Catching,Offense,Videos 10 May 2010

In ultimate, it’s important to attack the disc since if you stand and wait to catch the disc, there’s a greater chance for a defender to D the disc. Also, it’s good to attack the disc so you can get the disc moving more quickly in a zone and get the disc moving more quickly in general.

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 Catching,Videos 8 December 2009

In this video I talk about the 2 different ways you can catch a disc. The key is to practice catching and figure out what way works best for you.

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 Catching,Videos 8 December 2009

This video explains how to catch a disc that has a lot of spin. Instead of catching the disc with your inside hand (so the disc is spinning out of your hand), it’s best to catch with your outside hand (so the disc is spinning into your hand).

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 Catching,Pulling 21 October 2009

Why is receiving the pull so important?

Since the point of the pull is for the other team to start with you as deep in your endzone as possible, the ability to collect the pull and get the disc moving is crucial to keep the defense on their toes.

To catch or not catch?

Ideally you want to catch the pull since this will get the disc moving much more quickly. However, dropping the pull is something you don’t want to do. So, it’s a risk assessment. A few things to consider when you go to catch the pull are:

 Catching 21 October 2009

Why is reading the disc so important?

There are two big reasons:

1. When you’re on offense, if you can read the disc well then your chance of catching the disc will be much higher
2. When you’re on defense, if you can read the disc well then your chance of getting the D is that much higher