Theory: Lesson Plans for Ultimate Frisbee
Take the guesswork out of your season planning by using our packages of lesson plans.
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We have a variety of groups of lessons (a.k.a. “Schemes of Work”), each of which is designed to help guide a coach through a certain topic. These grouped lessons explore different topics, introduce and reinforce new concepts, and will remove the guesswork when you’re coaching something new.
Try some of these:
Introduction to Ultimate for Beginners
- Level 1 forms an ideal starting point when introducing disc sports for the first time and was written with children & young adults in mind. The focus is on learning to throw & catch and apply these skills in fun games. Get started here: Introduction to Ultimate Frisbee for Beginners (8 lessons)
- Level 2 picks up with a focus on team concepts & introduces some basic defending skills. Start with Level 2 – Lesson 1: Hammer (10 lessons)
- Level 3 ensures that players will be able to understand commonly used terminology, building on the team concepts started in Level 2 and introduces handler resets. Get started here: Level 3 – Lesson 1: Break Around (10 lessons)
Intermediate Level
- Our Improving Technique lesson plans are ideal for anyone looking to work on their fundamental skills. Improve your throwing arsenal, release points, defensive footwork and more. Get started here: Level 4 – Lesson 1: Release Point Throwing
- If you’re looking to introduce zone defences, try our chapter on zone concepts from Annie Glasspool first: Zone Concepts 1 – Poaching
- A cup zone is one of the most commonly seen, and Ellipsis legend Jodie Palmer talks us through how to coach it here: Cup Zone: Lesson 1 – Teach Front Half of the Zone
- Struggling against zone defences? Try our series on zone offence concepts, part 1 is here: Zone offence concepts 1: Going around
Practice Plans
- A series of practice plans for teaching a team to play Vertical Stack
- A series of practice plans for teaching a team to play Horizontal Stack
- Throwing Skills: a series of structured throwing workouts with their own video instructions
- Learn to be a more dynamic and dangerous cutter with the Triple Threat series
- Who doesn’t like to go long? Our Deep Throwing series will cover all the bases on how to attack deep space effectively
Dive into Lesson Plans for Ultimate Frisbee!
Read the first chapter: Level 4 – Lesson 1: Release Point Throwing
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