A set is an important skill to learn. As one of the tactical moves in the game, a set is performed when one player "sets up" another player with a pass to spike the ball from a better angle over the net. A set is type of assist, or play that helps a teammate score, or get a kill. A kill, is the term used for a successful attack, when a player scores a point by hitting the ball over the net onto the other team's side.

Types of Sets

• Slide Set: A pass to another player about two to three feet from the setter to the hitter for a spike, or attack. These sets are more like a lob than a tip.
• Play Set: A combination offensive play including a medium high set with a lower set hit to fall below the opposing team's blockers.
• Pump: A fake attack that looks like a spike, but then is a set, or passed, to another player.
• Quick Set: A low set used to beat a blocker on the opposing side (see play set).
• Release Set: A high pass usually to a sideline hitter.
• Shoot Set or Set Attack: Another type of fake, used offensively when a player attempts a kill instead of passing (thought it looks like a set).
• Trap Set: A set made close to the net for the hitter to spike and provide an advantage for the team's blockers.
• Deep Set: A set hit in the opposite direction of the net to a hitter for a score. This play is used to confuse the blockers on the other team, because the balls moves away from the net.