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Australia, WU24 2023 (1)

Off of a pull, Australia's cutters set up in a horizontal stack and isolate a cutter who gets open under. Another cutter cuts diagonally deep and receives a perfectly placed deep throw for the score.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Peppermill

Set Plays

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All-Stars, All-Star Ultimate Tour 2015 (2)

After fielding the pull, the All-Stars offence uses a set play to score with a huck from the break side to a well-timed deep cut.

Fielding the Pull

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Set Plays

Arizona Lawless, USA Nationals 2021 (4)

Arizona Lawless gets the disc in front of the endzone after a short huck through a set play. They then score on universe point with a lead pass.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Set Plays

Short Hucks

Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2019

A well-executed pull play sets up a short huck which is converted through handler resets & stack cuts

Endzone Offence

Fielding the Pull

Peppermill

Set Plays

Short Hucks

Canada, WUGC 2016 (1)

Watch Team Canada show off a nice deep strike out of horizontal stack, then quickly converting the short huck with an isolated cutter.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Peppermill

Set Plays

Canada, WUGC 2016 (2)

Canada use a peppermill play to set up an isolated deep strike.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Peppermill

Set Plays

Canada, WUGC 2016 (4)

Watch Canada execute a windmill play out of a horizontal stack.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Set Plays

Canada, WUGC 2016 (5)

Canada set up another deep strike using a peppermill.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Peppermill

Set Plays

Germany World Games 2022: 3

From a vertical stack, a swing enables Germany to take advantage of an isolated cutter, who then hucks to another isolated cutter. We take a look at the detail of how those cuts are set up to maximise Germany's chance of success.

Set Plays

Vertical Stack

Germany World Games 2022: 6

Following the same cutting pattern seen in a previous analysis, Prien cuts into the middle of the field then away, isolating Beuttemüller

Peppermill

Set Plays

Split Stack

GOAT 1, WUCC 2018

After GOAT run a peppermill to initiate movement from a side stack, Colony respond by poaching to cover deep threats. GOAT then work the disc against these poaches with good handler movement.

Peppermill

Set Plays

Split Stack

Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust, USA Nationals 2021 (3)

Drag'n Thrust starts out in a side stack. When a defensive player attempts to poach a player clearing deep, a cutter takes advantage of the poach to get the disc with power position. The poaching defensive player then attempts to put on a mark but is unable to stop a deep throw to the deep cut.

Set Plays

Side Stack

Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust, USA Nationals 2021 (5)

Right after a timeout, Drag'n Thrust uses a huck as part of a set play. Although the huck is just shy of the endzone, Drag'n Thrust uses handler resets to move the disc before scoring on the break side.

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Set Plays

Short Hucks

Molly Brown, Pro-Elite Challenge 2015

Molly Brown run a nice set play here, clearing space and isolating a deep cutter

Horizontal Stack

Set Plays

Philippines, WUGC 2016

Good use of the Undefended Channel to generate break side movement and a deep strike

Horizontal Stack

Set Plays

PoNY, North East Regionals 2018, 1

Isolating one of your best throwers as the first cut is a good tactic. In this example, Jimmy Mickle gets open and throws deep, setting up an easy score.

Endzone Offence

Set Plays

Short Hucks

Vertical Stack

Russia vs USA, WCBU 2017 (14)

The fourteenth goal of the WCBU 2017 Womens Final

Flow Offence

Set Plays

Russia vs USA, WCBU 2017 (15)

The fifteenth goal of the WCBU 2017 Womens Final

Set Plays

Russia vs USA, WCBU 2017 (2)

The second goal in the 2017 WCBU Womens Final

Set Plays

Russia vs USA, WCBU 2017 (3)

The third point of the WCBU 2017 Womens Final

Set Plays

Sockeye, US Open 2014

Watch the cutter nearest the camera take advantage of the space that is created in the middle of the field, and how Sockeye use this advantageous position to immediately move the disc. Without holding the disc for more than a couple of seconds, or taking any risky options, they have moved from one end of the field to the other.

Horizontal Stack

Set Plays

Sweet Cat, Richmond Cup 2021 (2)

In a set play, Sweet Cat uses a side stack to create space for cutters and scores off of a deep throw.

Flow Offence

Set Plays

Side Stack

Toronto 6ixers, USA Nationals 2019 (1)

Toronto 6ixers create space for each other using a split stack, then use the break side lane to score.

Fielding the Pull

Set Plays

Split Stack

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

Vancouver Traffic, USA Nationals 2021 (3)

Vancouver Traffic uses a set play and great cutter movement to score off a huck.

Flow Offence

Power Position

Set Plays

Split Stack

Yaka 2, Windmill 2018

Yaka clear space to isolate a cutter, then run a quick give and go before generating an easy assist

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Set Plays

Yaka, xEUCF 2021 (1)

Yaka use some coordinate team cutting patterns to generate flow, recycle the disc and set up a deep strike

Horizontal Stack

Peppermill

Set Plays

Yaka, xEUCF 2021 (2)

Yaka use some classic horizontal stack offence to work the disc downfield

Endzone Offence

Horizontal Stack

Peppermill

Set Plays