Sucks we were on frat field, oh well. Luckily, it allowed the team to practice hucking.
Me, Myself, I:
Threw my fair share of hucks. 60/40 success i think? Still need to work on my flick, but they are improving.
My D was pretty good, never got beat deep. Got a D or two. Need to bid into in cuts though, couldve had two today.
My handler cuts were on par, but positioning was CF'd sometimes. What should I do as X in the Ho after I dump to the side? Ankoor said go dump or strike quickly? Unsure.
I am now confident in saying I have my confidence back. Don't remember where I heard it from, but the following has really helped me stay out of my head: "The most elite athletes in the world do not allow mistakes to linger in their heads for more than a few seconds."
Bobby:
GREAT bid today. Highest and most horizontal yet.
Work on flattening out your flick hucks.
Be more aggressive on handler positioning and cuts. I believe this takes a lot of mistakes to get right. Buckle down.
Stop dropping on short throws. Uncharacteristic thing for you.
Fabio
This goes out to me too. As handlers, we need to communicate more. This is in zone O, off a pull etc.
Releases looked quicker? What do you think?
When practicing throwing, for the next two weeks or so, try to throw short only. You throw them great outside of scrimmage, but during you tend to lean back into them, causing the disc to pop up. Be cognizant.
Nick
Looks like you're getting back into shape. Woot.
Box the bitch out.
Great hands.
Where them bid D's at? And tight bid into the endzone today, thought you had it.
Kyle
Good positioning as a dump, setting up behind the handler when he is in the middle of the field. Maybe try to setup the cut a little further away.
Stop getting beat deep. What's up with that?
Nice bid D today. On Fickles right?
Tris
I know you had a tough day today, sorry dude.
I dont think your backhand huck is ready for scrimmage yet, though your flick might be/work on the release.
Getting open deep a lot, yay.
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To the class in general: Let's deflate our egos for a second (actually, for the next few years). We need to stop talking shit on the field. We are nowhere near good enough to do that, and if we were (which we aren't if that's not clear) it doesnt help anyone or anything. We are friends on the field. Granted, sometimes we need to call out teammates. Constructive criticism is key here. Try a compliment sandwich! (Compliment to Criticism to Compliment) That way, everyone feels great! Yay! Set the example for the rest of the team, especially the freshmen. God knows the juniors have trouble with it.
This blog will be a great way for our class to express our ideas, suggestions, and perhaps frustrations with the game that we play in the years to come, as we strive to improve ourselves and others on the team.
Sean: x in ho takes some time to get used to. You basically dictate the offense, and you need to instill confidence in your ability to control the flow in your teammates as well as yourself. Just keep at it. Take to teammates and make rules; When there's dump from the x position to the sideline, the handler will look dump BY 3, then back at x. Or if its to the open side, a quick dump followed by a hard strike cut, and double back right away if the throw isn't there to reset with the disc in your hands, in a strong position (either you are ahead of your guy to set up a deep throw, or you are ahead of your guy on the dark side, ready to throw an easy swing or break throw.
ReplyDeleteThings like that.
Also, I mentioned that thing about not letting mistakes linger. To reiterate, you gotta forget those mistakes right away, but once the point is done, objectively think about what you have done better, and adjust. The problem is that it's way to easy to get down on yourself. Confidence means you're alright with making mistakes and learning from them, not that you are perfect.
Bobby:
To flatten out your flick hucks, throw IOs until you completely can control the way the IO flick flies. Also, refer back to my wonderful post about how not to throw a stupid flick.
Playing dump? Trial and error. Watch people play. See what works and what doesn't.
Fabio: Handlers especially need to be on the same page: the cuts come in much quicker and sooner and you need to know for sure what the other person is doing, or else an easy strike throw can become and impossible on. Talk. On the field, off the field, during the point, and in between points. Set ideals, rules, scenarios.
Also, if you haven't, please read my comment to you on Bobby's last post.
Nick: Do work.
You've got speed, and good intuitive defensive IQ. Keep increasing your ultimate IQ and you could be a dominant force both on the D-line and O-line, if you wanted. Work on building trust in your handlers; the more they trust you and know what you want, the easier it is for you to make cuts and for them to throw to you.
Kyle: I'm glad to hear that you are taking a stab at handling; This will increase the speed of you gaining knowledge of the game. Try to have vision when handling. It's super important to know who is where as well as who *should* be cutting where in that particular situation. When you get the disc, I'm sure you will sometimes look up and be like "damn, if someone were to be cutting into this space right now, it would be such an easy throw". Remember this situation, and try to make that cut for other handlers when you're cutting.
ReplyDelete- As far as getting beat deep, i'm curious as to what you think of this, and why you think you keep getting beat deep. You're definitely fast enough to keep up with people and thus no deep throw should ever be easy for the o player you are on.
Tristan:
Not that I'm one to ever say hucking is bad, as you all know, I like to throw my fair share of turn overs, BUT be very smart about the way you go about hucking. Set goals for yourself every day. Perhaps Tuesday Thursdays are no turn over days, while Wednesday you will allow yourself to keep hucking until you turn it on a huck. Sundays you're allowing yourself to huck, but only from a certain area of the field to a certain cut, with at least x amount of separation. Be specific and visualize what you are throwing and why you are throwing it. Did you throw it flat because there was wide open space and you know your man is faster? Did you throw it blady because you wanted to or because you just had a shitty release? And if you wanted to, was it because your man had separation, but his D is faster than him/has better ups, so you wanted to drop it into a place only he could get the disc? When you huck, make sure there is a very specific reason why you threw it, and a very specific way you wanted to throw it. Try it out and even if a throw works, makes sure you assess why it worked. This will help you imagine certain situations when you're just throwing around.
Confidence is the catalyst that boosts your playing. Ego, on the other hand, is what will be your downfall. Be ever confident in yourself, and *in your teammates*. Ego will blind you and hurt your playing. Don't turn into the team that WM was before, where everyone was always yelling at each other and no one benefitted. While this is hypocritical coming from me, and I don't feel like the most qualified person in terms of practicing what I preach, I think the baseline difference may be that I always followed up with trying to help you kids learn from that mistake. AKA it stemmed from my very strong desire to help you, rather than being annoyed because you suck. And yes, however much better you've gotten, you guys still probably suck. But I say that because you have so much potential to grow, and don't want you to get stuck now. Try to create a better environment in which people can learn and be smart about ultimate.
ReplyDeleteI really wish this Jam player I'm playing with now (he's coaching and playing with IKU) could coach you guys. I just know that a month with your asses would make the team so much better...