SETTING
Setting in volleyball is when a player takes two hands and pushes the ball with their fingertips over their head to one of the hitters who then spike the ball and try to get a point. They have the most important job on the court because their is only one of them and they have to get the ball every time it comes over the net on the second hit. |
GRAVITY
When the setter sets the ball, they exert an upward force on the ball to one of the hitters. Gravity exerts a downward force on the ball as it goes to one of the hitters so that the ball lowers just above the net so the hitter can hit it. If gravity was not applied, the ball would not curve down in front of a hitter it would just go up and then come straight back down ("volleyball and physics").
WORK, VELOCITY, ACCELERATION
Work is done in setting when the force (the setter) exerts a force on the object (the volleyball) causing it to go in the direction the force pushed it, which in this case is out.
Velocity is done because their is a distance that the ball is traveling, and a time it takes for it to travel. Those are the two quantities you need to find velocity. A better set has a faster velocity because they want the ball to travel really far in a quick amount of time to make the play faster.
Acceleration happens when the ball reaches the hitter and starts to get pulled down by gravity. Here the ball is slowing down and acceleration is defined as decreasing speed. The setter does not want the ball to slow down too fast because the faster the set travels the quicker the hitter can hit the ball to make the play fast ("volleyball and physics").
Newtons Laws of Motion
They affect every aspect of our lives, therefore the affect every sport, volleyball especially. Newtons Laws of Motion are one of the most important principles in volleyball.
Newtons First Law doesn't apply as much to setting as it does to some other positions because the setter isn't really starting or stopping an object. They are keeping the ball in motion by being the unbalanced force on the ball however ("volleyball and physics").
Newtons third law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. When the setter sets the ball they push it up with one force, while gravity pushes down with the same force ("volleyball and physics").
When the setter sets the ball, they exert an upward force on the ball to one of the hitters. Gravity exerts a downward force on the ball as it goes to one of the hitters so that the ball lowers just above the net so the hitter can hit it. If gravity was not applied, the ball would not curve down in front of a hitter it would just go up and then come straight back down ("volleyball and physics").
WORK, VELOCITY, ACCELERATION
Work is done in setting when the force (the setter) exerts a force on the object (the volleyball) causing it to go in the direction the force pushed it, which in this case is out.
Velocity is done because their is a distance that the ball is traveling, and a time it takes for it to travel. Those are the two quantities you need to find velocity. A better set has a faster velocity because they want the ball to travel really far in a quick amount of time to make the play faster.
Acceleration happens when the ball reaches the hitter and starts to get pulled down by gravity. Here the ball is slowing down and acceleration is defined as decreasing speed. The setter does not want the ball to slow down too fast because the faster the set travels the quicker the hitter can hit the ball to make the play fast ("volleyball and physics").
Newtons Laws of Motion
They affect every aspect of our lives, therefore the affect every sport, volleyball especially. Newtons Laws of Motion are one of the most important principles in volleyball.
Newtons First Law doesn't apply as much to setting as it does to some other positions because the setter isn't really starting or stopping an object. They are keeping the ball in motion by being the unbalanced force on the ball however ("volleyball and physics").
Newtons third law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. When the setter sets the ball they push it up with one force, while gravity pushes down with the same force ("volleyball and physics").