Team Defensive Schemes

Team Defensive Schemes: Set up for a game, with offence doing whatever they want and the defence playing person-to-person defence following the scheme…

Initial setup. Set up for a game, with offence doing whatever they want and the defence playing person-to-person defence following the scheme described.
Scheme 1: 1. Open Side (right cone) 2. Deep (top cone) 3. Break Side (left cone) This is probably the most effective and common defence. Preventing the open side under throw is vital otherwise your opponent will just take easy throws all the way downfield. Downfield, you should position your body between your offender and the disc to prevent them coming under, but facing them so you are able to instantly run deep and contest deep throws.
Scheme 2: 1. Deep (top cone) 2. Open Side (right cone) 3. Break Side (left cone) This is seen often, especially when you’re worried about the opponent’s long throws. Using this scheme, you can force them to make lots of shorter throws and also ensure that every player on their line has to throw, rather than just their main handler throwing deep. Downfield, you should stand behind your offender, facing the disc. This means that you have your body between them and the deep space, but are also facing the under space so you can challenge every under cut.
Scheme 3: 1. Open Side (right cone) 2. Break Side (left cone) 3. Deep (top cone) This is useful against a team where you think they cannot throw deep effectively, or where your defenders are more athletic and you think you have a stronger chance of challenging the deep game than their break side offence. Downfield, you should position yourself between your offender and the disc, facing side on so you’re faster able to cover cuts to the break side.

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