Rotation
The clockwise move your team makes before you serve, after you win a rally on the other team's serve. Everyone shifts one spot. The player in the front right becomes the server. Everyone else moves with them: back right to back middle, back middle to back left, back left to front left, front left to front middle, and front middle to front right. You only have to be in that order when the serve is contacted. After contact, you move to your playing spots. Your rotation is the spot you occupy at the serve. Your position is your job: setter, libero, outside hitter, and so on. The spot changes. The job stays.
Example
Your team wins the rally while receiving. Everyone rotates one spot clockwise, the new server goes to the end line, and the rest move to their serve-receive spots.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do rotations work in volleyball?
When you win a rally on the other team's serve, all six players rotate one position clockwise before the next serve. You have to be in the right order at serve contact. After that, you can move.
What is the difference between rotation and position?
Rotation is which of the six spots you stand in when the ball is served. Position is your role: setter, libero, outside, middle, or opposite. Your spot changes every time you rotate. Your role does not.