Courses > Cutting masterclassModule: Winning your match up
Module: Winning your match up
Registered members of Flik can enrol in our Academy courses. They are full of help, advice and tips that will make you a better player.
Changing angles of attack
Optimal defensive positioning is based on the position of the disc; every time the disc moves, a defender should re-position. This also means that quick disc movement can expose areas of the field that are undefended, and an adaptive offence should take advantage.
Using vertical space 1
Connor McHale demonstrates techniques for more effective cutting by using vertical movement to generate space
Using vertical space 2
Understand how to manipulate defenders when cutting in the lanes
Sealing the lane
Learn how sealing the lane creates legal body position, protects the throwing lane, and makes it much harder for your defender to challenge the pass.
Lateral cutting
Beginners sometimes struggle throwing to lateral cuts because they don't understand how to throw to them. Learn how and why lateral cutting is effective and used heavily by the best teams in the world, then how to replicate their success in your own training.
Engaging defenders
Defenders will often stand in a space that they wish to defend; by engaging them, you can nullify this positional advantage
Milking the disc
Some circumstances allow a cutter to use the flight of the disc to their advantage; rather than catching the disc as soon as possible, a receiver can "milk" the disc to catch it in a more advantageous position.
Isolating defenders
Isolating your defender makes it easier to get open by creating undefended angles of attack.