Ultimate Frisbee Analysis of Strategy and Tactics: Denver Molly Brown’s Defence, USA Nationals 2022 by Kimberly Yu

In the semifinals game to go against Toronto 6ixers at USA Nationals 2022, Denver Molly Brown was down by 3 points at half, but Molly Brown’s defence put pressure on the 6ixers and allowed Molly Brown to catch up and eventually win the game 15-13.

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Let’s take a look at how Molly Brown’s team defence slowed down the 6ixers’ offence and caused turnovers. Endzone Poaching Molly Brown consistently made the 6ixers work hard in the endzone by poaching in lanes and forcing lateral and backwards movement. Their strategy was to overplay the strong side (i.e. the side of the field where the disc was), orbiting to ensure that they are always between the disc and their person, as well as poaching off into the open […]

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