• Know the hitter's tendencies and power shot ahead of time
  • Find out if the hitter prefers hitting cross body or wrist-away
  • Watch to see if the hitter tends to hit in the line of his or her approach
  • Watch the middle hitter's shoulder to figure out trends
  • When the middle hitter's shoulder is perpendicular to the net, he or she is more likely to his wrist-away into the block
  • When the middle hitter's shoulder is parallel to the net, the hitter will likely hit cross-body into right back
  • Make sure to watch where the middle is at all times in relation to the ball