USA Volleyball Skill Levels

Recreational:  A “Recreational” player is a Beginner. A Recreational player should know the basics of volleyball, and may have played some volleyball before, but he/she is just beginning to bump, set, and spike.

B: A “B” player is still in the early learning stages of the game but knows the skills. A “B” player knows how to bump, set (a little), and spike. But a “B” player has a lot of practice yet to go to be able to do these skills consistently. A “B” player makes mistakes often.

BB: A “BB” player knows where to be on the court at all times when plays are developing. He/she knows where to be when the opponent is hitting. A “BB” player knows the footwork of and how to approach hitting effectively. A “BB” player knows how to run a 5-1, a 6-2, and needlessly, a 4-2.

A: An “A” player is somewhere between “BB” and “AA”. They know all the skills extremely well but cannot always execute the super-high level plays extremely effectively all the time. “A” players can run combination plays in a basic way if passes are good. That includes slides, tandems, x’s, crosses, and back-row hitting.

AA: Nearly Olympic. Or at least able to dig an Olympic Player’s attack hit or able to once in a while put a ball down as a hitter against an Olympic Team.
 

The Bristol Volleyball League accommodates players who are Recreational to Level B.