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Players that wear a different colored jersey on the volleyball team is called defensive. This is also known as libero.
Volleyball VarietyThe wearer of a different-colored jersey is called the libero. This is a defense specialist, who is really good at passing and digging. A libero can't serve in high school volleyball, but he can serve in college volleyball. The reason why his shirt is a different color is to identify him when he goes on and off the court. A libero can also "sub" for anyone on the court.
a player who specializes in defense they where a different color jersey, and they cannot play front row
A Libero.
the libero is the defensive specialist for the team. she wears a different color jersey and is only allowed to play in the back row
The Libero wear the opposite jersey from the rest of his/her team to mark them, so it is easier for the libero tracker to track. They only play in the back row, specializing in defense and passing.
Volleyball jersey's just like in any other sport show unity of a team. Jersey's all look alike with the exception of the numbers on each jersey that helps the officials to identify each player. In volleyball there maybe one jersey that is a different color from all the others on the team with the exception of the fonts on the lettering and numbers. This is called a libero. This person is defensive specialist and once the ball is in play must play only the back of the court.
No, goalies wear the same color jersey. They have to or else people will think they are from a different team. :)
The libero specializes in defense. They wear a different color jersey than the rest of the team and they cannot rotate to the front row. Usually the libero will go in for the middle blocker on the black row.
There are Two positions that specialize in defensive skills, Liberos (Wear a different color jersey than everyone else on the team) and DS's (Stands for Defensive specialist).