How to Flick Give-Go or Throw’n’go Lefty

Being able to run out of your throw on the flick side is as important as having a throw’n’go backhand. In this video Felix talks about technique you can use to maximise the acceleration out of your throw without risking travelling, and whilst minimising the risk of a travel being called against you.

Vision While Cutting – A Subtlety of Cutting Technique

In this Patreon only video Noah talks about something he noticed whilst making a previous video.

“Brice Vanhee give-gos up line whilst looking for the return pass and deliberately turns inwards to maintain eye contact and face Deridder up until the moment Deridder finds another option. It’s only subtly different to the more common alternative – turning outwards and clearing deep, but I think this cutting technique could decrease miscommunication turns as the cutter is always ready to receive the disc in a similar way to how clap catching with the correct hand on top of the disc decreases drops.”

Poaching – and why Daan De Marrée is Better at it than you

Daan De Marrée gets a lot of poach blocks, infact he has a unique style of getting poach blocks that makes him one of the smartest defenders in the World. Thanks to Ulti.tv and Ultiworld for the footage we used in this video. This is the last time we’re making a vid about Daan/Belgium for a while … well maybe.

Throw’n’go Gate – Basic Tekkers Drill

This is a simple drill to work on fundamental throw’n’go technique, suitable for players of all experience levels.
This video is slightly different to usual as there are no edits – you see the full explanation, execution, and group review of the exercise. Full video available for training tier patrons.

The Secret to Belgium’s Team Chemistry – Non-verbal Communication

In this video Noah continues to talk about the Belgium U24 Open team ahead of the World Under-24 Championships. He points out the subtle pieces of communication from the cutters to the throwers that keep the offence on the same page and running smoothly.

If you haven’t already check out our interview with Valerio Iani https://hiveultimate.com/2023/07/01/chatting-to-coach-of-belgium-open-u24s-valerio-iani-about-the-belgians-hopes-at-the-world-championships/

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Charmaine’s Drill (Flow version)

This drill puts the spotlight on one player at a time. First they catch & throw from a feeder, passing to every player cutting under, then they bounce discs back to every player as they give-go attack downfield.
The huck extension adds a long throw to the end of the drill, after the players are set up perfectly in power position by the spotlighted player, who is bouncing the disc back to them. Full video available for Training Tier patrons.

Germany Defeat USA! – Every Turnover – World Games 2022 Analysis

In this episode of the World Games film room we look at our final pool play game, Germany extend their hot streak and take the US. Noah sorts through this turn fest of a game and breaks down how the Germans completed a second huge upset.

Reflections on Teaching Hex to Middle School Students

Introduction:

Welcome ultimate frisbee coaches and players! Thank you for taking the time to look over this resource. I am a middle school ultimate frisbee coach and have been working with that age group on and off since 2015. My cocoaches and I are all middle school teachers (ages 11-14) and coach a team for our school. Up until this year (2023), I have taught my teams vertical stack, as I felt it was the best introductory offense for teaching many of the principles of the sport. This year, however, my cocoaches and I decided to try teaching hex instead, to match the shift made by the high school team in our district. We kept notes of our teaching progression and thoughts as we went to make adjusting our ultimate frisbee curriculum easier in the following years. This is a modified version of that document that omits identifying information. Please note that most of these reflections are my own, as my cocoaches and I have not yet discussed our big picture thoughts in depth. We may add/change notes once we have those discussions.

Our Programs:

We run two programs (open to all gender identities) at our school. Our casual, non-commitment club meets twice per week and runs from September to March. It is welcome to all students grades 6-8. At the end of March, we run a competitive Spring team that meets four times per week for approximately two hours. This is only open to 7th and 8th graders.

The 2023 Team:

Every team has a different feel and culture. It is important to have this context when reading our notes. This year’s team was invested in the sport and had great physical and cognitive potential. They struggled with carrying a focal point into a scrimmage, drill, or game, and had issues with team culture. I bring this up because some of the challenges this team faced were characteristic of these kids and their classmates as a whole, and were not specific to our hex for the first time.

Training Tier patrons can access the training plan here.

Reflecting on Hex

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Teaching Hex at the Middle School Level

This intensive and fun 9-week training plan is a great introductory resource for youth teams and college teams too. It is aimed at teams with some players with a year or two of experience and some beginner players. This resource is available to Training Tier patrons.