Pod Practice #2: Short field D/marking

This week's pod has a short field D and marking focus. Sally and I will try to make the pod practices consistent with what the captains have taught in the last week to get more reps. If you have drill ideas/suggestions for how to build on a concept the captains have taught, Sally and I are happy to hear it to include it in the Pod Practice.

Pod Practice #2
Warm-up: Throwing build up and plyos.

Marking Section
3x 10 marking shuffles marking with foot block.(Place cones 3 ish yards apart. Focusing on maintaining athletic stance when shuffling and being comfortable with incorporating a foot block. This is not for speed. This is to practice technique.)

Nietches 3x 10 cuts (Focusing on making adjustments to your throwers favorite throws. Take their favorite away and make them throw something else. If your group is feeling sore, make 1 big group. If people are feeling good, make this more of a conditioning drill for the cutters. Pod choice)

Short field D
D Drill #1: 3x 5 defense reps
Place 2 cones 8 yds apart. This is the line the offensive cuts on.
Place other 2 cones parallel 2 yds away but 6 yds apart. This is the line the defense moves on.
                                         x--------O cutting line-----------x
                                             x-----D cutting line -------x

The offense can start anywhere between their cones. The offender should not dance but instead make a couple hard jukes to try to throw off the defender. Defense try not to be thrown off. Maintain an athletic stance and only commit to a cone when they do.
The goal: The offensive person tries to run to their cone before the defense person makes it to their cone. Tie goes to the defense. Feel free to play with the yardage if it is too easy or too hard.
The focus: Reacting and not over committing.

D Drill #2: Short field D on an Iso
Make a 20 yd wide by 10 yd deep endzone. Have a person with the disc and mark 7-10 yds out. There is a cutter with a defender in the box. The cutter sets up wherever. The defender works on shutting down the open side while making the break side hard.

Choose how long you would like to do this.

D Drill #3: Short field D on a dump
A person with the disc is trapped on the sideline. There is a dump with a defender. Defense work on shutting down the oven (strike cut) and then containing the around.

Modifications - 1) if you have the numbers, add a continuation cut for the dump. 2) Throw to an in-cut who gets trapped on the sideline. You the thrower now become this person's dump. Defensively, this works on getting in position by jumping up field after someone throws.

Choose how long you would like to do this.

Questions: Lauren, why are you giving us the choice of the numbers of reps? This practice isn't meant to kill you. It is an opportunity to ask questions to your teammates and run solid marking and short field D reps. Here you have the opportunity to ask someone "How do I shut you down when you cut like that?" "How can I make adjustments to my mark to make it harder on you?" And then you get to talk it out and work on it.  If you don't get to everything but had great dialogue, reps and growth on what you did get to, awesome. We are going be the best team by growing on the strengths and knowledge from each other.