u15 girl wanting to be libero

Question
Dear Juan,

I am a Female volleyball player who is currently on a u15 club team in Alberta, Canada. The AVA(Alberta volleyball) rules make it so that teams can not have a libero until the u17 age group. As i am 5'5 and currently an outside hitter, I definitely understand that one day I will need to be a DS. My coach says that i am the best passer on my team, and my team is ranked about seventh in the province. I one day hope to play college ball, but i am wondering how i can make the transition into being a libero in the future.Note, the school leagues in alberta allow a libero so I may be able to get the opportunity to play libero for the JV team next year. How do I let the coach know that i am interested in the libero position, and will they even consider me if i have never played that position before?

Answer
Welcome Mariah to www.ALLExperts.com (Previous question already answered to someone else)

Well Mariah, I used to play as both a defense specialist(libero) and a setter for my college club team. I was very good at it because I remembered two steps in the whole defensive process.

1. Which set type will leave our team more defenseless.

Explanation: I would always take a small step towards a quick, meter, shoot, or rainbow      
set(soft shoot), or when the setter got the ball to set it. I will do this because those
type of sets will burn you every time, especially when you have 3 front row players
spread out all hitting meter sets. If you take a quick 8 inch step towards the
play, you will have an advantage of starting you up to move towards the play as
quickly as possible plus it will get you to balance yourself back into a
receiving/defensive position.

2. Go through a step plan.

Explanation:
Step 1: Identify the 3 front row players, know where they are at all times(remember their no.'s).
Step 2: Take a step as soon as the ball is bumped once by your opponent becasue the
ball might be over bumped and they might hit a 12 or 14 play. This means that any 2nd player eligible to hit the ball, can hit the ball.
Step 3: Take a step when the setter is about to set the ball for a spike and/or a drop ball(expect anything)
Step 4: Take a step when a player(s) looks like they are going to hit a quick ,meter,or a soft shoot.
Step 5: Take a step when your opponent is about to hit the ball so that you can wait for the dink plus taking a step will take you into motion to get a  ball that has been tipped.

Use your words instead of the 5 steps. Ex. Steps 1-5 = hitters ,bump ,setter ,quick ,dink. Use these five words as they are happening to remind you of your five steps. You can change these or add to them later.

EXTRA HELP: Go to www.YouTube.com and look at college volleyball mens and womens libero players. DO NOT FOLLOW Olympic Liberos because you will not be able to be consistent with the way they play this position.

PS I have a website that totally destroys any defense and even though these five steps will not help you with my new system, it will help you with any other team in the world. My website lets you create hundreds of plays without having to learn all the plays plus lets you destroy defenses. Membership is always free. My website name is www.volleyballplaystorun.com

Again Thank you for using www.AllExperts.com
Please send me any replies if you need more help.
Coach Tovar