The Philly Classic Skills Clinic will be held on Saturday after the last round of competition. Pre-registration is required. Participants will rotate through three 25-minute sessions, selected from the topics below.
TO SIGN UP FOR THE CLINIC: registration info coming soon! Lessons
Dumping, Just Do It We will look at effective dump cuts and strategies and how to use dump cuts not only to re-set the count but also to break the mark and set up looks down field. Instructor: Katie Barry Club: Condors (Santa Barbara, CA) College: UCSB Burning Skirts
Space: The Final’s Front-Tier This lesson is about creating, recognizing, and exploiting space. You'll learn how little throws to space can translate into big throws to space, the importance of the outside in throw vs. the inside out, and how to play winning ultimate by timing your cuts to coincide with a change in disc position or "depth." Instructor: Marc “Doc” Stachowski Club: AMP (Philadelphia, PA) Other: coach of UPenn Venus
D for Deeps In this lesson you'll learn how to play shut down deep defense. We'll address effective body positioning to dictate deep threats to go in, anticipating the deep cut, how to defend once the disc is in the air, and what to do if your girl gets the disc. Instructor: Sara Jacobi Club: Brute Squad (Boston, MA) Marking is for Real We'll address the basics of marking. What do you want to take away? How to position yourself to take away different options, making yourself take up space, staying on your toes, being read to move, but not overcommitting or losing balance. Instructor: Lauren “Ralph” Nelson Club: Brute Squad (Boston, MA), formerly Bashing Pinatas and Six Trained Monkeys College: Wellesley College Other: coach of Wellesley College B-team
No Guts, No Glory - Hucking 101 Bring your disc and your best long throw. We’ll break hucking down into parts and give you ways to work on all of them. Whether you’re going for the extra yards or just a way to play in the other end of the field for a change, I’ll help you get there. Instructor: Brian Dobyns Bio: Brian Dobyns has played or coached, spring and fall, every year since 1976. A player in High School, College and on more than 20 Club teams he has played or coached in eight different divisions and
gone to Nationals in each; winning 3 times and finishing 2nd twice. He currently coaches Carolina Friends High School and UNC Pleiades. Hidden Heroics: Halting & Harassing Handlers Shutting down key handlers can stifle a team’s entire offense. Defenders who can deny these players the disc or take away their favorite options are the unsung heroes of the defense. In this lesson we’ll address three steps to effective handler d: 1) Using your brain to establish your strategic priorities; 2) Using your body positioning to implement those decisions; and 3) Using your feet to get your body into those positions. Instructor: Lucy Barnes Club: Brute Squad (Boston, MA) College: Harvard Herding Cattle
Learn how to position your body on the field to defend the most space and take away options from your opponent, to herd them where you want them to go. Find your "ready stance" to be to be able to take off at a full sprint whenever needed. Instructor: Erin Steven Club: captain of Wildcard (Philadelphia, PA) College: University of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon University consortium Other: 4th season coaching Carnegie Mellon University Money Mellons
Right Place at the Right Time Cutting tactics for movement both towards and away from the disc. Maximize your momentum, improve your angle and efficiency, and use your body mechanics to be the best target for your handlers and the worst nightmare for your defenders. Instructor: Liz Thompson Club: Wildcard (Philadelphia, PA) Other: coach of University of Delaware Sideshow, women’s ultimate advocate in Philadelphia
Fake with a Purpose This lesson will focus on creating breakmark throws by faking with a purpose rather than simply faking as frequently as possible. We will discuss the crucial window of opportunity to fake relative to the cutters downfield and how to do so using simple body movements. The top breakers are the ones with great field awareness, using very subtle changes in movements to hit cutters on the break side of the field. Instructor: Raha Mozaffari, Patrick Sherlock Club: AMP (Philadelphia, PA) College: UPenn Venus
Breaking the Mark Fundamentals At the heart of getting off a break-mark throw are fundamental concepts about recognizing the throwing lanes and understanding which throw works in which situation. Get behind the flashiness of the break-mark throw to understand how anyone can consistently throw completed break mark passes without having to be a super-athlete. Instructor: Nurit Bloom Club: AMP (Philadelphia, PA), formerly Brute Squad, Lady Godiva College: Rutgers
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