USA u24 Men 2023: Poach sets - Flik

Ultimate Frisbee Analysis of Strategy and Tactics: USA u24 Men 2023: Poach sets by Brummie

Team USA won gold in the u24 Open Division 2023 using a combination of poaches that stifled the Belgian offence

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Broadly speaking, the defensive strategy was to clog the middle of the field. The grass was wet and slippy, making quick changes of direction more challenging for cutters – who kept slipping over – as well as making fast accurate forehands more difficult to execute. Therefore, poaching off handlers helped to reduce the size of the cutting lanes, making it difficult for Belgium to hit under cuts. USA then used a combination of backing cutters (i.e. standing behind them) and […]

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