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Ranking the Toughest Positions in Volleyball!
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- Published on Feb 17, 2026
- We're ranking the hardest positions in volleyball-from liberos to setters to opposites. Which one do you think takes the most skill? Let us know in the comments! 💪🏐 #VolleyballPositions #HardestPositions #VolleyballLife
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As a watcher I can confirm we are the hardest
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That can be taken many different ways
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Amen brother
I don’t think yall get how hard libero is because your expected to cover the whole court and have to be the fastest. Also liberos have to be able to set but most setters can’t play defense so that says smt. But whenever i setter dosnt want to get a ball the libero had to take it. We have to cover half of the back row on defense and cover most of serve receive. So idk why ppl r saying libero isn’t the hardest
have u ever played middle?
@alexbarbachov7500no i’m five foot 😭
And you have to try to get every ball like everyone else but you have to dive the most
Yes but as a setter you have to know what’s best for the team who’s the best hitter and will score points in desperation different types of sets and what the hitter like and what is gonna work is break the others defense and how to attack and different ways to dump
@rangerandbearyea as a libero you have. to know where the setter is going to set. Have to read the hitter. Change your teams defense if needed. Tell the hitters where to hit. Tell the setters where the blockers are so they don’t set the wrong hitter. We have to cover those dumps and wherever yall set. Half of the time we have to tell the setters where who not to set and who to set. Liberos don’t get anywhere near enough credit even though we have some of the most responsibilities.
As a middle I can confirm that it’s hard because of how many things we have to keep track of while staying out of the way when we are not hitting or blocking but I think that libero or just DS in general is harder because it’s a lot easier to mess up and your reaction time has to be really good.
Exactly, bro
bro why the middle is n.1
bro the middle is not the n 1
middle not reciving and play defence
yes the middle is blocking and spiking but......
the number 1 skill a good volleyball player needs to know its reciving and backrow defence and the middle dont do that.....
and even more the outside hitter that is number 4.... HOW??!?!?!?!
is blocking and spiking so why its number 4 and the middle is number 1 bro.....
the outside is spiking reciving backrow defence AND thay attack in the backrow so what
now im as a volleyball player not a beach player or soo...
im a volleyball player that play in volleyball team that playes in the national
so you cant say to samething!
ranking the TRUE hardes positions
1.outside - the outside hitter needs to know every volleyball skill - blocking, spiking, defence, reciving, and in some cases setting. and in a lot of teams the outside is the capitan and in a lot of teams is the best in the team
2.setter - the setter is sooo hard you need to set the ball without any spin on it and u need to know defence AND your teamate take your ball broooooo its so anoing.
3. middle - i all ready say what im thinking about him.
4. libero - its s0ooooo0o0oo overrated i see a comment that say the libero the number 1!!! and better than the middle setter and outside broooooo the libero just reciving and do defence bro thay dont even SERVING!!!
5.opposite - the opposite is just blocking spiking and do defence thats it and
shut up bench your not here
1.outside
2.setter
3.middle
4.libero
5.opposite
thats the true ranking
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As in my opinion
@IdanAverbukhI would love to see you play libero in men’s professional that goes around 70-89 mph and gets over the net in under a second,
and in women’s I kind of understand because the hardest hit serve is 69.6 mph and the average is around 40-50 mph
High school women’s serves are not strong so you probably play as a women,
men’s still goes around 50-60 mph
real i am also a middle
Setting is 100x harder than playing middle
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Ranking positions by hardness ✅
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Same😂
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@VCNTLA you are the gooner to even think of that bro..
Bench def hardest. Cheering on those teammates are so difficult to do
my list as a lib/ds
1.lib- you have to cover everything b fast and get second ball know how to do everything play defense in deep and if ur ds doesn’t get it u have to and all the injuries from diving,running,ect
2.setter-have to have good sets for a good hit and also b able to set everywhere, also playing defense is a must and being able to receive, and it’s hard to not double sometimes or get counted as a lift
3.middle- have to b quick out the way for setters have to b able to get tight balls and help cover that donut or short sometimes also being so tall it’s harder to play defense and things also the blocks are very difficult
4.opposite-easy if ur left handed if not it’s more difficult bc setter will have to set farther out for u and u don’t get set the most
5.outside- difficult in its own ways yet one of the most played positions but outsides get set a lot so u have to b ready at all times for a set and covering from the block if u get blocked and many more
every position is very hard in there own way but i have played almost every position and this is from my personal experience and watching i have done vb for abt 3 1/2 years now (i played middle once when i first started but i am now to short for hitting)
Being a middle blocker is SO difficult. Other positions are hard but a MB has so many jobs they need to be able to do. A few are blocking the ball, getting off the net, having to cover, pass shorts if they really need to and sometimes set, and ofc hitting. So I honestly think middle earned it’s spot for first place
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And you can’t see behind urself
Not hating but as a setter who has been a middle before, setting is a tad bit harder since your expected to do anything and control the court.. middle is crazy your not wrong but when your setting you have to know every little thing abt where your teammates are and making those split second decisions
You have two jobs hit and block libs have to set play defense cover the entire back row in serve receive and dive under your unco asses when you try and block a tip and you fail and don’t give the we need stamina every position but probs setter needs stamina
Pretty much all you need as a middle is to be tall and be able to block and hit. It is the second easiest position I’m my opinion behind opposite. Passing and setting require soo much skill, there is no way middle is harder than setter, libero or outside
I would say the opposite is slightly harder than outside because of the angle where you have to hit the volleyball.
That is so true! And the bench got me cracking up 😂
oh yes hardest positions
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Top 3 hardest postions
1: Me
2: All boys watching the vid
3: Creator
As a middle I can confirm, getting yelled at for being "iN tHe wAy" by the setter is so annoying and trying to block with ppl that's timing is horrid just plain hard 💀🤚
Right side is also hard too bc you have to cover basically all the tips in the front row and then you need to get back down on the line to get all the other balls back down there
yesss also people who are left handed especially dominate at right side
I’m a middle😭😭 and they expect me to serve receive like back row BSFFFFF
Totaly agree
I LOVED being middle last year but they put me as setter this year
did we forget about ds’s
being a middle is extremely difficult cuz ur always gna be in the way and it’s hard to adjust to the set and the setter like if the ball gets passed behind u you have to either adjust or cover
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Libero/ds as 3rd is lowkey crazy work
that clap on that first one damn
I'm a setter and I will admit its a lot of pressure to get someone the "perfect set." And there are a lot of times where players get you on the net. It can be hard to get off the net sometimes.
Had to watch rhis a few times
i think outside is hard just because you have to be super consistent
As a middle blocker, it is rough to keep an eye on the ball, stay out of setters way, and having to do other things to make sure I block or have a good swing
Off topic but the first clip is taken at my high school!
As a middle I can confirm it is pretty hard I’m not that high a level but still
Nice job 👏
I confirm as a setter its hard especially when your short😔
As a libero it is pretty hard because you have to dive a lot and and ofc play and dolphin dives in my opinion are pretty scary but you do get used to it cause you have to do it pretty often
As a volleyball player and at a season at Centerline I feel like its easy to set when u have good angle and your hand placemet.
Ok I’m not a middle I’m a libero / ds but when I have to play middle for like practice or smth I feel like I’m always in the way and since I can’t block I’m like pointless there 😂😭
the slow mo intro and number 3 🤤
No but as a middle I’m always in the way of the setter then I get off timing it’s fr hrb I agree with this list! 😅😢
I’m a middle and I can confirm it’s pretty hard being middle
being a middle is spinning in a circle jumping everywhere and still never getting set👎🏻 as I middle I can confirm VERY tiring also u have to know where to be cuz ur always in the way somehow
ayyyy lets go middles!! and yes i do agree because of how many things we have to keep track of on the court. We are the eyes of the court and we have to call out everything on the other side of the court. we are also the only position that cant see the entire court when the ball is in play on our side
My list
1 Libero
2 setter
3 outside
4 middle
5 Ds
6 right side
no as someone who plays right side, it is harder than it looks
middle is last tf
@iliketo_spamz spoken like a true non middle
@edmontronic4422i actually played middle for 3 years
My list
1. Libero
2. Setter
3. Opposite
4. Middle
5. Outside
As a middle and sorta libero I can confirm it takes a lot of effort
I’m the libero and my chest still hursts from all the saves I did today’s
Idk after this video I might be the hardest 😂😶
Eu sou central, mas também ja fui levantadora e digo que levantador é muito mais difícil do que ser central
I play middle and people always say setting is harder but you don’t know what direction the ball is going so you can block from the right or the left and the coach expects a lot from you cause if you and the outside get miked up in who’s ball it was all you worry about is getting to it and sometimes forget that the outside hitter is there and bump into each other and then the coach yells at you like it’s your fault
Bro already knew we were gonna click on the video after seeing the thumbnail 🫣🫣🤭🤭
as a setter i agree, middles be runnin around like crazy, id prob switch oppo and outside tho
Number four and five put me in the hardest positions😂
For me I can only be setter or Libero and have ever only been those, I can dive well and defend and control it and set well but when it comes to being tall to spike or block, nope I cannot 😭🙏
Ayy I’m middle and yes…it’s pretty hard bc u have to keep track of everything but I love it! 💕💕😭
BRO, yo soy central❤❤
Bro middle genuinely makes me wanna rip my hair out. I play setter but when I make it to middle I pray so hard that we get out of that rotation
im a setter but in my eye the hardest position is definaltly middle outside bc getting back from mulyiple blocks is extreamly difficult
Stunner!!
I’m a middle and it’s so hard😅
Blocking is the hardest skill to learn n that’s the first step of defense n what starts it, we rely on the middle a lot
i play for a team and im a spiker its hard lol sometimes i hit it in to the net 💀
Thank you for slowing down the video for us
I played all positions and middle for 3 years. It’s definitely hard but probably deserving of 2nd place, especially because setter is extremely difficult, having to make a lot more hard decisions (like who to set, who’s missed the most hits, knowing who hasn’t been set but isn’t reliable, whether to tip or to set, run across the court all the time to set etc).
as a middle and outside setter is definitely hardest
its always in between setter, lib and middle
Lets just agree every position has its own difficulties
having played all positions I agree with this, but I will say that some positions become more difficult or easier depending on size and mobility as if I wasnt so short playing middle would be a whole lot easier.
I play middle and unfortunately it is a lot of hard work that you put in to it we do a drill called run the middle and the middle is doing a lot so yea
O love vôlei 🏐🏐
I play middle setter mad right side I’m a lefty 😭😭😭
as someone whos been everything on this list i can confirm that middles the hardest
i agree!!
Thanks for finally saying that middle is harder than outside 😂
What about the defensive specialist?
Middles quite hard because like you have to watch to make sure your not in the way, block both outside and opposite, and then move out of the setters way all the time because your close to where they stand in front row
Middle and outside are around same difficulty as outside, u have to be able to block, hit, receive and set. Middle u run around blocking and jumping which is tireing
Bench hits hard 😂
The first vid I know that school
as a player that’s played all positions setter was the hardest physically and mentally
when i played volley ball i was a setter
No bc this is the most accurate one I’ve seen
Blockers I like the hardes because the timing
As a midle/outside I feel like setter and libero and middle are the hardest but mostly setter and libero but all positions are important
As a middle, i would happily put the libero above me. I could only imagine their reaction speed they’re expected to keep uo with to cover all the dead spaces
as a libero for 5 years
1.setter
2middle
3.libero
4.outside
5.opposite
6.bench
I totally agree with this ٫ Ofc setter is the hardest then middle bc u need to have white a lot of stamina٫block which as middle you need to be everywhere and also hitting. While Libero is hard you need to dig and pass the ball.
My list as an outside is
1. Setter
2. Libero/ds
3. Outside
4. Middle
5. Opposite
I think even though middle requieres hella stamina they don’t have to play back row which is harder then front row imo but all positions are important I just put positions that have to be more well rounded and versatile in the top spots
guys i’ve played everything for at least a year and this is my ranking
libero
OH
middle
setter
opposite
bench
@Sophia-someone i think libero is the hardest because they are expected to get everyone’s shanked ball and play pretty much the whole court
This is the only right list
lol as a middle hitter I agree 😂 gotta do more combos with the setter and keep up with both sides for blocks I call it the ace position
I agree
watching libero, I could have sworn I felt my back pop 😰 I don't know if it was in my mind or a good or bad pop yet
HEY GUYS DOES ANYONE KNOW THE PINK SHOE IN THR BEGINNING
I am a middle, and I feel like being a middle is very hard because you are the one who is moving on the court a lot, and I feel bad when a ball is short and I can't get it. Thank you for understanding the pain. I know there are other hard positions like setter and lib, but they get a lot of credit, and middles don't..
They may not all be the hardest but the players all get me the hardest
I’m a MB for club, and a Libero for school🥲
Libero right here lol
Every position in volleyball is hard and all respectful
As a middle I can confirm that it is way easier than whatever setters or liberos are doing
As someone who never comes of the court (I’m captain so I play all around) middle is in fact the hardest
as a person who’s played vb for 4 years:
setter
libero
middle
outside
opposite
back
bench
my list as an outside/ds/lib
1. middle - u need insane stamina and reading while jumping for everything
2. libero - a keen eye to watch hand movements and adjust, often you are taking extra court from others
3. setter - u need a really strong mindset and headspace to quickly decide options and run fast
4. rightside - you have to convert one every attack, you must lock up the outside
5. outside - you are constantly moving, and always a hitting option and play defense
setter right hereee
the sidelines 😅
I can comfirm.everytime i play middle i hope we do t get the serve and the other team dosent get it so i can rotate
I have played both middle and libero and in MY opinion libero is slightly harder.
As a volleyball player that plays Middle Blocker and Libero, I can confirm that they are pretty hard to play.
I’m libero and I think it is the hardest bc u have to be fast and u can’t hesitate and ur team hitters and setters depend on u to get a good pass or dig
proud middle 😔😔
Yeah im having a hard time watching this now 😮😮😮
nice baseball game they're playin
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