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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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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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This is a simple method of clearing handlers up field to create space for a cutter.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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One way to make your give and go moves more effective is to prevent your defender from being able to access the space by "sealing the lane"
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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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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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Chicago Machine's Brett & Goose bring together multiple cutting options to show the power of the vertical stack formation
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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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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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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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A simple combination of cuts that can be used to provide three throwing options - away, open side and break side - in quick succession.
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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.
