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Chicago Machine Endzone Offence (5), USAU National Championships 2019
Chicago Machine's swirling offence utilises multiple cutters, making it difficult for PoNY's defenders to keep track of all the options. This allows veteran Machine handler, Pawel Janas, to sneak open for the goal.
Endzone Defence
Endzone Offence
Handler Resets
Poaching
Denver Molly Brown, USA Nationals 2022 (1)
Molly Brown's team defence uses poaching to prevent downfield throws and easy handler resets. Molly Brown generates a turn after a risky throw into the endzone is blocked.
Endzone Defence
Handler Resets
Poaching
PoNY Endzone Defence, USA Nationals 2019 (1)
PoNY combine elements of zone defence along with switching & poaching to make life difficult for Rhino Slam!
Defence
Endzone Defence
Poaching
Switching
Zone Defence
PoNY Endzone Defence, USA Nationals 2019 (2)
As Rhino move the disc, cracks begin to show in PoNY's defence. Nevertheless, it generates several low percentage throws from the offence, which is a sign of a successful defensive strategy
Defence
Endzone Defence
Zone Defence
PoNY Endzone Defence, USA Nationals 2019 (3)
After a short huck from Rhino Slam!, PoNY flood the endzone to apply their endzone defence
Endzone Defence
Poaching
Zone Defence
PoNY Endzone Defence, USA Nationals 2019 (4)
PoNY's zone defence forces Rhino backwards more than once, before they jam the disc up the sideline between two defenders
Defence
Endzone Defence
Zone Defence
Toronto 6ixers, USA Nationals 2019 (4)
The Toronto 6ixers successfully defend their endzone by forcing backfield resets with their marks, switching to defend handlers, and poaching to guard lanes.
Defence
Endzone Defence
Poaching
Switching
US Open Final 2021 (1)
Having dropped a pull, Chicago Machine have a few seconds to quickly set up their end zone defence in the US Open Final 2021 against Seattle Sockeye. What follows is a great example of a sophisticated switching & poaching defence, and how an offence might try to break it down.
Endzone Defence
Poaching
Switching