Pass
Your first touch in serve receive or your first emergency touch in transition, usually a platform, sometimes hands. Coaches grade passes 0-3: 3 means the setter can run everything, 0 means you got aced or shanked. Side-out percentage in the NCAA tracks how often you actually turn a good pass into a kill, but it all starts with this touch.
Example
Float to five, libero platforms to the three-meter target, tempo is on, 31 is live.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you pass a volleyball correctly?
Feet first, then platform, then angle. Let your legs change elevation, not your chicken-wing elbows. Boring, repeatable, how you win Friday night.
What is a 3-pass in volleyball?
The ball hits your setter in the three-meter window with time, so you can run quicks, BIC, pipe, or high outs. It is the standard you chase every rotation.