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Being trapped on the sideline can be daunting for intermediate players. This 3-person play makes it easier for the thrower by giving more options; and helps turn a sideline trap into an attacking position.
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Start learning to force your cutter to go where you want, rather than the other way around
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Players practice setting up as the mark and adjusting their positioning to shut down the throw to a moving dump.
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A crafty little move that was extensively used by the Japanese womens team who won WUGC 2012, this is a coordinate movement between the upfield dump ("3H") and the backfield dump
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This is a simple reset pattern for a downfield dump to get the disc off the sideline
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This drill should be a staple for any team that uses a dump behind the disc, and will teach you to use a reset as a way of generating power position or movement to the break side.
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This drill provides a second cutting option if {B} is not able to get open on their first cut.
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This drill provides a second cutting option if {B} is not able to get open on their first cut.
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Side stack gives a huge amount of field space for an offence to work in. Many teams will counter this by using multiple defenders to clog up the cutting lanes, so this drill teaches how to play against this defence.
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Practice stopping continuation passes to the break side and containing break side offensive flow.
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Bring together a variety of techniques to reset the disc in a sideline trap or whenever the reset is on the break side
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This drill provides a second cutting option if {B} is not able to get open on their first cut.
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This drill provides a second cutting option if B is not able to get open on their first cut.
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Buffering allows defenders to stick to their defensive priorities while the cutters explore different attacking options.
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A method to prevent break side continuation on a dump behind play
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The 'chisel' is a good way of moving a handler defender who is poaching in the lane which forces the poach to reposition
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This is a simple method of clearing handlers up field to create space for a cutter.
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Scoring is much easier playing 2 on 2 than 7 on 7. The idea of this drill is to score efficiently and cleanly without resorting to 7 on 7 by making use of momentum and overloading the defence.
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A spectacular throw popularised by the Japanese team Buzz Bullets, this throw involves throwing diagonally across the field, and against the mark
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This is a deep throw that tails across to the break side, ensuring that the flight path never comes close to the defender
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This drill aims to give players the opportunity to see how far into the deep space they can allow an offensive player to get before having to reposition. Often in a game it can be helpful for the deep defender to push in, in order to decrease usable space for the offence and increase pressure, but this can never be at the expense of leaving a player unguarded in the deep space. This drill helps players to work out how far they can be, without that player being 'unguarded'.
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Losing yards with a dump can be offset by increasing your chances of moving the disc laterally
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When a team forces their opponents to throw to one side of the pitch, it gives other defenders a chance to stand on that side of their player in position to get an interception. This drill gives a chance to practice staying on that side, even as the attacker moves.
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Since attackers are able to move in all directions, it is important that defenders can move in all directions as well.
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This simple game of chasing aims to teach players the benefit and importance of moving away from the disc.
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Dish moves can be used to move the disc to the break side without ever directly breaking the mark
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Another give and go move designed to keep the disc in the hands of the best throwers
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This give and go variant takes advantage of the marker's position to isolate someone immediately after throwing the disc backwards.
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Learn how to defeat poaching defenders effectively with this drill
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Defenders might attempt to change the position of the mark to prevent give and go moves; this drill helps you to deal with that by using your pivot to avoid the mark entirely
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Extra rules in a match to encourage receiver to make longer runs in specific directions.
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Extra rules in a match to encourage marking a thrower in order to limit their options and to encourage throwers and receivers to use space available.
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Defence practices prioritising and switching onto the most dangerous offensive threats while they are outnumbered in order to contain the offensive flow.
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Get used to more complex downfield switching in Hasami by introducing all four deeps
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The objective of the drill is to practice how the defenders position themselves when the disc swings.
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All players must be capable of holding a defensive position if they want to be effective defenders
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This drill is focused on defenders and their ability to shut down the “open under” when guarding a cutter.
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Running Humans play against shuffling Zombies. This fun game teaches Humans about running into space to get away from opponents and having to defend against multiple opponents simultaneously. Zombies learn about getting the disc to an unmarked opponent when attacking and positioning themselves to minimise the space available to the Humans.
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3 handlers on offence attempt to swing the disc across the field while the mark and break use body positioning to prevent the throws.
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Marker movement on a one-way force is slightly different to a straight up mark and requires the marker to understand the immediate threats and defensive priorities
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A good drill to practice the fundamentals of good marking
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While the attacker tries to cover a large area, the defender aims to mirror their movements but in a smaller space.
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This drill teaches the defender to quickly identify dangerous areas of the field and deny short scoring passes
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Playing good defence isn't just a matter of staying on the open side. It means constant repositioning as the disc moves to create new angles of attack for the offence
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This mini-game helps to teach coordination of cutting option when running peppermills
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Learn to pick up new offensive threats with this simple yet effective team defence drill
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Learn not only how to effectively pick up new offensive threats, but maintain your body position to stop them getting the disc
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Learn to pick up and hand off offensive threats to team mates; ideal when learning to play as a mullet in a zone
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Poaching the lanes is a smart defensive strategy; here we learn how to frustrate handler counter-strategies while clogging the lanes
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Your mark is always a threat. You should be constantly re-evaluating your position, making sure you are in the best place to make your opponent’s job difficult and guide them to where you want them to go.
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An exercise in keeping possession and moving the disc away from defenders. Two large teams keep their running score in a race to complete 100 passes.
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This drill is simply about running, taking position and competing in the air. In the original drill, players received 100 points for each successful sky, and the first to 500 won, hence the name. Running 500s has far better applications on field than the static version, and is safer too
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A pattern to get defenders accustomed to ‘pushing’/’dictating’ the open lane cutter in the open/under side. It is all about hip movement and fighting to get that first dictating step in the change of direction.
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This drill will teach you to generate two useful scenarios from a sideline trap: power position or continuation to the break side
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Also known as a 7 cut, this handler move attacks upline then provides a second cutting option if they can't get open
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The force middle defence can make teams swing the disc a lot; here, the handlers reset the disc into an area not defended to generate power position
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Preventing the reset to a dump/swing when trapping a team on the sideline can be highly effective. Here we look at how marking as a defensive pair can be even more effective.
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Chicago Machine's Brett & Goose bring together multiple cutting options to show the power of the vertical stack formation
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Get off the sideline and set up continuation to the far sideline with this simple move
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How spaced out can defenders be while still providing an obstacle to the offence?
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When the offence are able to swing the disc, the defensive unit must move in reaction to offensive movement
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Use this drill to practice getting your cup positioning right, and how to get out of trap situations
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Practice maintaining flow and swinging the disc in vertical stack
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Try these different defensive priorities to change the defensive pressures that your opponent experiences, or as a way to take away their favourite method of moving the disc
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The idea here is to get three or more cutters working together, all running the Triangle Cutting patterns, to provide lots of options to throw to in a short space of time.
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Throwing to a player running directly away by using a curved flight path
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Different throws are more useful in different circumstances, so you'll need to practice lots of different scenarios rather than just throwing back and forth all the time. Trying to use just four types of throw with four different reception areas results in 16 different throws being practiced in this one drill.
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When cutting deep it’s critical not to set off too early. Doing so often results in clogging up the deep space, reducing the thrower’s options. Learn how to time your cuts with this drill.
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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!)
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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.
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Triangle forcing helps the mark to prevent break throws to dangerous areas by adjusting their positioning according to threats in different areas of the field.
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Great throwers can manipulate markers to move in lots of directions; here we show an effective method of moving on the mark to deal with pivots
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Gets a handler to clear upfield to free up space for another player to cut back for the reset
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This dynamic drill brings together a multitude of cutting options, and is good for teaching cutters how to exploit one-on-one matchups.
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This is a simple movement useful whenever a downfield dump is being fronted
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Allows the cutter to either cut deep or under on the open side, and teaches the thrower to react quickly to opportunities. Ideal for continuation cuts.
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A cup aims to stay together as a unit and shut down their respective priorities as the disc moves back and forth across the field. Later, open and break side wings work to prevent the disc being advanced after swing passes.
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7 v 7, zone defence, on a full sized pitch. Defensive players focus on their individual roles and work as a team to contain the offence's options.
