Handling in Horizontal Stack: Banana by Frank Nam

It's common for teams to poach against a horizontal stack, particularly when the disc is on the sideline. This "Banana" play will help to clear space and get the disc moving.

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In this scenario, a defender is poaching off the furthest cutter from the disc; this helps to provide deep cover for the defence. Therefore, the offence want to find a way to take advantage of the poaching defender. However, it isn’t possible to throw directly to the poached player due to other defender’s positioning; this concept is covered in . The ‘Banana’ play is an easy way to get the disc off the trap side in horizontal stack. We’ve used […]

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