H-Flow

This has been our bread and butter offense since I was a freshman 6 years ago.  Here are some overarching principles to keep in mind while reading.

·         Always maintain the physical shape of the offense.  3 handlers approximately even with each other, and 4 cutters in a line across the field

·         Never make the same cut at the same time as another player (aka field awareness)

·         The H-flow thrives on empty space in the middle of the field in front of and behind the cutters, thus we always clear out up the side lines, NEVER up the middle.  I will emphasize this again because it is so natural to want to clear up the middle.  Don’t do it!

·         This is a running intensive offense so in order to run it effectively we must be in excellent physical condition

In this offense everyone is a cutter and everyone is a handler.  EVERY player must develop his game to the point where he can more than comfortably handle the disc as well as any handler and cut as well as any cutter.  One weak link who lacks in the area of cutting OR handler destroys this offense.  When run correctly it is unstoppable. 

The H-flow uses an egg-beater type motion.  A cutter cuts in to the disc, if he doesn’t get the disc he becomes a handler and bumps out one of the handlers who clears up the field on a sideline (NEVER up the middle) who becomes the 4^th cutter.  And the motion goes on…

Basic H-Flow Motion

H-Flow Deep Cut

Basic H-Flow Reset

H-Flow Line Breaker