Volleyball and school program Offensive Systems: Different Ways to Run the BIC | Page 4

Pay attention to #14 Tony Ciarelli on
the opposite side of the net. Tony
used to like to have a little space
between him and the set- ter – he
didn’t like volleyball as a contact sport.
Think about the first play where Tony
goes behind and hits a 40, and then in
tran- sition a straight BIC. If you throw
all of that at an opposing team
throughout a match, it is going to
wear them down eventually.
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In the first two and the sixth
segments, #17 Tri Bourne is at his
best, while in the third, fourth and
fifth segments, #14 Tony Ciarelli
shows how to get things done.
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Once you have mastered the concept of the BIC and your personnel are in place, all you have to do is
refi ne this very effective back-row attack.
Following are some thoughts regarding how to refi ne the BIC.
• Th e main intent of the BIC is to force the other team to make a decision. Th e initial principle of the
BIC from years ago is basically placing two players in the same zone to overload the opposing middle
blocker, forcing the decision to be, “Which player am I going to jump with?” as opposed to “Are my
end block- ers going to come in and help?”
• If you are playing a team with a middle blocker that is going to follow your middle blocker as an
attacker, then run your middle one way and have your BIC hitter go in a diff erent direc- tion. You can
fi nd a lot of holes in the opponent’s block and tend to force a lot of one-on-ones.
• When it comes to the BIC, an entirely diff erent can of worms involves how disciplined your setter
is. Many coaches talk about letting the setter have more freedom, but he has to get to a point and