Poaching the middle handler in horizontal - Flik

Defending Horizontal stack: Poaching the middle handler in horizontal by Brummie

Poaching the middle handler in horizontal set is an effective method of denying big lane cuts to the offence, and forcing them to take a different option

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When the disc is in the middle of the field: Fig. 1 shows how poaching off the other handlers in a horizontal stack can help to narrow the throwing lanes. By poaching into the lanes, a defence can frustrate the offence by preventing their primary tactic. Methods of squeezing the lane: Move laterally towards the thrower This is shown as “P1” in Fig. 1 This positioning still guards the handler, while providing partial downfield coverage Move back into cutting lane […]

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