Training setters in school volleyball teams

The article suggests an approach to solving the problem of preparing setters in school volleyball teams. The approach regards the age, the level of technical, physical and psychological readiness of athletes, as well as the means and methods for determining the game functions in the after-school activity conditions. It allowed the authors to specify the criteria for selecting setters while forming the teams of 13-14-year-old girls. The results obtained during the research allow the authors to question the recommendations of the Volleyball Program for Youth Athletic Centers to introduce elements of specialization at the age