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David Hyte - Middle Attacking Workshop - Recording
David Hyte - Middle Attacking Workshop - Recording
This Workshop featured David Hyte, Associate Head Coach at BYU, and took place on June 26, 2020.
I got the chance to work with Dave Hyte during the Spring of 2019, and, before that, spent a couple seasons coaching against BYU in the West Coast Conference. One thing that has always stood out about BYU is the performance of their middles. In Dave’s tenure at BYU, they have had 5 different starting middles, and all of them have made All-American. What’s interesting is the different ways they have used them offensively. I got to see that first hand as part of their staff.
In this workshop, we discussed some general principles for middle attacking.
What tempo to use. BYU has used a variety of different set heights to their middles. We explored why you would want to go fast and why they’ve used a slower, almost “2-ball” height at times.
What zones to attack in. When do they use floating point sets that are based off where the setter moves and when do they use fixed point sets where the hitter goes to a spot on the court?
How to use the middle behind the setter. BYU has run a variety of routes behind the setter, including some attacking off 2-feet instead of a slide approach. When do they do that and why?
How BYU gets their middles involved in transition.
In this Coaches Workshop, Dave and I used each of their 5 middles from 2016 to 2019 as case studies. We broke down video of each one, and analyzed what the BYU offensive tactics were for each middle. We discussed how those tactics might apply to other middles, and which ones don’t.
Like all of our sessions, this Workshop recording is accompanied by a 10-page mini-ebook that summarized the key takeaways and discussion points. Enjoy!
This Workshop featured David Hyte, Associate Head Coach at BYU, and took place on June 26, 2020.
I got the chance to work with Dave Hyte during the Spring of 2019, and, before that, spent a couple seasons coaching against BYU in the West Coast Conference. One thing that has always stood out about BYU is the performance of their middles. In Dave’s tenure at BYU, they have had 5 different starting middles, and all of them have made All-American. What’s interesting is the different ways they have used them offensively. I got to see that first hand as part of their staff.
In this workshop, we discussed some general principles for middle attacking.
What tempo to use. BYU has used a variety of different set heights to their middles. We explored why you would want to go fast and why they’ve used a slower, almost “2-ball” height at times.
What zones to attack in. When do they use floating point sets that are based off where the setter moves and when do they use fixed point sets where the hitter goes to a spot on the court?
How to use the middle behind the setter. BYU has run a variety of routes behind the setter, including some attacking off 2-feet instead of a slide approach. When do they do that and why?
How BYU gets their middles involved in transition.
In this Coaches Workshop, Dave and I used each of their 5 middles from 2016 to 2019 as case studies. We broke down video of each one, and analyzed what the BYU offensive tactics were for each middle. We discussed how those tactics might apply to other middles, and which ones don’t.
Like all of our sessions, this Workshop recording is accompanied by a 10-page mini-ebook that summarized the key takeaways and discussion points. Enjoy!