Volleyball Rotations 5-1

A brief video describing the common rotations for a 5-1 offense for volleyball. Use the bookmarks below to jump to certain parts of each rotation.

0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Rotation 1
0:40 - Service 1
1:22 - Serve Receive 1
2:34 - Rotation 2
2:42 - Service 2
2:49 - Serve Receive 2
3:14 - Rotation 3
3:23 - Service 3
3:39 - Serve Receive 3
4:02 - Rotation 4
4:10 - Service 4
4:18 - Serve Receive 4
4:42 - Rotation 5
4:50 - Service 5
4:59 - Serve Receive 5
5:23 - Rotation 6
5:32 - Service 6
5:43 - Serve Receive 6
6:24 - Conclusion

[johnwright]

5-1 rotation seams confusing to most at first. I believe this video gives a good fundamental description of how it can work. As with most things there are variations. Remember only rotations 4, 5 & 6 are different. 1, 2 & 3 are the same for both 5-1 and 6-2.

[YoDirk]

I always come back to this video when I need a refresher or want to explain to someone else! Great work.

[Renovated.]

I'm a Libero and even though I'm a sophomore I'm still on the starting lineup thank you for this it really help me with rotations

[XxHalflinxX]

This video is so helpful, I play libero but since three of our starters aren’t going to regionals, I have to learn the setter rotations in the span of a day and hope to god I remember during the game.

[madide]

helpful! as a back setter I need to learn these... this is my first year of JO

[Cristianchavess]

Im spanish and you help me a lot. The videos i found, that can understand, they were very complex and inexplicable. Really, thank you voleyball bless you lol

[CatsandGatos]

Our coach is making us do this and it's so complicated qwq

[User-dw]

Thank you so much I’m transitioning from a 6-2 to a 5-1 this year and this helped so much. Thank you😊

[patrickmonnet]

thank you so much! this video was amazing, I think I've watched it for like 10 times

[misi_lem]

This is so helpful thank you so much!! I have a volleyball competition very soon and this helped refresh the memory of the rotations!

[phantom]

this makes it so much easier to understand thank you so much

[MAHvolleyball]

Great explanation, super clear and concise of 5-1. 🤙

[Bees_Animations]

I just started learning the 5, 1 and 4, 2 rotations, it’s pretty confusing but after a few more practices I should have it down, these videos are really helpful

[forschackon]

Great video👍...I assume there is a little mistake in there: > Rotation 3. Libero is not allowed to serve (according to FIVB rules).

[AartJanStrijker]

Rotation 3, where de libero serves is forbitten according to Dutch (NeVoBo) rules. There must be a completed rally between the libero switch with MB2 and MB1.

[kylie]

i was a left, outside hitter for most of the time i played volleyball. now my coach is making me a middle blocker. i had no idea how to do anything

[diowy]

We are doing this rn we are like over halfway through the season still barely k ow what to do but this is helping me so much

[angelgaro]

this video was really helpful thank you soo much

[sebribo]

2:00 'After we hit the ball back ...' - would have been helpful to explain how the players move for the attack.

[marvintg]

As someone who's been playing Setter 4:2 since beginning in 2019 and is now switching to Opposite 5:1, this is very helpful!