Lesson Plans: Cup Zone: Lesson 1 – Teach Front Half of the Zone by Jodie Palmer
Introduce the overall aims and structure of the cup zone, and teach the front half of the zone.
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| Cup Zone | Lesson 1 – Teach Front Half of the Zone |
| Objectives | Introduce the overall aims and structure of the cup zone, and teach the front half of the zone. |
| Comments | This session focuses on teaching the overall structure of the zone, and allows the players to practice executing the structure and movement of the cup part of the zone. |
| New Concepts | Defending space as part of a zone structure rather than defending 1 on 1 |
| Skill Development | Zone defence, coordinated team-based defensive movement |
| Rules modifications | No overhead throws allowed |
Activities
| Name | Duration | Outline |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation – overall zone structure | 10 mins | Using cones/water bottles as offensive and defensive players, explain the overall structure of the zone and what each position’s priorities are. |
| Warm up | 15 mins | |
| Thrower-Marker with a Moving Receiver | 5 mins | 3 Person Drill – with a Moving Receiver Players practice setting up as the mark and adjusting their positioning to shut down the throw to a moving dump. |
| Mark and Break | 10 mins | Mark and Break Players practice setting up as the mark and the break, working together to shut down their priority options, and coordinating their movement across the field as the disc moves. |
| Review | 5 mins | Have the players discuss what worked and what did not work from a defensive perspective, and how to ensure the mark and break execute their roles effectively. |
| Whole Cup | 15 mins | Whole Cup – with Wings Players practice setting up as each of the cup positions and practice working together as a unit to shut down the priority spaces. |
| Crashing Explanation | 5 mins | Explain what crashing movement looks like from the handlers and poppers, and explain that in these instances it is the alley’s job to move forward and defend the crasher while maintaining their line in the cup. |
| Whole Cup with Crashing | 10 mins | Whole Cup – with Wings The alley now practices defending crashes into the cup from both handlers and poppers. |
| Review | 5 mins | Have the players discuss what worked and what did not work from a defensive perspective, and how to ensure the cup execute their roles effectively. |
A cup zone in action
| Talking Points | What are the main conceptual differences between playing a zone defence and playing 1v1 defence? |
| Further Study | Cup players Crash |
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