Defending Cutters: Buffering by Caroline Ma
As a defender, buffering is the concept of adjusting the amount of space between you and the attacker when they are less likely to receive a pass, which can make it easier for you to be in the position when they are likely to be thrown to.
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Buffering refers to the distance between you and the offensive player you are defending. This is most important to think about when maintaining your defensive priorities; see before diving further into this article as I’ll be referencing it heavily throughout. Your buffer should be a different distance for different areas of the field and depends on your team’s defensive strategy, where the disc is, and where your player is. If they are a long way from the disc or less […]
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