Vertical Stack: Middle of the field by Brummie

The most effective position for the vertical stack is when the disc is in the middle of the field, as the thrower can throw into either side of the field easily

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This creates two big cutting lanes; even break mark throws are relatively simple when the thrower has 18m of width to throw into, as seen in Fig 1. Fig. 2 shows an example of vertical stack (with no defenders), where the offence has a thrower, a dump, and the remaining five players form the vertical stack. Often teams will shift the stack slightly depending on the position of the pitch in order to create more space in one lane. This […]

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