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Handler Offence: The Dish by Brummie

When handlers move downfield, they present the opportunity to generate power position if they time their movements well. The act of off-loading the disc to such a handler is called "dishing" the disc

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The ‘Dish’ is a short range throw, typically where the disc is returned to a handler who is cutting upfield. Fig. 1 shows an example where a cutter, B, dishes to a handler A who is cutting upfield. Notice how the throw is mostly sideways and it is the momentum of A that results in power position. Dish moves can be a useful way of getting the disc back into the hands of your best throwers, and for generating continuation […]

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