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Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust, USA Nationals 2021 (1)
Although the first cut in the vertical stack isn't thrown to, Drag'n Thrust is able to score with a deep cut that takes advantage of a slow defensive switch.
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
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Arizona Lawless, USA Nationals 2021 (3)
Arizona Lawless' handlers get the disc in power position, which allows them to keep moving the disc downfield and score smoothly.
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Power Position
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Australia, WU24 2023 (2)
Australia breaks through the zone with well-placed cuts. After an upline cut, a handler gains power position and launches a short crossfield huck. The receiver reads the disc well and attacks the disc to score.
Vertical Stack
Zone Offence
Boston Brute Squad 2025 (1)
Following a turnover in their own end zone, Brute Squad quickly pick up the disc and work it the full length of the field to score
Handler Resets
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Boston Brute Squad 2025 (2)
Fury poach heavily on the open side, forcing the handlers to reset the disc often. Brute Squad show a lot of patience and ability to create gaps with player movement and their break side throws.
Poaching
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Boston Brute Squad 2025 (3)
Brute Squad show their ability to work through tight spaces and are able to score using a series of short passes
Endzone Offence
Handler Resets
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Boston Brute Squad 2025 (4)
Brute squad start with the disc on the trap sideline, but use a quick series of break side throws to score
Handler Resets
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Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2023 (4)
Boston Brute Squad uses a deep vertical stack, giving handlers lots of room for resets and relying on cutters' timing and footwork to get open downfield. Break-side throws allow for momentum to build up on the open side, leading to a score.
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Vertical 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
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Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2019 (1)
After resetting the disc, Brute Squad’s offence uses a crossfield throw and a quick pass to score. The throwers use fakes to effectively communicate with their cutters and move the offence.
Endzone Offence
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2019 (2)
Brute Squad’s offence uses several handler resets and effective cutting footwork from a vertical stack to move the disc toward the endzone and score.
Endzone Offence
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
Clapham xEUCF 2021 (1)
After a turn, Clapham fast break, keeping the stall low and using handler movement to attack gaps in defensive coverage
Fast Break
Handler Resets
Switching
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Clapham xEUCF 2021 (2)
Clapham's handlers punish CUSB's poaches again, working to ensure that there is always a short range throw available, and using almost entirely handler resets to score
Handler Resets
Poaching
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Colombia Revolution (5)
Revolution quickly switch the field, again using short range handler movement to score
Endzone Offence
Vertical Stack
Colombia Revolution (7)
Revolution exploit some poor defensive positioning to walk the disc up the open side using three distinct techniques
Flow Offence
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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
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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
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Germany World Games 2022: 4
Germany were excellent at being patient for the majority of the time, then taking advantage of opportunities presented to them. A missed defensive bid leads to some quick break side continuation, then after a quick reset they attack the break side again for the goal.
Flow Offence
Vertical Stack
Germany World Games 2022: 7
A combination of patience then being aggressive with any presented opportunity allowed Germany to move the disc easily and win a crushing victory over Canada in the first match of the 2022 World Games
Endzone Offence
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
GOAT, US Nationals 2015
GOAT show off a typical vertical stack, seamlessly switching to handler movement when they are unable to hit their lane cutters
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
Hybrid, WUCC 2022 (4)
Hybrid's offensive players make space for each other and fill up cleared space to move the disc downfield and score.
Endzone Offence
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
Ironside, US Open 2015
Here we see Ironside working the disc intelligently against a Revolver team who is trying to prevent the deep threat
Flow Offence
Vertical Stack
Japan u24 Worlds (4)
Japan use a 1-6 vertical stack to generate a break
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Japan, u24 Worlds 2019 (3)
Japan swing the disc multiple times, attack with open and break side cuts, and use a range of handler resets to score.
1-6 Vertical Stack
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
Johnny Bravo, US Open 2015
Here's the Bravo D line in action. They start with a handler-led vertical stack, moving the disc against a poachy Ring defence.
Flow Offence
Vertical Stack
Johnny Bravo, US Open 2015 (2)
Here, Bravo work the disc down the open sideline, throwing long from power position
Flow Offence
Power Position
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Mammoth, AUC 2019
Mammoth keep attacking the break side, open side and deep space with cutters in this well-executed example of vertical stack
Flow Offence
Vertical Stack
Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust, USA Nationals 2021 (4)
Drag'n Thrust uses a handler reset to swing the disc. The cutters then time their cuts off of each other to keep the disc moving downfield in a vertical stack, resulting in a score off of a deep cut.
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
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
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PoNY, North East Regionals 2018, 2
Using a variety of handler resets and continuation cuts from the stack, PoNY are able to effectively work the unders
Handler Resets
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PoNY, North East Regionals 2018, 3
After a fast break, PoNY attack deep with their cutters, but show a lot of patience, resetting the disc repeatedly and taking good options to convert for a break
Fast Break
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
PoNY, North East Regionals 2018, 4
After swinging the disc to create new attacking angles, PoNY's cutters time their movements well to exploit undefended areas of the field
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Power Position
Vertical Stack
Ring of Fire, USA Nationals 2014 (3)
When Ring of Fire's cutters are getting in each other's way, they use handlers to clean things up & generate an easy goal
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
Riot, US Nationals 2016
Riot create a lot of space with their vertical stack, allowing them to be patient and only strike when the circumstances are right.
Vertical Stack
Riot, US Nationals 2016 (2)
Riot show two different methods of moving the disc off the sideline, exploiting continuation cuts on both occasions, before their flow is stopped by a foul.
1-6 Vertical Stack
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
San Francisco Fury, US Open 2018 (1)
After moving the disc downfield in a horizontal stack, Fury transitions into a vertical stack and uses throwing fakes and the full width of the field to score.
Endzone Offence
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Horizontal Stack
Vertical 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
Seattle BFG, USA Nationals 2021 (1)
BFG work against a lane poach, breaking the mark and working the disc all the way down the break side of the field using a vertical stack
Handler Resets
Vertical Stack
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
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Toro, Richmond Cup 2021 (4)
Toro swings the disc and uses well-timed cutter movement to keep the disc moving. Despite buzz switches preventing successful give and goes, Toro is able to use the undefended channel to score.
Flow Offence
Handler Resets
Switching
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Vancouver Traffic, USA Nationals 2021
Vancouver Traffic run a Moses play from a vertical stack, then reset & swing the disc, transitioning into a horizontal stack to set up a deep cut
Horizontal Stack
Vertical Stack