Combining Marking Strategies with Downfield Defence: Marking vs Side Stack by Brummie

Some tips for marking against a side stack

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Side stack is a special case of vertical stack which sacrifices two medium sized lanes for one huge one. The assumption is that the team running side stack will be able to dominate their one-on-one matchups in order to move the disc easily. Strategy: make throws to the cutting space more difficult Defensive Tactic: always force towards the other offensive players Fig 1 shows a typical defensive set up vs side stack, which places most of the primary cutting lane […]

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