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Where does the outside hitter usually attack from?

Left front, zone 4.

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  1. Right front
  2. Middle front
  3. Left front ✔

Why: The outside hitter attacks from zone 4, the front-left spot. Setters usually set from the right side, so a right-handed outside hitter hits on-hand.

Huh, didn't know that: The middle hitter attacks from zone 3, the front-center spot.

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Answer: Left front. The outside hitter attacks from zone 4, the front-left spot. Setters usually set from the right side, so a right-handed outside hitter hits on-hand.

  1. USA Volleyball: Teach Off-Hand Hitting usavolleyball.org/resource/teach-off-hand-hitting
    the middle hitter (zone 3) and outside hitter (zone 4) are hitting “on-hand”
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2025-2028 www.fivb.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/FIVB-Volleyball_Rules2025_2028-EN-v05.pdf
    positions 4 (front-left), 3 (front-centre) and 2 (front-right)
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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