Offensive Strategy 2: Vertical Stack

The vertical stack is a very common offensive strategy that slowly advances the disc up the field.  As the name implies, there are five cutters lined up vertically and two handlers.


In this strategy, the cutter at the back of the stack makes either the red or blue cut to get open for a pass.  If they are not open, it is very important that they run to the front of the stack so the next cutter can go.  The cutters should rotate through cuts so that there is a constant supply of cutters in the stack.  The offensive players who start in the front of the stack should move backwards as players behind them cut.  Also, they should look to make a short cut (purple) to the closed side if the thrower is close to stall "10".


When a cutter makes a catch, they can quickly look for a downfield pass, but they should look to toss the disc back to a handler at stall "4".


In this offense, it is extremely important that handlers make smart short throws and that cutters keep running towards the disc as they catch it.