Volleyball rotation sheet template
All six rotations on one page, drawn on the court, for a 5-1 or a 6-2 with a libero. Where everyone stands to receive serve, who passes, where the setter comes from and where each player goes once the ball is in play, with a line for each player's name.
Free, no account, nothing to install. 5-1 rotation sheet, with a libero, US Letter. Edit opens the volleyball rotation maker on the 5-1, ready for your line-up.
How to use this template
Pick your system
A 5-1 has one setter who sets in all six rotations. A 6-2 has two setters, and whichever is in the back row sets, so three hitters are always at the front. Download the sheet for the one you run.
Write your names on the top line
Each role has a blank beside it: S for setter, OH for outside hitter, MB for middle blocker, OPP for opposite and L for the libero. Write the player who fills each role.
Walk through the six courts
Rotation 1 is your starting line-up. Each court shows the serve-receive spots, with the passers filled in and a dashed line to where each player goes after the serve.
Take it to the bench
The sheet is one page, so it fits a clipboard. The notes at the foot say how the overlap rule and the libero are handled, for the scorer's table that asks.
Download the template
- 5-1 rotation sheet, with a liberoUS Letter · PDF · 15 KB
- 5-1 rotation sheet, with a liberoA4 · PDF · 16 KB
- 6-2 rotation sheet, with a liberoUS Letter · PDF · 15 KB
- 6-2 rotation sheet, with a liberoA4 · PDF · 16 KB
Would rather type than write? The volleyball rotation maker makes the same sheet from what you type.
Why every volleyball coach draws this sheet
Six players, six zones, and every time your team wins the serve back, everyone moves one place clockwise. Draw where each player stands in each of the six rotations and it looks simple, until a referee whistles an overlap in rotation four because the outside hitter was standing in front of the middle. The rotation sheet is how a coach makes sure that never happens, and how a player who forgets where to stand can check between points.
This template is that sheet, already drawn. Each of the six courts shows the serve-receive formation for that rotation, with the passers marked, which zone the setter sets from, and a dashed line from where each player stands for the serve to where they play once the ball is in the air.
Legal under the overlap rule
Every formation on the sheet is checked against the overlap rule: at the moment of the serve, each front-row player must be nearer the net than the back-row player behind them, and each row must keep its left-to-right order. Formations that stack players to hide the setter have to stay inside that rule, and these do. The libero replaces the back-row middle blocker, as most teams play it, and the sheet notes that some youth and school rule books differ.
5-1 or 6-2
The 5-1 has one setter who runs the offence in every rotation, so in the three rotations where the setter is in the front row you have only two hitters at the net. The 6-2 uses two setters, and only the back-row one sets, so there are always three hitters at the front at the cost of finding two setters. Most club and high school teams run one of the two, and the sheet for each is a separate download. The 4-2, the usual first system for young teams, is in the rotation maker.
Filling it in on screen
The edit button opens the volleyball rotation maker on the 5-1. Type your line-up and every court on the sheet prints with your players' names in place of the role codes, and you can switch systems, and the libero, in a tap. The names stay in your browser. It is free and needs no account. For practice time, the volleyball drills go straight into a timed practice plan.
Common questions
What is a volleyball rotation sheet?
A page showing where each of your six players stands in each of the six rotations. It is used to set the starting line-up, to avoid overlap faults, and so players can check where to stand to receive serve.
What is the difference between a 5-1 and a 6-2?
A 5-1 uses one setter for all six rotations. A 6-2 uses two setters, and whichever one is in the back row sets, so there are always three attackers at the net. The template has a sheet for each.
What is an overlap in volleyball?
A fault called when, at the moment of the serve, a player is out of position relative to the players next to them or in front of or behind them. Every formation on this sheet is legal under the overlap rule.
Where does the libero go on the rotation sheet?
The libero replaces the middle blocker who is in the back row, and comes off when that middle rotates to the front. Each court on the sheet says which middle the libero is in for.
Is the volleyball rotation sheet free?
Yes. Both sheets are free to download and print, with no account and no email address. Each carries a small Playmaker mark at the foot of the page.
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Fill it in on screen instead
The volleyball rotation maker opens on this template. Type instead of writing, print as many copies as you need, and change it next week without starting again.
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