November 1, 2023

Volleyball Blocking – Blocker Eye Sequencing

Volleyball blocking not only requires physical skill, but also split second mental decision making. The more information you can acquire during a volleyball game, the better you become at making the right blocking decisions. Therefore, your eyes play an active role in collecting real-time information about how to make the best block.

Sometimes described as volleyball blocking eye work, eye sequencing, is the series of objects that the blocker should focus on, leading up to the block. In short, the blocker eye sequence is ball, setter, ball, hitter.

The following videos do a good job at explaining in more detail, the volleyball blocking eye work and the decision process the blocker makes during each step of the eye sequence. Watch, Learn, and Play!

The videos were produced by Gold Medal Squared and AVCA Volleyball.