A Players Guide To Ultimate


		Catching the Disc
		The most important skill of all is catching. If you can’t catch, you can’t score. Simple as that. If your throws aren’t solid yet, you can still be of value to your team by making catches and short easy passes back to a handler or mid – but if you drop everything tossed at you, you will never have the disc to throw it. The critical elements of a good catch: • Use two hands. Get one hand above the disc and one hand below it. This is often called pancaking the disc. Never ever catch the disc with only one hand unless you are forced to. • Watch the disc all the way into your hands. Keep your eyes on it until you have it secured. Don’t look downfield to see who’s open, watch the disc all the way in. • Go to the disc. Cut to the disc as hard as you can. Once you know a pass is directed at you, don’t let up – keep moving towards the disc as fast as you can. If you don’t, there will no doubt be someone on defense willing to beat you to it.