Official Coach Handbook • 1 Verified Terms

Volleyball Terminology & Vocabulary

The comprehensive lexicon of volleyball vocabulary, technical mechanics, offensive & defensive systems, and gym-floor slang used by elite collegiate, club, and national team coaches.

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Gap

An offensive set tempo delivered between the middle attacker and the left pin (also known as a 31), designed to exploit the seam between the opposing middle and right-side blocker.

Coaching & Court Usage
“Call the gap set if their middle is committing hard to our outside hitter.”