Elements of Making a Cut

Elements of Making a Cut

Proper Positioning
· Make yourself dangerous. Always put yourself in a position where the defender has to guard against two directions/cuts.
· Keep the defender off balance, keep them moving
· Clear out fast after a cut (keep around the disc clear and keep the deep clear)
· If you are tired, rest in the stack
· If you are not tired, you should be moving
· Know your position on offense
· Know your role on set plays

Terrific Timing
· We should provide the thrower with two options/cuts at all times.
· Time your cut with other teammates. When a teammate receives the disc, establishes the pivot foot, and turns to look, you should be breaking into the open at that point. If you cut too soon, you will be too close or too far away.
· Different positions on offense have different cuts. The middles/deeps should be always timing their cut off of a handler cut.
· Continue cuts are important. E.g., a swing to one side of the field should have a continuation cut in the same direction.
· It takes experience to learn timing.

Fabulous Faking
· Long fakes are the best. E.g., run 30 yards downfield and then come back
· Get eye contact with the thrower. You should be able to read if they want you to continue or abandon the cut.
· Do not break off cuts unless dismissed by the thrower! Sometimes throwers will look away to pivot and fake, and expect you to still be there.
· Do not dance with your defender.
· If you are being fronted, run at (not into!) and by the defender.
· Another good fake is to go hard toward your defender—when they commit, you break.
· There are many fakes, eye fakes, head fakes, stop n go, shoulder, etc…

Super Speed
· Cuts should be made at full speed.
· Run all the way through the disc, catch the disc, then slow down.
· Clear out fast too
· Give the thrower a target, especially on in cuts.