Everyone wants to throw the perfect huck in ultimate — but the skills that actually get you involved in the game are cutting (getting open) and catching (securing the disc). Master these and you’re a valuable player. The guide: why cutting-and-catching matter, how to do each and the practice-and-game-sense notes.

The Cutting-and-Catching Case

Why these skills get you the disc: the the-everyone-wants-to-throw (the everyone-wanting to-throw-the-huck from the ultimate-throwing-skills chapter — the the-throwing; the the-glory; the the-but), the the-cutting-and-catching-get-you-involved (the cutting-and-catching being what-gets-you-the-disc — the the-cutting-and-catching; the the-get-involved; the the-the-key), the the-cutting-is-getting-open (the cutting = getting-open (create-space) — the the-cutting; the the-get-open; the the-what-it-is), the the-catching-secures-it (the catching = securing-the-disc — the the-catching; the the-secure; the the-dont-drop-it), the the-valuable-player (the good-cutting-and-catching = valuable-player from the ultimate-frisbee-beginner chapter — the the-valuable; the the-team-player), and the reframe (the cutting-and-catching as the get-you-the-disc skills to-master — the master-these; the the-get-involved).

The How-to-Cut-and-Catch Breakdown

How to cut and catch: the the-cutting-create-separation (the cutting: create-separation from-the-defender — the the-cutting; the the-separation; the the-get-open), the the-change-of-pace-and-direction (the cut with change-of-pace-and-direction (juke) — the the-change-of-pace; the the-direction; the the-fake-and-cut), the the-timing-with-the-thrower (the time-your-cut with-the-thrower — the the-timing; the the-with-the-thrower; the the-when-to-cut), the the-cut-hard-and-decisive (the cut-hard-and-decisively — the the-hard; the the-decisive; the the-commit), the the-catching-two-hands (the catch with two-hands (pancake/rim) — the the-two-hands; the the-pancake; the the-secure-catch), the the-watch-it-into-your-hands (the watch-the-disc all-the-way-in — the the-watch-it-in; the the-eyes-on-it), the the-attack-the-disc (the attack-the-disc (go-to-it) — the the-attack; the the-go-to-it; the the-dont-wait), and the the-catch-in-stride (the catch-in-stride when-possible — the the-in-stride; the the-keep-moving).

The Practice-and-Game-Sense Notes

Practice and game sense: the the-practice-cutting-and-catching (the practice-cutting-and-catching (drills) — the the-practice; the the-drills; the the-reps), the the-game-sense-and-spacing (the game-sense (spacing, when-to-cut) from the ultimate-frisbee-beginner chapter — the the-game-sense; the the-spacing; the the-read-the-play), the the-conditioning (the conditioning (ultimate-is-demanding) from the ultimate-fitness-conditioning chapter — the the-conditioning; the the-fitness; the the-endurance-and-sprints), the the-communicate-and-read-the-field (the communicate-and-read-the-field — the the-communicate; the the-read-the-field), the the-dont-just-stand-around (the keep-moving, dont-clog-space — the the-keep-moving; the the-spacing), the the-spirit-of-the-game (the spirit-of-the-game (ultimate-culture) from the ultimate-frisbee-beginner chapter — the the-spirit; the the-culture), the the-have-fun (the enjoy-the-game — the the-fun; the the-play), and the frame (ultimate cutting-and-catching through the cutting-and-catching-case, the how-to-cut-and-catch and practice-and-game-sense — the getting-open and securing-the-disc skills with game-sense that make-you-valuable; the ultimate, cut-and-caught). Everyone wants to throw the perfect huck in ultimate — but the skills that actually get you involved are cutting (getting open) and catching (securing the disc). Cut by creating separation from your defender with a change of pace and direction (juke), timing it with the thrower, and cutting hard and decisively. Catch with two hands (the pancake/rim), watching the disc all the way in, attacking it and catching in stride. Practice both with drills, build game sense (spacing, when to cut), condition for the demands, and embrace the spirit of the game. The skills that get you the disc.

Everyone wants to throw the perfect huck in ultimate — but the skills that actually get you involved in the game are cutting (getting open) and catching (securing the disc). Cut by creating separation from your defender with a change of pace and direction (juke), timing it with the thrower, and cutting hard and decisively. Catch with two hands (the pancake/rim), watching the disc all the way into your hands, attacking it and catching in stride. Practice both with drills, build game sense (spacing, when to cut), condition for the sport’s demands, and embrace the spirit of the game. The skills that get you the disc and make you a valuable player.