Saturday, August 31, 2013
A bit of knowledge
So, it's tryouts, and a bunch of new people are trying out with you. The captains gather everyone around, and explain the offense. Two handlers, and a line of people called a stack who take turns 'cutting'. When the returners demonstrate, it's neat, and there's only one person cutting at a time. But, when it comes to scrimmaging, everyone is everywhere it seems. You know it's not right, and don't know how to stand out, in a good way. Staying in the stack won't prove anything, and probably not too many people will notice you. What do you do? Now, it took a while to set up this hypothetical situation, but it will happen. Almost guaranteed. In such a case, do not go running around with everyone else, shouting that you're open. Instead, look around, and look for open space. Often times, there's open space in front of the handler with the disc. If you wait until stall 4, maybe 6, you are essentially acting as a dump for the handler. This is considered to be at least an intermediate kind of move, and should impress captains. It shows that you have field awareness, a very valuable skill. When the stack is working well, listen to the sideline, often times people will be saying "Someone cut in!", or "Under! Under! Cut under!". In which case, cut in. Captains also like to see people who actually listen to them. When you're on the sideline, watch the game carefully. Give up calls (saying up when the disk is thrown, specifically when it is hucked), and study the players. Look for matchups that favor you, so that you might be able to go deep and catch the point. You need to prove to the captains that you are either athletic, or really know your stuff.
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