Interview with Noah Brinkworth

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Valerio Iani from the Italian Federation conducted an interview with Hive’s very own Noah Brinkworth yesterday, where they discussed Hexagon Offence and Flexagon Defence! We’ve picked out a few choice moments linked below, or you can check out the full 50 minute interview:

Starts 6:26
11:30 Do you think hex and flex could help teams beat the USA?
15:00 What are hex and flex?
20:47 3 good reasons to play hex
25:06 CUSB La Fotta’s 2019 defence / offence
26:50 Elite Ultimate already plays those principles – hex is nothing new
30:26 What does typical hex offence look like?
32:18 Hex is just good for development, not high level performance?
35:28 Fewer passes = better offence? 95% completion argument
47:04 Dribbling
52:36 How do you defend against hex?

Training Hex: Dribble Dominator Drill

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This drill (available to Training Tier patrons) challenges players to level-up their dribbling game, and trains how to support an active dribbler. One player, being marked by multiple defenders, dribbles between several teammates, who bounce the disc back to them until a turnover or a stall out (4s). Watch the full video here.

Analysis: XEUCF 2021 Open Final (Part 3)

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Felix dives into point-by-point analysis of part 3 of the European Men’s Club Final 2021 between CUSB La Fotta and Clapham Ultimate.

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Italy Hex/Flex Workshop (12-13 Feb ’22)

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Report by Felix Shardlow

Last weekend I was invited to Bologna, Italy, by the Italian Flying Disc Federation (FIFD) to be the guest international coach at their Level 3 coaching course, working alongside FIFD coaching development program instructors Davide Morri and Valerio Iani. We worked with 20 of the top coaches in the country, with classroom theory and practical sessions.

The FIFD also scheduled the U17 and U20 Italia trials to be on the Sunday, allotting 1.5 hours for me to work with each group of 120 players. In between these sessions they scheduled an extra 4 hour workshop for 40 senior players and coaches. In total, over the weekend, I worked with ~320 players/coaches, and it was hex/flex all the way. 

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The Throw That Australian Ultimate Will Remember Forever: The Hammer

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At the 2012 World Ultimate Championships, Australia faced USA in a match which would be forever remembered in Australian Ultimate because of one throw in universe point. Gus Macdonald interviews the players and coaches in the game, including those involved in that throw – simply referred to in Australia as: The Hammer.

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Training Hex: Disc Footwork Ladder Exercise

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This exercise (available to Training Tier patrons) trains players footwork, coordination, and balance control. Mastery of this exercise ensures players fluency with the disc – being extremely comfortable with short passes in small spaces, maintaining good pivot discipline and balance control, and being able to quickly utilise space near the disc to begin building an attack. Watch video in full.

Ultimate 4s – The Next Olympic Sport?

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In the first part of this 3 part series about ultimate in the Olympics, Noah looks at Ultimate 4s, the new ruleset that WFDF hopes to bring to the 2028 LA Olympic Games.

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Hive Takes Over @being_ulti!

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Felix recently got his hands on the Being_Ulti twitter account. In case you missed it: here are the tweets gathered in one place for your viewing pleasure! (Click on the “Read the full conversation on Twitter” button to read the rest of each thread).

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WUL – Best Pro League Yet?

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The WUL held their inaugural event, the Winter Cup, and it was pretty good! Noah shares his opinions on the league and highlights Kelli Iwamoto’s excellent quick disc movement.

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Hex article tops Ultiworld’s Top 10 Most-Read Articles Of 2021

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Huge props to Valerio and Laura for putting the article together, which can be found here. Ultiworld’s Top 10 articles for 2021 list can be found here.