Cup: Recovering from Hucks by Jodie Palmer

Some zones encourage long throws, hoping that the disc will hang long enough to allow a defender to get a block. However, when the huck is completed the zone will need to recover.

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If the deep is not close enough to the open side offensive deep player, a huck may go up down the sideline. The containment priorities are similar to a throw down the sideline (detailed here: ); the deep needs to contain the next immediate continuation threat, which will usually be a cross field throw to the other offensive deep. The wings need to contain the secondary threats, which will usually be throws to the middle of the field. The wings […]

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