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All-Stars, All-Star Ultimate Tour 2015 (4)

After swinging the disc, the All-Stars offence successfully convert a short huck to score using handler resets and player momentum.

Endzone Offence

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Short Hucks

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (3)

Brute Squad uses a Peppermill pattern to move the disc downfield along the sideline. They then use handler resets to move the disc to the break side to score.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Peppermill

Split Stack

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (7)

After using a Peppermill to kick off the offensive flow, Brute Squad's cutters time their cuts off of each other to move the disc downfield and score.

Endzone Offence

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Peppermill

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2023 (1)

Boston Brute Squad starts out in a side stack and attempts to isolate a cutter before relying on handler movement and changing the angle of attack to move the disc into the endzone.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Side Stack

Brute Squad, US Nationals 2015

Brute Squad show off a range of handler movements in this clip, attacking the break side of the field to start with then moving the disc to the far side of the field, attacking the open side with a give and go

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Vertical Stack

Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2019 (3)

Brute Squad’s offence starts from midfield in a horizontal stack and quickly moves the disc downfield using well-coordinated cutter movement.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Brute Squad, USAU Nationals 2018

Brute Squad not only break marks, but set up in such a way to maximise their ability to attack space

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Power Position

Clapham, WUCC 2018

Clapham initiate with a lateral cut from the break side to the open side, hit a V cut, then repeat this action again to score, moving the disc from one sideline to the other in the process

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Colombia Revolution (1)

Colombia's Revolution show off their flowing offence, making use of their cutters.

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Side Stack

Colombia Revolution (2)

Revolution switch the field easily, taking maximum advantage of cutter momentum to attack undefended areas of the field

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Denver Molly Brown, US Open 2018 (2)

Denver Molly Brown’s offence swings the disc to get the disc off the sideline and uses lateral cuts to get open downfield.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Peppermill

Denver Molly Brown, US Open 2018 (5)

Denver Molly Brown uses great cutter movement combined with handler resets to move the disc the full length of the field and score.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Denver Molly Brown, USA Nationals 2022 (2)

Despite an unsuccessful give and go attempt, Molly Brown is able to move the disc to the break side and score smoothly.

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Denver Molly Brown, USA Nationals 2022 (3)

Molly Brown earns a break score and ties the game by patiently waiting for good throwing options and taking advantage of open space.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Ellipsis, AUC 2021 (3)

Ellipsis quick handler resets and times their cuts well to score on the break-side.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Vertical Stack

Fury, WUCC 2014 (1)

Fury break through Riot's poaching using handler resets, helping them to generate a deep shot to an isolated cutter

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Hybrid, WUCC 2022 (2)

Hybrid achieves offensive flow by taking advantage of defenders being out of position, giving each other space, and timing cuts off of each other.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Power Position

Japan, WU24 2023 (3)

Japan's handlers use vertical and lateral passes to keep the disc moving. After swinging the disc, Japan uses the undefended channel to score.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Japan, WU24 2023 (6)

Japan gets the disc off the sideline by swinging the disc before changing the angle of attack and using a crossfield throw to score.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Japan, WU24 2023 (7)

After the pull, Japan's handlers keep the disc moving laterally amongst themselves before passing the disc downfield. Japan then uses the undefended channel to get to the front of the endzone before swinging the disc to score.

Fielding the Pull

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Mainzelmädchen 1, Windmill 2018

Mainzelmädchen show off nice movement from the pull, handler resets to beat a poach attempt, all culminating in a deep strike

Fielding the Pull

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Mainzelmädchen 2, Windmill 2018

Well-timed cuts and efficient handler movement drive Mainzelmädchen to another offensive hold.

Endzone Offence

Fielding the Pull

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Medellin Revolution, WUCC 2022 (2)

Facing a defence with loose person coverage & lots of poaching, Revolution fall back on their handler resets to work the disc into the end zone

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Medellin Revolution, WUCC 2022 (3)

This is a great example of how fundamental handler movements build into an offence, with swings, dumps, give & go moves, dishes, continuation throws and more.

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Poaching

Switching

Raleigh Phoenix, Pro Championships 2021 (2)

Raleigh Phoenix poaches off a clearing player to get the disc in front of their endzone. They then score via a dump behind from the middle of the field to the break side.

Defence

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Poaching

Raleigh Phoenix, USA Nationals 2019

Raleigh move the disc sideline to sideline three times before generating an uncontested assist

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Revolution 3, WUCC 2018

Here we can see Revolution fielding a pull and marching the disc downfield with ease

Fielding the Pull

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Revolver, US Open 2015

In this clip, we see Revolver start in a horizontal stack on the brick. After breaking the mark, they move down the break side of the field in a side stack, scoring in flow utilising a series of isolated cutters. Note that the transition to side stack is a natural process caused by offensive players moving away from the disc, therefore ensuring that as the disc moves down one side of the field, the players are stacked up on the other.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Side Stack

Russia vs USA, WCBU 2017 (10)

The tenth goal of the WCBU 2017 Womens Final

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Russia vs USA, WCBU 2017 (20)

The twentieth goal of the WCBU 2017 Womens Final

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Russia vs USA, WCBU 2017 (6)

The sixth goal of the WCBU 2017 Womens Final

Endzone Offence

Lateral Cuts

San Francisco Fury, US Open 2018 (6)

San Francisco Fury’s offence uses handler resets and well-timed cutter movement to take advantage of the break side and score.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Peppermill

San Francisco Fury, US Open 2018 (7)

Off of the pull, San Francisco Fury moves the disc downfield with handler resets and well-timed cuts to the break-side in a horizontal stack offence.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

San Francisco Fury, US Open 2018 (9)

San Francisco Fury starts out in a side stack and times continuation cuts off of handler movement, making use of the full width of the field to score.

Endzone Offence

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Side Stack

San Francisco Fury, USA Nationals 2019 (4)

San Francisco Fury’s offence uses a combination of under and lateral cuts to move the disc downfield and score.

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Vertical Stack

San Francisco Fury, USA Nationals 2022 (5)

San Francisco Fury's players make space for each other and time their continuation cuts well to keep the disc moving laterally and downfield.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Seattle Riot, All-Star Ultimate Tour 2015 (1)

Seattle Riot’s handlers and cutters work together to use the full width of the field to score from mid-field in three throws.

Endzone Offence

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Seattle Riot, All-Star Ultimate Tour 2015 (3)

Seattle Riot’s cutters and handlers make space for each other and time their cuts well to move the disc quickly and score.

Endzone Offence

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Switching

Sweet Cat, Richmond Cup 2021 (3)

Sweet Cat's offence throws to poached players early, and their use of break-side momentum through swinging the disc allows them to move the disc downfield and score.

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Poaching

Vertical Stack

Toro, Richmond Cup 2021 (2)

Set up in a horizontal stack, Toro's offence uses great cutter movement and a give-and-go to move the disc downfield before scoring with a cross-field throw.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Peppermill

Power Position

USA, u24 Worlds (3)

After generating a turn in their own endzone, USA go end-to-end with a flowing offence that uses handler movement & cutters to move the disc laterally three times.

Endzone Offence

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Vancouver Traffic, USA Nationals 2021 (2)

After the pull, Vancouver Traffic uses a horizontal stack set play and well-timed under cuts to move the disc downfield. Then, Traffic's endzone offence uses give and go moves and break throws to score.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Set Plays