The ball gets turned over to the defense if the attacker goes where without the ball ?
These contacts usually consist first of the " bump " or " pass " so that the ball 's trajectory is aimed towards the player designated as the " setter " ; second of the " set " ( usually an over-hand pass using wrists to push finger - tips at the ball ) by the setter so that the ball 's trajectory is aimed towards a spot where one of the players designated as an " attacker " can hit it , and third by the " attacker " who " spikes " ( jumping , raising one arm above the head and hitting the ball so it will move quickly down to the ground on the opponent 's court ) to return the ball over the net .