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This is an offensive play designed to move the
disc off the sidelines, or create a quick up field gain. It uses
a flood stack to create open cutting area, and a vertical cut up
the line to make defense difficult.
When?
Use this play when the disc is trapped on the sidelines, is less
than half way up the field, and when there is time to set up the
play, such as after a time out or change in possession.
How To Run It
The first cut is from A. Run directly at the thrower, and then make
either an up field or a backfield cut. The second cut is B. After
A has committed to a direction, duplicate A’s run at the thrower
and then cut in the opposite direction. The up field cut (either
A or B) should be executed like a vertical cut, with either a strike
or a cut back option. The backfield cut, if they don’t receive
the pass, should remain in dump position until the disc is thrown.
The bail out, if neither of these options work, is to call someone
out of the flood stack into the lane.
What to Watch For
After seeing this play a few times, experienced squads might send
a poach into the up field cutting lane. Don’t overthrow up
field and you’ll avoid the easy turn over. Take advantage of
the poach if possible.
Vertical Cut Explained
A vertical cut is made up and down the field, rather than side
to side. It requires lots of cutting area, and having the up
field end zone clear. The cutter fakes up and then down the
field until clear of their check. The defender must stay honest
because of the risk of a deep strike, or an easy cut back at
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It’s
tough to shut down the L Stack completely: the important thing is
to limit the up field gain. A poach will shut down the long up field.
Shutting down the dump, though, is a jedi level skill. Changing to
a middle force will kill the play, but let the disc off the sidelines.
Poaching
Either Y or X moves towards or into the up field lane, ideally far
enough in to be able to block the throw. The poach can be blatant
to prevent the thrower from attempting the pass, or it can be stealth
to encourage the throw, with hopes of getting a D block. A blatant
poach gives the offense a chance to use the poach. The stealth poach
is far riskier. If the poach doesn’t get a D, the offense gets
both up field gain and an open player to further their advance.
Communication and quickness are everything here. You’ll get
burnt poaching if you haven’t got back up, or can’t catch
up to your check again.
Switching Force
There are two ways to go about this as well. As soon as the offensive
team realizes the force has changed they will abandon the L Stack.
If the force chang is indicated while the play is being set up,
the offense will have time to adjust. If the force is switched in
mid play the offense will waste stall counts transforming to a viable
offense.
Flood Stack Explained
Often used with a vertical cut, the flood stack moves the up
field players to one side of the field to open up a larger cutting
area. For a flood stack to work properly, the defenders must
also be pulled over, and not left poaching in the cutting area. |
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