Hahah, whats a pancake? [the volleyball term]?

Question

someone was say to practice pancakes, what are they?

thanks. :]

Answer 1

Pancake is to dive with your palm down on the floor before the ball hits the floor. It enables a player to get the ball up with "a slice chance".

Normally if there is enough time the player can raise the palm and "send" the ball to the setter, but if it is truly a millisecond chance all you care is to make the ball go up (usually straight up), whether your palm would be "panned"/burned or not :)

Answer 2

this is where you dive for the ball with one arm out and have the ball hit your flat hand(palm down), at the same time your hand hits the ground. The ball should pop up but you usually have no control on where it goes. this is hard to master and takes a lot of practice. If you want to learn toss a ball in the air and with your hand palm down, move it towards the ground right underneath the ball. the groud, your hand and the ball should all make contact at the same time.

Answer 3

when you dive for a ball with your arms straight out and flat on the ground(palms down) like a pancake

Answer 4

I have no idea?

:p

ps:that sound's funny:D LOL!!

Answer 5

they're the things you cook on a griddle that are flat and round and  you eat them...

just kidding! :)

Answer 6

Pancakes might sound funny but they are difficult, but amazing when done. What you do: you see a ball is going to hit the floor and it is too low to the ground hit the deck and slap your hand on the ground allowing the ball to hit the top of your hand. Make sure your hand is on the ground and NOT in a fist. If you want to practice it get a group of people about 6 and sit in a circle bounce the ball and try to pancake it before it bounces again. See how many times you can do it.

Answer 7

ok, a pancake dive is a dive, u put ur good leg infront (my left, which means i hit with my right) and lunge forward to the ground, while ur hand extends infront of u and is flat on the ground like ur body, so ur hand is under the ball and it bounces off ur hand, this trick is tricky cause u have to have perfect timing, so try to master it before u try it in a real game, but if u have to in a real game, go for it!