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Cat Phillips has taken the ultimate world by storm over the past few years as she transitioned from a youth star to one of the best players in the world. Following a U20 silver medal in 2008, she won gold in 2010 as a member of the u23 Australian team. She followed that up with a silver medal as the youngest player on the 2013 Australian World Games team in Cali, Colombia, then the 2017 World Games. A versatile player who is just as dangerous with the disc as she is downfield, Cat recently joined Toronto 6ixers on their run to the 2019 USAU final. competes with Team Australia. Off the field, Cat has pushed the development of women in Ultimate by coaching clinics throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
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Good offences have lots of options from just a few basic movements. Here, we combine dynamic handler movement with downfield cutting options to give a dozen options in a short space of time.
Timing deep cuts is a vital part of being a good receiver; it rarely gets much attention but when you time your cuts correctly, throwing away becomes much easier (and you'll catch more goals!)
Practice timing continuation cuts for maximum gain and to ensure that your offence continues flowing downfield
Defenders can often read what a cutter wants to do in advance to re-position themselves to deny an option. When cutting, it is therefore good to be able to make split-second decisions about where you want to cut.