stack plays

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[nicktatton]

The school that i am in is relatively new to ultimate frisbee but were picking it up fast and we're hoping that we could find some good plays so that we have some to practice in upcoming games and tournaments if anyone could send good stack plays it would be much appreciated

[jrc21]

some endzone stack plays our team like to use revolve around isolating one reciever and giving him open space to run into.
starting out of a vertical stack, well have our cutters (except for the last one in the stack) cut in alternate directions towards of the sides of the field quickly after one another, this leaves a lane down the middle of where the stack use to be for the last cutter to run towards the handler with the disc.
another similar one has the cutters simulatenously cut to the break side while the reciever cuts into the open side immediately after.
both these plays have the cutters drawing their defenders out of the area that the reciever is to cut into, giving him/her the most room to work with.   
be aware of how you are being marked as this will dictate what throwing lanes are easily open to you, and how your stack should line up.

[nicktatton]

thank you eery much anything will help

[quixrick]

One Of My Favorite Endzone Stack Plays Is The Red Sea.  Handler And Dump Are Upfield With 5 Stacked Up In The End Zone.  Starting From Closest To Goal Line, Player 1 Cuts Right While Player 2 Cuts Left.  Player 3 Cuts Straight Up To The Goal Line (Since 1 And 2 Have "Parted The Sea" For Him).  Players 4 And 5 Don't Do Anything Yet, Except Shimmy Up A Little Toward The Goal Line And Wait.

If The Handler Looks Off The Cutters, 1 And 2 Recycle Wide To The Back Of The Stack, 3 Comes Up Out Of The End Zone To Assist In Reset And Players 4 And 5 (Who Have Up Until This Point Just Waited Patiently) Do A Gut Cut (i.e. Player 5 Cuts Toward The Goal Line Diagonally And As Soon As He Passes Player 4, Player 4 Also Cuts Diagonally Toward The Goal Line [And On The Inside] Parallel To Player 5 So They Are Running Next To Each Other) To The Side Defense Is Allowing Throws To.

Sorry If This Is Confusing.  So Much Easier To Draw Out On Paper Than To Type It Out. 


Initial Cuts...
            5 O
            4 O
            3 O
 <---- 2 O|
              |O 1 ----->
              |
              v

==================

              X
                        O



Recycling...
   -------->
  /           <-------
  |         5 O         \
  |         4 O          |
2 O                       |
                        1 O
             
            3 O
             /
======/===========
          /
         v    X
                        O



Gut Cut...
            2 O
            1 O
            4 O-----       
            5 O-      \       
                  \      \   
                   \      \
                    v      v             
==================
         
       3 O    X
                        O

[canis216]

A simple play you can use out of a regular vert stack is to have the cutter at the back cut hard in, while sending the cutter at the front deep. If the deep defender doesn't see the the deep cut develop, you've usually got an open huck. If the deep defender poaches off to prevent the huck, then you have an open under. This works best, of course, if the cutters don't occupy the same cutting lane. Experienced teams can defend this with well-coordinated help or a great mark, but inexperienced opponents will generally struggle to defend this very simple action.

This is really a fundamental play that any team running or defending a vertical stack must know.

[Ka-ching]

The team I'm on, often uses different variations of the flood.

Also, check out The Ultimate Handbook for more vertical stack plays, along with many other plays.

We also use variations of "The Red Sea" a lot, but quixrick already mentioned that one.

[canis216]

Some of the more powerful "stack" plays are just isolation sets. Line up your stack on one sideline, designate one quick cutter as "the man", and give him all the room he wants in which to abuse his defender. This is quite popular in end zone sets, but the principle applies anywhere. Alternatively, run a set of "German" offense. One cutter isolated in the middle, about 15-20 yards from the handlers, with the rest of the offense 20 yards behind "the man", ready to give him continuation cuts. Very simple, very hard to defend.