Step 1

The pull.

Step 2

Cup sets up on disk, forcing Right handed Flick. Note the stucture of the cup at this point, =>The Force (1) is taking away all throws backwards. => The axis man (2) is taking away all throws horizontally across the pitch, ie throws between 1&2 . => The third man in the cup takes away all throws diagonally forward, ie between 2&3 This is an example of a sideline trap, used when a handler receives the disk very close to the sideline we are forcing to. => There is a temporary 4th member of the cup when this happens, the openside wing (4) comes a bit closer to the cup to stop all throws up the line (Straight up the pitch) Between these 4 defenderce all options can be covered and the chance of getting a turnover from this is very high.

Step 3

For the sake of simplicity I will remove the upfield players for a while.

Step 4

Now imagine the cup was broken, look at the position of the handlers and look ahead to where the disk will end up.

Step 5

First pass.

Step 6

Second pass.

Step 7

The cup followed the disk, sounds ok but is actually wrong. If the cup had of realised that there is only one logical place to throw the disk they could have cut of the second pass between 4 & 6. This is what the cups job is. It is not just about stopping the up field passes, its about limiting the options and controlling where the disk is thrown.

Step 8

So, to show what I mean...

Step 9

The cup is broken and the cup straight away responds and cuts off the next pass, note that they spread out a bit to cover all options then.

Step 10

They slowly close in to insure there is only one place the disk can go next.

Step 11

Back where we want it.

Step 12

Note: If the defense is broken and the other team is moving well, the captain of the defense on the field will yell "Fire!" At this point, each defender should find the closest offensive player and resume to a man defense.

Step 13

Now, theoretically, the cup will not get broken and we will force the player with the Frisbee to make a difficult throw. This is where the down field defense will start to have their fun.

Step 14

The down field defense sets up with a mid, two wings, and a player who guards deep. The do not play man to man, but are looking to cut off easy throws, tempt the offense into hard throws, and then defend the pass.

Step 15

If the opposing team tries to pass down field, this is were we need to defend.

Step 16

Interception.

Step 17

Interception.

Step 18

Interception.

Step 19

Interception.