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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
An absolutely insane game, with only 3 turnovers and plenty of big plays! France come out on top and advance to the final of the World Beach Ultimate Championships and Noah walks us through exactly how they did it!
Who do you think is gonna win the women’s division of USAU nationals?
