Setter Saitta in actionBoth on high and distant sets and on close and fast sets, the accuracy of the setting is fundamental.

This is certainly the most typical characteristic of the setter, who must put his teammates in a position to spike positively. The regular performance of a spiker is, in fact, largely the result of constant accuracy in the settings he receives.

Furthermore, with equal accuracy of the set, what makes the difference between one setter and another is the choice of the type of setting, which can substantially influence the performance of the individual attackers and, consequently, of the entire team. In this case, we speak of tactical intelligence.

Every set requires great clarity to make the most of both the attacking potential of your hitters and the defensive weaknesses of your opponent.

Reactivity in movement is also essential: it is necessary because the setter is rarely already at the starting point of the court where he will perform the second touch and is often forced, instead, to cover several meters of running to get into the correct position on the ball. A setter with modest reaction times will frequently be late and therefore, finding himself out of balance, will hardly be able to set decent balls to his attackers.

A soft and natural touch of the ball is also very important. There are essentially two types of setters: those who have a natural touch of dribbling and those who have built it up over the years with training.

The substantial difference between these two categories is that the former has less difficulty in dealing with particularly stressful situations, while the latter, in positions of poor balance or conditions of high physical and psychological tension, tend to "dirty" the dribbling, which can also become imprecise and foul-prone (double fault).

The height of the players has become of determining importance (or if the player is short, he must have good elevation), especially to be able to block the opponent's attacks. Even the setters have felt the effects of this trend, taking into account, then, the fact that the setter, when he is on the front line, will have to block the attack of the side hitter of the opposing team.