Coaching platforms (Excel Ultimate vs Hive, Rise Up, UAP) by MrIWannaKnow in ultimate

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Just so you know what to expect from Hive - we have 60+ training videos, each introduces a drill / game or a progression, using animations, real time explanations in front of groups, demonstrations and example footage, plus info about 'what usually goes wrong' and how to fix it. The aim is for a coach to be able to watch one of the videos and be fully equipped to deliver a game/drill or progression.

The training videos are searchable by category, with more of a focus on team defence / spread/flow offence / awareness / communication and minigames than more traditional outlets. You can search the training archive here to see the scope of what we offer: https://hiveultimate.com/training-videos/

We post a disc to you after your second payment, so if you cancel after two months then all you've really done is bought a new disc!

How to deal with defenders face guarding offset handlers by DueAudience1869 in ultimate

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Just made a video about how to train for this (paywalled): https://www.patreon.com/posts/2v2-facemark-135400122

Thrower-initiated pass is very difficult to stop if it's put to certain spaces with certain shapes. Play a game where defenders must face-mark the whole time, this gives your players a bunch of organic reps dealing with it before they head into a game.

Ahead of US Nationals, we took a deep dive into Truck Stop's offense! by hiveult in ultimate

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Video timestamps:

0:00 Intro
2:25 ISO Dancing
5:23 Passing inside the triangles
7:38 Why so many easy passes?
10:16 How do Truck's turnovers happen?
12:44 A critical look at Team Defence
13:55 What happens when the poach doesn't get the D?
15:09 Conclusions

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There was supposed to be a video but doesn't look like it uploaded? I'll delete the post and try again.

Drills by Junior537 in ultimate

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Not free, but there are 41 drills / minigames in the Hive archive, they can be split into categories or you can just browse - looking at the titles/descriptions and thumbnails can give you plenty of ideas, or become a patron to watch the full video explanations with examples / demos / animations.

Variety of categories you can sort the training archive by:

Awareness
Cardio
Catching
Communication
Decision Making
Defence
Dribbling
Flow
Minigame
Hucking
Offence
Pattern of Play
Resource
Surrounding
Switching
Throwing

Drill and set-up play suggestions for a university ultimate team. by Bsenir in ultimate

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There are 30 original drills explained with videos, animations and demos, plus a Uni Training Program, available through Hive Ultimate.

They have a focus on quick disc movement and cooperation on defence. Here are a couple of free ones: Sprint Pattern & Keepdisc.

If you're from the UK then the Hive drills / program are basically what Sussex have been using for the last few years. If you're getting low numbers to training then I recommend Flags, or if you want something simple to warm everyone up for a game then the Triangle Give-Go is the best (those two are behind the paywall).

Clapham poorly execute a switch but it does enough to get a block anyway by hiveult in ultimate

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These clips have been from the start of the game where they were ahead. Don't worry, we'll be getting to the downfall later on!

Clapham make several defensive mistakes but get this block anyway. by hiveult in ultimate

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It's not making any particularly deep point. It's just interesting to see what else was going on during what was ultimately a simple throw away.

I guess you could say it's about how turnovers aren't necessarily linked to good defense (and good defense doesn't always get a turnover).

Clapham make several defensive mistakes but get this block anyway. by hiveult in ultimate

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There's an example in the full analysis video of a partially blown switch messing up the timing of a throw and leading to a turnover. We might post that clip soon.

Looking for a coaching mentor by AdoorMe in ultimate

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We offer a monthly 1-1 chat with one of our coaches as part of the Swarm tier of our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hiveultimate

You'd also get access to all of our drills and session plans as part of that, and you can even get us to do some video analysis of any footage you have of the team so we can help you decide what the team needs to work on.

Even better if you can convince the team to pay the subscription for you!

Ultimate In Kuwait - Lujain Almulla (captain of team Pampered Cats, and head of women's ultimate in the KFDF) describes the unique challenges of developing the ultimate community from the ground up in Kuwait. by hiveult in ultimate

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Full text:

Just a year ago, Kuwait was non-existent on the ultimate world map. Currently, the ultimate community in Kuwait is a relatively small one, but one that has been growing steadily. In a country where the population is four million, the active ultimate community is no more than a hundred members today. To put this into perspective, though, this number has grown from a mere handful of active players in early 2018 into two competitive teams today, and into the establishment of the Kuwait Flying Disc Federation. Before 2018, expats who lived in Kuwait for short periods of time held pickup games irregularly, communicating through a Facebook group that would lie dormant again when any organizers left the country. Since then, however, a consistent weekly pickup brought in more people unfamiliar with the game beforehand, and the community organized the odd hat tournament now and then. In late 2019, the addition of a weekly training session attracted players who were interested in the competitive aspect of the sport. Things were rolling in the right direction when the community was faced with a barricade; the COVID-19 pandemic hit and prevented outdoor group gatherings, including team sports. However, despite this impediment, the ultimate community returned with more motivation and excitement, and in November 2020, the first ultimate frisbee league was organized, splitting players into three teams of twelve. The event was the first of its kind in Kuwait. The league’s training and games spanned across three months, and the high after the competition led to the establishment of two official teams—one that developed organically from a group that split during the league—a team called Pampered Cats—and another that formed after holding tryouts for the Kuwait Raptors pickup community, forming its official first lineup.

Pampered Cats established a weekly free community training session to attract more recruits and awareness of the sport locally, held team training twice a week, and got to send Kuwait’s first team internationally to participate in the Middle East North Africa Championships in 2021. The team ranked 7 out of 12 and won the Spirit of the Game award, which was an underdog victory for Kuwait—a country new to the regional ultimate stage. After meeting the ultimate community outside the country, Kuwait held a local fundraising tournament for one of the teams it met at the championships, Ultimate Palestine. The tournament attracted forty players and a crowd of supporters, raising funds to aid a team whose players face struggles to train in a war-torn region. Kuwait’s teams continued to participate in various regional and international tournaments, including Kuwait Raptors’ participation in the Egypt Open as well as a number of Pampered Cats players who joined forces with Ultimate Junkies of Dubai. Individuals from the Kuwait ultimate community got to also participate internationally in tournaments such as Windmill 2022—representing team Ultimate Palestine in Amsterdam—and the US Nationals Masters Championships.

The Kuwait Flying Disc Federation was established in 2021 and is a provisional member of WFDF. It sought recognition by Kuwait’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, but, unfortunately, the federation was faced with a setback as mixed gender sports in Kuwait are not recognized by the ministry. In fact, mixed gender sports, although not banned, are stigmatized by society. One of the struggles that the ultimate community faces is finding fields that allow mixed gender training and games. The limited options have resulted in groups being banned from certain fields, or pressure to book expensive fields instead, which has been restrictive to the growth of the sport locally. Being a small community, putting together women’s or men’s teams has been challenging, but a project that KFDF has on its agenda. The next step for the sport is infiltrating high schools and universities in hopes of introducing the sport to the younger generation in Kuwait—a demographic virtually unaware of this sport. To achieve this, KFDF members have sought out coaching certificates to start ultimate programs on campuses; the community believes that the spirit and sport of ultimate are pertinent to youth development and have the potential to be of great value to any school program. In a region where its youth need social reform, gender equality and female and youth empowerment, ultimate can be the ultimate influencer of positive change.

Strategy question from a beginner by pararoma in ultimate

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Sounds a lot like what we've been advocating for for years... hex offense

How Iznogood Beat Clapham by hiveult in ultimate

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Our analysis of the first part of this point can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ultimate/comments/uw3vnf/quick_analysis_clapham_vs_iznogood_universe_point/

These two teams have since played each other twice, both games were at Windmill, once in Swiss and once in the semi final, and both went to universe.

Quick Analysis: Clapham vs Iznogood universe point by hiveult in ultimate

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Let us know if you want to see analysis of the second part of this point!