
10. Assessing the opponent's defense.
11. Basic out-of-system setting.

Intermediate:

1. Continue mastering the skills of overhead and fore arm passing.
2. Learning the air pivot and when to use it.
3. Play-set tempo and trajectory control.
4. Setting front-middle sets and incorporating them with the play sets.
5. Introduction to jump setting.
6. Effective communication of a multiple faceted offense.
7. Introduction of the timing of combination sets.
8. Expanding the range of "out of system" setting.
9. Introduction of collapse setting.
10. Developing an effective setter-dump.
11. Expanding out-of-system compass of control.

Advanced:

1. Application of the correct technique to the right situation.
2. Specific focus on trajectory, tempo, and location accuracy.
3. Learn and understand how to apply a combination attack to a situation.
4. Back row attack setting.
5. Seeing the block and set accordingly.
6. Running a transition attack and setting against the grain.
7. Learn the setting options in an offense.
8. Advanced leadership skills including effective communication and problem solving.
9. Jump Setting.
10. Making the right choices.

"Sophistocation is earned"

International Preparation

Groups preparing for National Team Program Tryouts (High Performance, and Youth and Junior National Teams,) with specific training catered to the situation for which they are training.