Analysed team: Boston Brute Squad

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Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (1)

After the pull, Boston Brute Squad uses a cup defence on the thrower to generate a block and gain possession of the disc. Then, Brute Squad's handlers move the disc to the break side and break the mark to score.

Defence

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (2)

After pulling the disc deep into the endzone, Brute Squad poachess off a cutter to generate a turn. They then use changes of direction and pivoting to score on the break side.

Endzone Offence

Poaching

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (3)

Brute Squad uses a Peppermill pattern to move the disc downfield along the sideline. They then use handler resets to move the disc to the break side to score.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Peppermill

Split Stack

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (4)

After a sideline reset, Brute Squad's endzone offence uses the undefended channel to score.

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (5)

Brute Squad's cutters time their away to under cuts off each other before using a deep cut to score.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (6)

Brute Squad's active marks slow down the offence, and some defenders poach into the deep space to block a deep throw.

Defence

Poaching

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2021 (7)

After using a Peppermill to kick off the offensive flow, Brute Squad's cutters time their cuts off of each other to move the disc downfield and score.

Endzone Offence

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Peppermill

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2023 (1)

Boston Brute Squad starts out in a side stack and attempts to isolate a cutter before relying on handler movement and changing the angle of attack to move the disc into the endzone.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Lateral Cuts

Side Stack

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2023 (2)

Boston Brute Squad starts out with a zone defense to force handler resets before using tight person defense and well-positioned marks to make throws difficult to catch and gain yards. Later, an active mark is able to block the disc and cause a turnover.

Defence

Poaching

Zone Defence

Boston Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2023 (3)

Boston Brute Squad keeps the disc moving by using sharp changes of direction and creating space for each other. Despite the defence's poaching and switching, the handlers use give and goes and strategically use the undefended channel to score.

Defence

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

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

Vertical Stack

Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2018 (3)

After a sideline reset, Boston Brute Squad gets a deep throw off of power position through great cutter movement and timing.

Flow Offence

Handler Resets

Horizontal Stack

Power Position

Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2019

A well-executed pull play sets up a short huck which is converted through handler resets & stack cuts

Endzone Offence

Fielding the Pull

Peppermill

Set Plays

Short Hucks

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

Brute Squad, USA Nationals 2019 (3)

Brute Squad’s offence starts from midfield in a horizontal stack and quickly moves the disc downfield using well-coordinated cutter movement.

Flow Offence

Horizontal Stack

Lateral Cuts

Brute Squad, USAU Nationals 2018

Brute Squad not only break marks, but set up in such a way to maximise their ability to attack space

Flow Offence

Lateral Cuts

Power Position

Brute Squad, USAU Nationals 2018 (2)

When a cutter gets the disc on the open side with a marker trailing far behind, it opens up an opportunity to attack the break side with a crossfield deep throw

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Short Hucks