1.Always, always, always focus on ball control. If your team can't pass, you can't do anything offensively. 2.Only run combinations in serve-receive and freeballs. Your transition offense (attacking off of a dig) should remain fairly simple and straightforward, and your approaches should remain basic as well. 3.The setter must call the plays, and each hitter must know the sets the other hitters have so they can adjust their approaches accordingly. Back-row players should also know what the setter calls so they can cover the hitters without getting in the way. 4.Because each blocker generally tries to stay with the hitter directly across the net, you should incorporate some crossing action or the threat of crossing action to make the blocker's job harder. In other words, an "inside cross" (middle hitter has a 3 or shoot and left-side hitter has a 2) or right -X (middle hitter has a 4 or flare and right-side hitter has a 2) is usually a better play than a "left-side tandem" (middle hitter has a 1 and left-side hitter has a 2), because the inside cross forces the blockers either to switch assignments or run into each other.