Gold Division

4-2 Rotation Builder

Pick your roster size and where new players rotate in — the setter spacing is configured automatically. Type names right onto the court, click through rotations, and print a sideline sheet.

How the 4-2 system works here

In a 4-2 system, two players are setters and the rest are hitters. Whichever setter is currently in the front row runs in and sets every ball; the other front-row players attack. Back-row players pass and dig.

Because Gold division rotates extra bench players in continuously instead of substituting, the two setters need to sit roughly half the roster apart in the rotation order rather than the usual three spots — otherwise there are rotations where neither setter is on the court. This tool works that spacing out automatically based on your roster size, so you don't have to.

One catch worth knowing: with only 2 setters, there will always be several rotations where a setter is on the court but stuck in the back row — with a 10-player roster, that's 4 of your 10 rotations. It's a hard limit of the math, not a placement mistake. Adding a 3rd setter shrinks that down to just 1 rotation, at the cost of one fewer trained hitter. This tool auto-places whichever count you choose for the best possible coverage, and flags any rotation left without a front-row setter so you know when to lean on a backup.

Names left blank just show their role — "S1", "H1", and so on — so you can plan a rotation before you know your final roster.

Court view

Type a player's name into any spot — it stays with her as the rotation moves.
Rotation 1 of 10
Position 4 · front left
Position 3 · front middle
Position 2 · front right
Position 5 · back left
Position 6 · back middle
Position 1 · serving
setting hitting passing / digging / bench
Sideline — waiting to rotate in