Step by step 7 steps
  1. Step 1

    Pull

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  2. Step 2

    The offense begins to recognize the zone.

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  3. Step 3

    The zone is set. 2 shades a flick force but is mostly straight up. The main idea is just to force side to side passes and deny all up field throws.

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  4. Step 4

    The disc is swung and 3 forces back to the middle. & has to communicate with the wings to tell them when to come back and when to move in. The disc is swung back.

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  5. Step 5

    The disc is swung back to the middle.

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  6. Step 6

    Swung again. Notice that the 5, 2, and the other up front defender form a mini 3 man cup which forces middle. It also important for 7 to stay on the side of the field that the disc is on.

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  7. Step 7

    This zone gets beat when the up front players get tired of running back and forth. It is imperative to stay in your lanes and to move as a unit. One up field throw can ruin 10 min of hard work stopping them.

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