Step by step 10 steps
  1. Step 1

    The setup. Players stack closely at the back of the endzone.

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  2. Step 2

    Player 4 comes forward.

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  3. Step 3

    Player 4 makes a cut.

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  4. Step 4

    Once player 4 has made their cut, player 5 comes forward.

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  5. Step 5

    Player 5 makes a cut in the opposite direction, while player 4 makes their way up the sideline to the back of the stack.

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  6. Step 6

    Player 6 comes forward, while player 5 clears out.

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  7. Step 7

    Player 6 cuts in the opposite direction of player 5 and makes the catch.

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  8. Step 8

    The zipper continues until the handler either throws to a cutter for the point, or dumps it back to another handler to reset the stall count.

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  9. Step 9
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  10. Step 10
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