Learn to play Ultimate Frisbee
Flik is an educational resource dedicated to teaching Ultimate Frisbee, from beginner guides to advanced team tactics.
Learn ultimate frisbee strategy and tactics. Understand why and how elite teams play the way they do. Then take a look at the linked ultimate frisbee drills and put it into practice.
- Introduction to Ultimate Frisbee for Beginnersby Dominick SmythFree
- How to catch a discby Dominick SmythFree
- How to throw a discby Dominick SmythFree
- Self-refereeing & Spirit of the Gameby Dominick SmythFree
- Level 1 – Lesson 1: Basic Game Playby Dominick SmythFree
- Level 1 – Lesson 2: Movementby Dominick Smyth
- Level 1 – Lesson 3: Catching Under Pressureby Dominick Smyth
- Level 1 – Lesson 4: Game Playby Dominick Smyth
- Level 1 – Lesson 5: Forehand throwsby Dominick Smyth
- Level 1 – Lesson 6: Self-Refereeingby Dominick Smyth
- Level 1 – Lesson 7: Foul Callsby Dominick Smyth
- Level 1 – Lesson 8: Blitzby Dominick Smyth
- Ultimate Frisbee simplified rules for beginnersby Dominick SmythFree
- Level 2 – Lesson 1: Hammerby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 2: Creating Space for Teammatesby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 3: Throwing to Space Awayby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 4: Throwing to Space Underby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 5: Cuttingby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 6: Clearing and Cutting as a Teamby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 7: Forcingby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 8: Open Side Defendingby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 9: Pivot & Fakeby Dominick Smyth
- Level 2 – Lesson 10: Throwing Under Pressureby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 1: Break Aroundby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 2: Break Insideby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 3: Break Sideby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 4: Cut & Clearby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 5: Team Cuttingby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 6: Flow Offenceby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 7: Dump Open Sideby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 8: Sideline Dumpby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 9: Attacking with Resetsby Dominick Smyth
- Level 3 – Lesson 10: 3 Handler Playby Dominick Smyth
- Essentials by FlikFree
- Introductionby BrummieFree
- Throwingby Brummie
- Throwing Shapes: Outside in vs Inside outby Brummie
- Face Your Targetby Brummie
- Isolationsby Brummie
- Lead the Receiverby Brummie
- Thrower-led, aka “The German”by Brummie
- Breaking the Markby Brummie
- The Ideal Receptionby Brummie
- Throwing to Cuts Underneathby Brummie
- Throwing to Away Cutsby Brummie
- Tips for throwersby Ian French
- Cuttingby Brummie
- Making Cutsby Brummie
- Sealing the Laneby Brummie
- Milking the discby Brummie
- Jink Cutsby Brummie
- Lateral Cuttingby Brummie
- Combining cutsby Brummie
- Isolating defendersby Brummie
- Clearingby Brummie
- Engaging Defendersby Brummie
- Timing Cuts & Setting up Continuationby Brummie
- Handler-led vs Cutter-led Offencesby Brummie
- Communicationby Brummie
- Catchingby BrummieFree
- Lesson Plans for Ultimate Frisbee by FlikFree
- Level 4 – Lesson 1: Release Point Throwingby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 2: Angle and Tilt of Throwsby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 3: Hucking to Spaceby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 4: Cuttingby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 5: Give and Goby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 6: Markingby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 7: Defensive Prioritiesby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 8: Defensive Footworkby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 9: Dump Defendingby Caroline Ma
- Level 4 – Lesson 10: Aerial Contestsby Caroline Ma
- Zone Concepts 1 – Poachingby Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 2 – Playing deep, mullet or wingby Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 3 – Match handler marksby Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 4 – Recap and communicatingby Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 5 – Containing the disc (Lanes)by Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 6 – Containing the disc (sideline)by Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 7 – Bringing intensity to a zoneby Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 8 – Surrounding the disc (cup focus)by Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 9 – Surrounding the disc (directional focus)by Annie Glasspool
- Zone Concepts 10 – Consolidationby Annie Glasspool
- Cup Zone: Lesson 1 – Teach Front Half of the Zoneby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 2 – Teach Back Half of the Zoneby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 3 – Lateral Break Containmentby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 4 – Downfield Containmentby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 5 – Setting Up in Different Scenariosby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 6 – Transitioning to Match Defenceby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 7 – Sideline Force Variationby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 8 – Short Deep Variationby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 9 – Assassin Variationby Jodie Palmer
- Cup Zone: Lesson 10 – Reviewby Jodie Palmer
- Zone offence concepts 1: Going aroundby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 2: Going throughby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 3: Recapby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 4: Flowing ahead of the zoneby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 5: deep shots from the wingsby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 6: Deep shots from flowby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 7: Getting off the sidelineby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 8: High side low sideby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 9: overheadsby Annie Glasspool
- Zone offence concepts 10: recapby Annie Glasspool
- Vertical Stackby Brummie
- How does vertical stack work?by Brummie
- Key Pointsby Brummie
- Middle of the fieldby Brummie
- Vertical Stack on the Sidelineby Brummie
- Who should cut?by Brummie
- When should I cut?by Brummie
- Maintaining Flowby Brummie
- Handling in Vertical Stackby Brummie
- Variantsby Brummie
- Tips, Pros and Consby Brummie
- Cycloneby BrummieFree
- Handler Offenceby Brummie
- Horizontal Stackby Dylan Freechild and Jimmy MickleFree
- How does Horizontal Stack work?by Brummie, Dylan Freechild and Jimmy Mickle
- Key Pointsby Brummie
- Who should cut?by Brummie
- Horizontal Stack Cutting Shapesby Dylan Freechild and Jimmy Mickle
- Cutting, Clearing and Maintaining Flowby Dylan Freechild and Jimmy Mickle
- Handling in Horizontal Stackby Brummie
- Comparing Vertical Stack to Horizontal Stackby Brummie
- Pros, Cons, and Tipsby Brummie
- Playing horizontal stack on the sidelineby Brummie
- Endzone Offenceby Brummie
- Defence by FlikFree
- Defensive Conceptsby BrummieFree
- Zonesby BrummieFree
- Cupby Brummie
- Cup Defence – Objectivesby Jodie Palmer
- Cup – Roles & Responsibilitiesby Jodie Palmer
- Crashby Jodie Palmer
- Reacting to swingsby Jodie Palmer
- Dealing with Open Side Throwsby Jodie Palmer
- Recovering from Hucksby Jodie Palmer
- Force Sidelineby Jodie Palmer
- Recovering from short throwsby Jodie Palmer
- 3 Principles for Maximising your Cupby Brummie
- Wall or Arrowheadby Brummie
- Hybrid zonesby Brummie
- Transitionsby Brummie and Jodie Palmer
- Defensive Strategy by FlikFree
- Ultimate Frisbee Strategy for Beginners – Defenceby Brummie
- Establishing Defensive Prioritiesby Beau Kittredge and Mish Phillips
- Person Defence – Marking Strategiesby Brummie
- Different Strategies and Techniques for Guarding the Dumpby Dylan FreechildFree
- Where can a dump cut to?by Dylan Freechild
- Guarding a Lateral Dumpby Dylan Freechild
- Guarding a Dump Behindby Dylan Freechild
- Anticipating handler movementsby Dylan Freechild
- Defending sideline resetsby Dylan Freechild
- Working with markersby Dylan Freechild
- Things to consider when guarding handlersby Dylan Freechild
- Evaluating successby Dylan Freechild
- Lull the opponent into a false sense of securityby Brummie
- Situational Defenceby Brummie
- Pulling Strategyby Tom AbramsFree
- Coaches Corner by FlikFree
- Coaching Fundamentalsby BrummieFree
- Coaching a Team: Get Organisedby Brummie
- Technical Discussion by FlikFree
- Improving Decision Making in Ultimateby Brummie
- Teaching Forehands to Beginnersby Annie Glasspool
- Learning a Good Forehandby Alexander Gan
- Controlling Backhandsby Alexander Gan
- Learning to throw with your off-handby Alexander Gan
- The Around Backhand – Why and Howby Alexander Gan
- Fast Break Principlesby Brummie
- Sports Psychology by FlikFree
- What makes the ultimate leader?by Tom Banister-Fletcher
- Motivation by Flik
- Creating a team identityby Tom Banister-Fletcher
- Goal setting in sport by Flik
- Fostering your team’s identityby Tom Banister-Fletcher
- Self-confidence by Flik
- Shared leadershipby Tom Banister-Fletcher
- Attention and concentration by Flik
- Building relationships with your playersby Tom Banister-Fletcher
- Anxiety & stress management by Flik
- Motivating Playersby Tom Banister-Fletcher
- Positive Imagery & Visualisation by Flik
- Building Team cohesion by Flik
- Getting out of your head and into the game: Navigating the challenges of Ultimate with a flexible mindby Sara Svoboda
- Preparing for pressureby Tom Banister-Fletcher
- Train Like A Champion by FlikFree
- Fury 2018: A Veteran’s Perspectiveby Cree Howard
- Fury 2018: A Rookie’s Perspectiveby Claire McKeever
- PoNY 2018: Show me your superpowerby Bryan Jones
- PoNY 2018: Building a Championship Winning Teamby Markian Kuzmowycz
- Ireland 2019: National Campsby Bríonagh Healy, Fiona Mernagh, Ian French and Sarah Melvin
- Ireland 2019: Solo Trainingby Bríonagh Healy, Fiona Mernagh and Sarah Melvin
- Ireland 2019: Coming from a small communityby Bríonagh Healy, Fiona Mernagh, Ian French and Sarah Melvin
- Ireland 2019: Making the mental Switch to Winningby Bríonagh Healy, Fiona Mernagh and Sarah Melvin
- Ireland 2019: During the tournamentby Bríonagh Healy, Fiona Mernagh, Ian French and Sarah Melvin
- CUSB 2019: Building a communityby Davide Morri
- CUSB 2019: Scouting was the differenceby Irene Scazzieri
- CUSB 2019: Working with La Fottaby Stefan Rekitt
- CUSB 2019: An insider’s viewby Bruno Mine
- Ellipsis 2021: Solo Training through a pandemicby Jodie Palmer
- Ring 2021: Booing & Building a Team Cultureby Eric Taylor
- Ring 2021: The Best Ability is Availabilityby Eric Taylor
- CUSB 2022: No Greater Victoryby Irene Scazzieri
- Johnny Bravo 2022: Culture, Adversity & Swaggerby Brummie
- Johnny Bravo 2022: Defying Expectationsby Chance Cochran
- Ranelagh 2022 – Building a team cultureby Sam Murphy
- France 2023: SHOCKby Gaël Ancelin
- France 2023: Training Focusby Gaël Ancelin
- Mooncatchers 2024: Building a successful programmeby Pierre-Alain de Laminne de Bex
- Mooncatchers 2024: Planning & Coachingby Pierre-Alain de Laminne de Bex
- Rhino 2024: Flexing the adjustment muscleby Joe Marmerstein
- Grut 2024: Consistent, humble, curious, supportiveby Maartje Keulen
- Mooncatchers 2025: Adaptability & Pragmatismby Gaël Ancelin and Pierre-Alain de Laminne de Bex
- Mosquitos 2025: Building a communityby Christoph Nurschinger, Christopher Kelmendi and Jakob DunshirnFree
- Well-being by FlikFree
- Misc by FlikFree
- Above all: safety in physical playby John McNaughtonFree
- Analysing team performance using basic metricsby Brummie
- Training alone is truly a mental gameby Michaela Dunmall
- Solo Throwingby Ian French
- Covid Friendly Training Ideasby BrummieFree
- Coming back after having a babyby Dani Alexander
- Using Time Outs Effectivelyby Brummie
- Pull Playsby BrummieFree
- Strength and Conditioning Guideby James MeadFree
- Zone Offenceby Lloyd CheesmanFree
- Ultimate Frisbee Analysis of Strategy and Tactics by FlikFree
- Pony v Revolver, USAU Nationals 2018by Brummie
- Sockeye 2018: Handler Defenceby Brummie
- Sockeye 2018: Switching and Poachingby Brummie
- CUSB v Clapham, EUCF Final 2019by BrummieFree
- Fury vs Riot, 2008 USA Nationalsby Brummie
- Fury vs Molly Brown, 2018 US Openby Kimberly Yu
- Sockeye v Machine, US Open 2021by Brummie
- Toro vs Sweet Cat, 2021 Richmond Cupby Kimberly Yu
- Ranelagh’s Resets, xEUCF 2021by Brummie
- Revolution Breakdownby Mauricio Moore
- Ring of Fire’s Huckingby Brummie
- Boston Brute Squad vs Vancouver Traffic, USA Nationals 2021by Kimberly YuFree
- Canada World Games 2022 Pull Playsby Brummie
- Swampybarg’s Cup Zoneby Brummie
- Johnny Bravo – Handler Switchingby Brummie
- Trust: Johnny Bravo’s Long Gameby Brummie
- USA u24 Men 2023: Poach setsby Brummie
- EUC Women’s Final 2023by Ian French
- EUC Open Final 2023by Ian French
- Playing in extreme wind: Molly Brown v Phoenixby Brummie
- Denver Molly Brown’s Defence, USA Nationals 2022by Kimberly Yu
- Take what they give you – USA handler offenceby Brummie
- Italy Mixed, WUC 2024by Brummie
- Belgium v Japan, Pools, WUC 2024by Brummie
- Belgium v Japan, Quarterfinal WUC 2024by Brummie
- Firetails: Downwind offence, WUC 2024by Brummie and Caroline Ma
- Rhino’s offence line, USA Nationals 2024by Brummie
- Rhino defence, USA Nationals 2024by Brummie
- Rhino’s defensive offence, USA Nationals 2024by Brummie
- You’re not close enough: Revolver’s offence 2025by Brummie