In this training video, Noah introduces a new game modification – UltiTag – where powered-up defenders can tag attackers out of the game. Players learn the value of quick disc movement, off-disc movement downfield to pull defenders away from spaces, and are forced to make uncomfortably early throwing decisions.
Read moreIn this video Noah talks through the nuances of poaching in indoor ultimate while reviewing a point from the bronze match at the Euro Indoor Championships 2024.
Poaching happens more frequently and differently than in outdoor ultimate. We initially made this for the university teams Noah is coaching indoors (who used the knowledge to win Indoor Regionals). We wanted more people to understand the threat of players occupying or cutting toward the endzone, and to show how high-level indoor players recognise these threats and give up easier options to protect easy scores. We hope you can use this as a tool for the indoor ultimate season.
Felix returns to review every turnover from WUGC 2016: USA vs Japan – one of the greatest games of all time. Each turnover gets broken down to identify the root cause for the turn; help and team defense, field vision, decision vs execution, or miscommunication.
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This training video was recorded at an East Block session, with Lu running an exercise which was theory-crafted by Travis Norsen.
Read moreNoah breaks down how to adjust from grass to sand in beach ultimate. Using a France vs Spain game from XeQueBo as the case study, he looks at why overthrows show up on sand, how throw targets and spacing change, and a few practical tweaks and takeaways for all players.
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France v Spain full game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3EyRxWNWTU
Morras Cabronas vs Spain Masters full game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xbbNfomHVc
East Block have been one of our favourite teams to watch for the past few years, but this year Lu became their coach, and as part of that role did video analysis for the team of their streamed games. This Patreon exclusive video features highlights from those video analysis sessions. If you want us to do any analysis for your team please reach out and we’ll be happy to arrange something! Watch video on Patreon
We analysed 163 hucks from US Club Nationals 2024 semi finals & finals to see what actually predicts completions. Some classic advice doesn’t hold up, and a few habits matter more than you think.
👉 All 163 huck clips video, plus full dataset
👉 Joseph Marmerstein “Death of the IO”
👉 Harper Garvey’s huck decision making breakdown
Video contents:
0:00 Intro – what we measured
0:45 Same-third hucks: myth vs data (57% vs 52%)
2:12 Out-in-front throws: why they underperform
3:56 Poach pressure: how the completion rate drops
4:56 Lateral (inside) position, what it means and how it affects completion
5:35 Power position: helpful but not magic
6:01 What to train: flick bias and 4 huck types
7:01 Wrap-up, with least & most likely to be complete hucks from Nationals
In this training video Lu applies the concept of Video Game Design to Keepdisc at a training session with East Block, resulting in a fun and challenging game. Full video available to Training Tier patrons.
In this video, available to $1 patrons and above, Noah collates every huck thrown in the 2024 USAU Club National semi finals and finals across all 3 divisions. These hucks are linked with this patron-only spreadsheet which has data about each of the hucks thrown. We talk through the basic statistics in this video, watch out for an upcoming YouTube release with more detailed analysis of these hucks and how to huck better in game. Full video
Sai introduces this fun warmup game which is easy to set up and gets everyone moving. Overbalanced offence must penetrate and dribble to initiate aggressive flow, whilst defence must think about the next pass.