Plays

Training Hex offence with your team

by Felix Shardlow
January 28, 2016June 11, 2017

Hex is a new offence which most of your team will not have seen or played before – introducing it can be both fun and exciting, but will certainly come with its challenges. I’ve had experience introducing the offence to a variety of teams and players, from primary schools through University level teams to GB, and along the way have learned plenty about how to make the introduction as enjoyable and productive as possible. I hope to share what I’ve learnt with you in this article.Read More »Training Hex offence with your team

Exercise Caution With Set Plays

by Ultimate Rob
August 26, 2014

About 5 years ago, I was at a practice for the men’s team I was on. We were working on a particular play. What I’ll never forget is how regimental our play practice was. Literally we were working on player… Read More »Exercise Caution With Set Plays

Effective Coaching of Drills

by Sangeetha Manoharan
March 2, 2014

As an intermediate player I used to wonder why our captains and coaches insist on running the same drills over and over again. Frankly, I found it boring! I assumed drills, like warming up and stretching, was a waste of… Read More »Effective Coaching of Drills

The Mexican Offence

by Felix Shardlow
January 22, 2014December 15, 2015
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Many of you are familiar with the vertical, horizontal and spread offence but not many of you have heard about the Mexican Offence. It’s relatively new and was developed by Felix Shardlow from Brighton Ultimate in 2012. It’s not for every… Read More »The Mexican Offence

Improving Horizontal Offense Initiation Plays

by Keith Krieger
October 25, 2013June 11, 2017
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Receiving a pull is an area in which a team should be extremely proficient, as it is an event that occurs hundreds of times over a season. It is a mistake to not take advantage of these moments in which the defense is not entirely set. The ideal situation occurs when the offense initiates play from the brick and scores a seemingly effortless, or uncontested, goal. Read More »Improving Horizontal Offense Initiation Plays

Storm – Play of the Week

by Ultimate Rob
April 24, 2013
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This week’s play of the week from Playspedia is called Storm. This play, used on a brick pull, is really simple yet I feel that it would be quite effective. Since the cutter is striking deep on the break side, the defender… Read More »Storm – Play of the Week

Frozen Squirrel – Play of the Week

by Ultimate Rob
April 17, 2013
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This week’s play of the week from Playspedia is called the Frozen Squirrel. I like it for the name and for it’s ability to score on a zone. The best takeaway from this play is to realize in order to… Read More »Frozen Squirrel – Play of the Week