Great insight as always. The "you want to be standing as far as the player you guard" is super smart. Offense wants a large effective playing space (EPS) defense wants to make it narrow or to clogg it.
I would also add one thing, the objective varies depending on where the disc is. In their endzone or in their half and close to a sideline, you want to put pressure on the disc holder to maximize your chances of getting the disc back as you are not going to get better chances. In the midfield, you want to slow the offense down. A slower offense means defense do not have to ply catch up and can go for smarter moves. In front of your endzone, you want to avoid giving a score on a silver plate. These are core ideas of the Triad we propose in our book.
I'll definitely add the concepts you mention here in our next clinic. Thank you!
And I definitely think we should see more teams clog the middle then get aggressive on the sideline.
I don't like to pay for frisbee stuff (and I post my blogs for free in exchange) but if you ever want to send me a free copy of your book I'd definitely read it :)
Great insight as always. The "you want to be standing as far as the player you guard" is super smart. Offense wants a large effective playing space (EPS) defense wants to make it narrow or to clogg it.
I would also add one thing, the objective varies depending on where the disc is. In their endzone or in their half and close to a sideline, you want to put pressure on the disc holder to maximize your chances of getting the disc back as you are not going to get better chances. In the midfield, you want to slow the offense down. A slower offense means defense do not have to ply catch up and can go for smarter moves. In front of your endzone, you want to avoid giving a score on a silver plate. These are core ideas of the Triad we propose in our book.
I'll definitely add the concepts you mention here in our next clinic. Thank you!
Thanks! Yeah I agree about the sideline, I've been thinking about that a lot lately, too. I liked Ian's post on Traps and Triggers:
https://bettereverydaycoaching.substack.com/p/pressing-traps-and-triggers
And I definitely think we should see more teams clog the middle then get aggressive on the sideline.
I don't like to pay for frisbee stuff (and I post my blogs for free in exchange) but if you ever want to send me a free copy of your book I'd definitely read it :)