Catching In Ultimate
Time
1.8 hrs
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Difficulty
Beginner
Prerequisites
Introduction To Ultimate
Departments
Physical Education
Authors
Ross Parker
Groupings
Pairs
Threes
Fours
Threes
Fours
Minimum Year Group
None
Blurb
In some senses, throwing in ultimate gets a lot of the glory...but the best throw is worth nothing without a catch to go with it. In this unit you will learn and practice a variety of different catches.
License
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10 mins
Why Catch?
No Catch, No Score
- In some senses, throwing in ultimate gets a lot of the glory...
- ...but the best throw is worth nothing without a catch to go with it.
- Catching can be stylish and dramatic, as you will see in the highlight reel below:
30 mins
Different Catches
Variety
- Make sure you watch the following video with a disc in hand, so that you can better imagine what you will be doing when it comes to practicing catching:
- Also, ignore Brodie's terrible hat style...
- Note the range of catches and ideas covered in the video:
- Pancake
- Overhand
- Underhand
- Running through the disc
- Spend some time now working on these catches and drills with your group.
30 mins
One Handed
Strong & Weak
- Ultimate players are always taught to catch with two hands for safety.
- In a game, however, you will sometimes only be able to catch with one hand, so it is worth practicing catching with one hand.
- Try to deliberately catch 10 throws with your strong (or dominant) hand.
- Then switch to your weaker hand for another 10 throws.
- Repeat until your hands are sore!
- Remember to practice a range of different catches, but always use the safest catch in a game.
10 mins
Layout
Diving
- Laying out, or diving for the disk, can be used offensively to catch the disk, or defensively to intercept and block the disk.
- Practicing layouts can cause unnecessary injury, so don't practice them in this unit. However, watch the video below and be aware that laying out is an option in a game:
30 mins
Finishing Up
Evidence
Make a video and demonstrate the different catches you have learnt in this unit:
- Pancake
- Overhand
- Underhand
- Running through the disc
- Strong hand
- Weak Hand
- Layout
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