Ultimate Frisbee Analysis of Strategy and Tactics: Firetails: Downwind offence, WUC 2024 by Brummie and Caroline Ma

The Aussie Firetails broke onto the podium at the World Ultimate Championships 2024 with a blend of playing styles, but it was the flair, accuracy & depth of their down wind throws that grabbed my attention. Let's examine what made them so successful playing in strong wind.

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While not quite the extreme wind seen in , the wind was strong enough to have a big impact on the playing styles seen at the 2024 World Ultimate Championships – one game between Canada & Great Britain Open even descended into a game of 500s. Rather than trying to fight the wind, the Firetails used it to their advantage. Here’s how: High releases The most obvious way that the wind impacted the Firetails’ offence is the types of throws […]

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