[..] Included in the p_layer_s clinic will be: 1. How and why to backspin a volleyball when passing [..] like almost every other topic, this one would be very interesting to me... beceaus I've been taught to pass with no or rather top-spin. I'm used to setting balls with no spin at all, so that's what I'd prefer. Presumably backspin helps because: - The spin gives it a more predictable trajectory than a floating pass - Backspin creates an upward force (lift!

on the ball, keeping it in the air for a longer period, allowing your setter a few more milliseconds to get to the ball. (What i really want to know is Coach Powers' secret to time travel!)