volleyball- standing reach and spike approach reach

Question
I was looking online at a college volleyball website and they had a statement regarding "standing reach and spike approach reach".  What do those mean exactly?

Answer
Hello Karen and welcome to www.AllExperts.com

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To make sure that all my readers young and old can understand some of my comments, I have chosen to use simple vocabulary words and interpret the rule for this sole purpose.

Well Karen what they are basically saying is that for each of the two reaches you must reach a certain height when performing each skill.

Here is an example of a setter DIV1 Tier I - I believe for a setter.

Height (5'8"-6'1")

Avg. Weight 130 lbs

Block Jump 9'2"+ (here, the setter must block at least at 9 feet and 2 inches or higher for this division)

Approach Jump 9'6"+ (here, the setter must jump at least at 9 feet and 6 inches for several reasons such as spiking the ball themselves when in the front row and for many other coaching reasons)

Standing Reach might be used more for middle blocking players more than other players.

Standing reach alone (as used in basketball) basically means how high a player can reach into the air which is important for quick blocks.

A regular player who is 5'10" can have a standing reach of 7'8" which means we are talking about a 20" reach give or take. If you are 6'4" and you add 20" then your standing reach will be about 8'0 to 8'2" give or take.

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