Step 1

Diamond Trap Base

Step 2

3 Cuts inside our diamond

Step 3

C picks him up

Step 4

3 Continues through our diamond horizontally

Step 5

B takes over, C returns to position

Step 6

2 cuts into the diamond

Step 7

C picks him up

Step 8

2 continues through the diamond vertically

Step 9

D picks him up, C returns to position

Step 10

4 goes deep down the sideline

Step 11

$ shadows him

Step 12

Deep Safety gives ground

Step 13

Offense passes to the wing. This is exactly what we want. We give them the wing, and then we trap

Step 14

C marks, forcing line (forcing throw to the handler's right side)

Step 15

A moves to challenge a dump, but continues to guard the diamond

Step 16

D cheats to the playside, picking up whoever is close

Step 17

B cheats over as well, protecting the diamond and looking for any cross-field passes

Step 18

In the secondary, the playside $ cheats up aggressively, taking away the short pass down the line

Step 19

The deep safety rotates over, giving the playside $ help over the top

Step 20

The backside safety rotates over, surveying the entire field, looking to make a play

Step 21

We force a dump

Step 22

It swings to the other wing

Step 23

All at once now, the diamond shifts, A pressuring the dump, B marking and forcing line, D roaming a middle zone and C guarding against a cross-field pass

Step 24

In the secondary, the new playside $ cheats up hard, taking away short passes down the line, the deep safety rotates over to cover him over the top, and the new backside safety also rotates, scanning the entire field

Step 25

3 and 4 move, but they are not big threats to us, especially not when playing against B league handlers. Ideally, B's mark will make a pass to 3 or 4 impossible. At the very least, B's mark forces a pass that is off target or hangs in the air, giving C or the backside $ time to make a play on the disc

Step 26

If they try sending 3 men deep on us . . .

Step 27

The playside $ stays aggressive, dropping no deeper than the receiver on the line closest to the handler

Step 28

The deep safety picks up the deep man closest to the playside

Step 29

The backside $ picks up the deep man second closest to the playside

Step 30

1 we leave open. We trust B's mark to prevent a good pass to 1, and if a pass to 1 is thrown, we take our chances with the backside $ making a play

Step 31

If 3 receivers are deep, A, C, D, and/or the playside $ should be able to drop back, depending on where the other receivers are

Step 32

Depending on what the offense does, C and D need to be ready to make plays. Playside $ is still locked into taking away the short pass down the line, and A is still locked into pressuring dumps, and protecting what's left of the diamond

Step 33

Only if there is no one on the line or no one looking for the dump can $ or A shift, and they must continue to look for a line or dump receiver as they shift

Step 34

If 4 in this slide is a player previously unrepresented who receives a dump pass and A has given it away without pressuring it, 4 is now unguarded and in a great position to throw to 1 for a touchdown

Step 35

Instead, A should be close, ready to mark 4 with a good face guard

Step 36

the safeties rotate back around, since the disc is in the middle of the field

Step 37

and the diamond members are able to re-form

Step 38

And as always in this zone, we encourage the pass to the wing

Step 39

Defense shifts accordingly

Step 40

If a receiver threatens line . . .

Step 41

The playside $ must cut off the receiver closest to the handler

Step 42

Other defenders adjust to the change

Step 43

That's the philosophy of this zone. We cut off half of the field and we take away the short, playside pass. This funnels play towards our best defenders the deep safety and D. The offense must challenge our best defenders or attack our team elsewhere, but at a disadvantage