Person Defence - Marking Strategies: Force Middle by Brummie
A marking strategy that pushes an offence towards the middle of the field
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A Force Middle defence seeks to limit the ability of the offence to move the disc laterally, and to prevent an offence from being able to huck down the sidelines. Fig. 1 shows how a Force Middle looks vs a vertical stack; precisely the same as a one-way force would on the break side of the field, i.e. nearly straight up. As the disc swings, it is important that downfield defenders readjust their position to ensure that their bodies are […]
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What should the downfield defenders do when the disc is in the middle of the field (e.g., after a brick) or when it’s unclear which direction the middle handler will throw/swing the disc?
Typically, the best approach is to force towards the other handler defender. I’ve added a link above to a deep dive on Bravo’s handler defence which should help.
You may also wish to take the offence into account; if they are in a side stack, you may wish to force towards the stack.
There’s no one way to do it, the main thing is that your team are all on the same page. If in doubt, just pick a direction and clearly communicate it to the other defenders.