Scrimmage #1 Recap

The game against America went pretty well. We had a bit of a letdown in the middle of the game after taking half 8-4, but we surged again at the end to take the game 15-12. There were a few points in there where we looked very patient and swung the disc 6-7 times at the goal line before finding an open cutter for the score. There were also points where we just waited too long to look at the dump... I guess it's a learning process, and it's nice to have so much to work on at practice. We also ran zone for the first time... That only proved to American that we did not talk about it before Saturday.. Oh well.

Some comments on individuals...
Lemon had moments of brilliance on offense, but is getting a little complacent with his d... I'm thinking we need to find him mismatches to take advantage of rather than trying to get him to shut down a team's best cutters.

Frodo is definitely stepping it up this year. He's where he needs to be on the swings and is finding himself open a lot. One big problem is that he needs to learn when to the throw and when to holster the disc. There were a few up-line cuts that just weren't open and he tried to force it in there.

Jim is getting there with his backhands. A little more patience on the transitions is necessary, but his throws and decision-making otherwise is fine.

Brian just won't play d. I hope he reads this. Anyway, his throws are there, decisions are solid, but his complete lack of defense makes him a serious liability. The funny thing is that this guy is one of our fastest players... Too bad he doesn't use it on d.

Jess is ridiculous. She was basically open all day against the men on American's team. She's one of those players that just does everything right and doesn't try to take more than a defense gives her. We could all learn a lot from that... me included.

J-M is coming along as a player. He's putting two hands on every disc and making good cuts. We need to work a bit on his flick with a mark, but otherwise he's playing well. I like how excited he is to be out there. Just a little less Bash Brother would be great though... I'm sure Paco, Martini, and that dude he truck-sticked on American would appreciate that too...

Kyle is still solid. He's quick, but he had a faster opponent on Saturday. Coming to the disc was a problem for him and he was d'd a few times because of it. Learning to extend his hands, box out his defender, and run full speed through the disc could really help him. He could benefit from chilling out a bit with the disc too. I feel like he's really worried about the cutters not cutting when he's always got a reset if he needs it. Just use the reset and clear out to set up another big gainer, Kyle!

Well that's about all I really feel to cover/write about at work today... There were other guys out there, but I just don't have time to go on. We can talk about you later! Ha, constructive criticism guys, constructive criticism...