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Which skill is an overhead pass with the fingertips that sends the ball to an attacker?

Set is the playmaker touch that feeds the hitter.

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Why: A set is an overhead pass with both hands open, played just above the forehead with the thumbs and fingertips. The setter sends it to an attacker to hit over the net.

Huh, didn't know that: A set and an overhead pass use the same motion; a set is simply aimed at a hitter.

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Why did the setter get invited to every party? She always sets people up.
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Answer: Set. A set is an overhead pass with both hands open, played just above the forehead with the thumbs and fingertips. The setter sends it to an attacker to hit over the net.

  1. USA Volleyball high school glossary usavolleyball.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HS-glossary.pdf
    Setters use the exact same motion as an OH pass, the only difference being that the setter delivers the ball to the attacker to hit over the net.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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