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This pattern is a staple in ultimate, and worth practicing. Often referred to as a ‘V’ cut due to the sharp change of direction.
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This simple pattern is deceptively difficult to execute, but can generate power position as well as providing a reset opportunity
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Being able to throw into space for a receiver to run onto is critical for many drills in ultimate; this is the most simple drill to get started

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A simple drill that gets people taking on a straight up mark and provides lots of repetitions in a short period of time
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This drill helps to train your players in breaking the mark to lateral cutters
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Allows the cutter to either cut deep or under on the break side, and teaches the thrower to react quickly to opportunities
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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
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This pattern is a staple in ultimate, and worth practicing. Often referred to as a ‘V’ cut due to the sharp change of direction.
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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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This drill emphasises gaining yards by challenging the thrower to break the mark early
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If the initial lateral cut isn't available, turning to cut deep is a fantastic clearing cut as well as a viable open to generate power position.
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Making a break mark drill more difficult will vastly improve your throwing ability; here, we force the thrower to hit a precise point on the field.
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This pattern is a staple in ultimate, and worth practicing. Often referred to as a ‘V’ cut due to the sharp change of direction.
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When a cutter doesn't get the disc on the break side, turning laterally provides an excellent reset option
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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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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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Breaking the mark is often seen as one of the most important skills in ultimate, so this drill should be a staple for any team.
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One of the simplest movements in ultimate, and a frequent option in any offence
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This drill replicates a straight up mark while the disc is on the sideline, with a cutter heading towards the sideline
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This pattern is ideal for throwing continuation down the break side channel after breaking the mark
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This throw is used to hit a cutter who is isolated on the open side as they turn to cut away from the disc
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This pattern is used when throwing down the open side; angling the disc towards the receiver makes it difficult for the defender to make a play
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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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Learn how to defeat poaching defenders effectively with this drill
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Increasing a throwers pivot width provides them with more space away from the mark while also challenging their mark to cover a greater distance as the attempt to prevent throws.
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A fundamental skill that can be practiced alone or in pairs
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An additional rule to encourage players to make space for each other.
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This can be a difficult throw to execute as there's little margin of error for the thrower, but it is ideal in small areas such as in the endzone
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This drill helps to train your players in breaking the mark to lateral cutters
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This pattern allows you to use the width of the field, rather than just throwing directly to a reset handler
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A useful variant of the lead pass for putting the disc behind the mark
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Low release throws are very valuable when breaking the mark. Even if you are very wide sometimes the mark is still able to get around. It is much harder for the mark to get very low.
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If the initial lateral cut isn't available, turning to cut deep is a fantastic clearing cut as well as a viable open to generate power position.
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Allows the cutter to cut under either on the break side or the open side, and teaches the thrower to react quickly to opportunities
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This pattern is a staple in ultimate, and worth practicing. Often referred to as a ‘V’ cut due to the sharp change of direction.
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This pattern is a staple in ultimate, and worth practicing. It's a great method for clearing space as well as being a viable threat, and can lead to easy continuation 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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A tricky short throw that's ideal for hitting a cutter isolated on the open side
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A fundamental movement to get the disc off the sideline
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This throw is more difficult than it looks; throw early as the most often mistake is that the disc hangs too long
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This is ideal for practicing throwing continuation after breaking the mark
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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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Throwing to a cutter running directly away using a flat pass
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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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Practice timing continuation cuts for maximum gain and to ensure that your offence continues flowing downfield
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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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If the initial cut isn't available, turning to cut to the break side is a fantastic clearing cut. In this pattern, we add another option, a deep strike, which is ideal when cutting in isolation.
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A great warmup drill that helps give lots of repetitions and teaches the idea of catching the disc from one direction, turning to face another person, and quickly swinging the disc. This is useful for bypassing defenders.
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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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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.