- 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