Pancake Dig In Volleyball. This is a unique skill that allows you to dig some of the impossible balls. The player must dive and ensure her arm is parallel to the floor.
Similar in motion to a pass but used to set a ball for an attack. Since the player suppose to land with other arm straight up front the player needs to start the dive from the lower position. The pancake dig is performed with one hand outstretched sliding flat on the court s surface with the palm down.
As this is very hard to dig up and an untrained front row player will swing behind them to pop the ball up.
A dig made using both hands and fingers to surround the ball squeeze and actually slightly lift the ball allowed when defending against a hard hit on the beach. With this type of defensive play the player attempting to hit the ball usually dives with their arm extended and their palm facing the ground so that the ball. As this is very hard to dig up and an untrained front row player will swing behind them to pop the ball up. This is a defensive play and type of dig where the player throws themselves on the ground and uses the back of their hand to hit the ball.
