Analysed team: Chicago Machine

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Chicago Machine Endzone Offence (2), USA Nationals 2019

Simple handler movements like give & go, triangle resets & continuation cuts all feature as part of Chicago Machine's End zone offence

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Chicago Machine Endzone Offence (4), USAU National Championships 2019

Just because an option isn't hit, doesn't mean the offence isn't effective. In fact, offences should be used to dealing with how to clear space and generate secondary options. Here, we see Chicago Machine offering multiple options for every single throw.

Endzone Offence

Chicago Machine Endzone Offence (5), USAU National Championships 2019

Chicago Machine's swirling offence utilises multiple cutters, making it difficult for PoNY's defenders to keep track of all the options. This allows veteran Machine handler, Pawel Janas, to sneak open for the goal.

Endzone Defence

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Poaching

Chicago Machine Endzone Offence (6), USAU National Championships 2019

After a stoppage near the half way point on the sideline, Machine work up to the end zone almost exclusively with their handlers before scoring off a nice break throw

Endzone Offence

Chicago Machine Endzone Offence (7), USAU National Championships 2019

The final goal from the 2019 USA National semi final between Chicago Machine and Pride of New York

Endzone Offence

Machine Endzone Offence (1), USA Nationals 2019

The first of a series where we analyse Chicago Machine's endzone offence from the 2019 USA National Championships

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

Machine Endzone Offence (3), USA Nationals 2019

Chicago Machine allow two handlers to work the disc exclusively as part of their end zone offence

Endzone Offence

Handler Resets

US Open Final 2021 (1)

Having dropped a pull, Chicago Machine have a few seconds to quickly set up their end zone defence in the US Open Final 2021 against Seattle Sockeye. What follows is a great example of a sophisticated switching & poaching defence, and how an offence might try to break it down.

Endzone Defence

Poaching

Switching