Throwing Deep – How to Succeed with Harper Garvey

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Harper Garvey shares his insights as he analyses several clips of his in-game deep throws – what was the game context, what was going through his mind at the time, and what he thinks of them now.

How to Beat Side Stack with Rhino

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In this video, Noah looks at how Portland Rhino Slam! used switching and poaching to disrupts PoNY’s side stack flow by exploiting the inactivity of the 3rd handler or shallowest cutter.

For more on back to the attacker marking check out the previous analysis video

For more analysis of PoNY’s big ball woes check out this analysis from LT

How to Handler Switch in Ultimate

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A few months back the French U20 team defeated the US to win at the World Junior Ultimate Championships. In this video, Noah takes you through the perfect example of how to buzz switch to mark out upline give-go moves or to block break side flow.

You can watch the full game here

And if you want to learn more about countering handler switching then check out this video

Stop Truck – Analysis of Truck’s Offence

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Felix takes a deep, deep dive into footage of Truck’s offence from US Open 2024, in advance of USAU Nationals 2024. Rhino beat Truck in the quarters at Nationals two days after this video was published, and messaged Felix saying they found the clips and concepts in this video helpful.

How to Beat Horizontal Stack with Colombia Women

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Colombia are one of the favourites to take gold in the women’s division of this year’s WUC. A big reason for this is their suffocating defense. Noah breaks down two examples of how Colombia approach defending horizontal stacks using a potent mixture of poaching, bracketing and switching.

What Kristýna Tlustá Does Different

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In this video Felix takes a look at the unconventional moves of Kristýna Tlustá, as she takes unusual options which are shown to be very effective at building flow and maintaining East Block’s offensive attack.

Tobe Decraene’s Run’n’Gun Loophole

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Throwing whilst running is allowed in the rules of Ultimate – Tobe Decraene heard about this loophole and has been using it to his advantage as much as possible – including against the USA’s travel calls in the World U24 Championships Final. WFDF Rules Chair Rueben Berg discusses the legality of the move, Felix looks at the technique and training needed to do it yourself, and we break down multiple examples of the move being used by Decraene in the 2023 season – scrutinising each clip for potential travelling. Will this Run’n’Gun move take off next season?

Also check out the Run’n’Gun Training session video, including warm-up exercises, drills, and modified games – become a member of our Patreon at the Training Tier level to gain access.

Colombia vs Germany Turnover Analysis – World Games 2022 Bronze Medal

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In the penultimate episode in this series, Noah looks at the Bronze medal match, a super clean affair between Colombia and Germany, teams with two contrasting styles. Both teams had a great outing at the 2022 World Games and will be building for 2025 in Chengdu – can either claim the gold next time round?

How to Beat Vertical Stack with Shout

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In this video BFD Shout put on a clinic on how to completely shut down a vert stack set play. The key to countering a vert stack is to surround the stack.