H-Stack

The horizontal stack is one of the two most common offenses other teams will play against us.  Here are some basics to keep in mind while running or defending this offense

• The offense thrives on space in front of and behind the 4 cutters, this is why it is important for the cutters to be in a straight line horizontally across the field
• There are 4 cutters and 3 handlers at all times!  There is no bumping out or changing positions between handlers and cutters in this offense
• Handlers play a very active role in moving the disc up the field with more scorch and dump cuts

Cutters:  

Cutters must make cuts straight into the handler with the disc and straight away from the handler.  They act as pistons constantly running away (while clearing or making a dump cut) or towards the disc.  They should be pretty tired by the end of the point.

Handlers:  

When a disc is caught by a cutter, they must immediately get the disc back from the cutter by running to the person who caught it and getting open.  They must also reset the stall count if the stall gets to 5 by making quality dump or scorch cuts.

Basic H Piston: