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It‘s Grebennikov‘s reception philosophy. He‘s more comfortable with taking the serve on his side than frontal. Many coaches also prefer overhead reception on floats.
dustin has said this in one of his videoes, but passing outside midline allows for more area on your platform which is good since a float serve is meant to float and change trajectory
Floats tend to swerve around so you need a flexible platform that you can move even in the last moment. When you reveive in front of your body, all the up-and-down movement is controlled through quick footwork (moving forward and backward). This is pretty ineffective if you need to change position in the last moments when the ball has already crossed the net. If you keep your platform on the side you can move it up and down or even left and right easier and faster. Even forward and backward.
Interesting passing philosophy, I wonder if this is true only in men’s game or women’s game also. According to the stats I take, I have seen the highest pass ratings for when players pass midline and overhead
I think it's more useful in men's games. My theory is that he wants to push the ball to get a faster offense and also to put the ball tighter to the net. In men's games, the setter has a lot more options to attack the ball or run a really fast offense if the ball is tight.
