9 Common Marking Mistakes (and how to FIX them!)

9 most common marking mistakes in Ultimate Frisbee

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0:10 Having hands down
0:50 Getting too close to the thrower
1:31 Getting too far from the thrower
2:12 Having feet too close together
2:47 Having feet too far apart
3:58 Pointing toes too far aside
4:50 Leaning too far over
5:46 Being on your toes the wrong way
7:03 Being too jumpy
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Thank you for your sharing, been learning a lot from you! Can you share more on when to/not to use a foot block? I see that in the game sometimes

[jeffotaylor]

Edit - wanted to make sure it's said - this is a great video. Lots of great pointers throughout.

For me, this is missing:

Overcommitting to the force side while trying to get a handblock - leads to easy around throws. If your teammates upfield are in position to make force side throws hard, as the mark, you should be challenging the force side throw a bit, but not so much that you can't shutdown the pivot for the around. Easy around = death.

[ALegitYellowMan]

Thanks for the tutorial! Really helpful to point out some mistakes i've been doing all along

[kumarcal]

Awesome content! I definitely to do more shuffling and less jumping on my mark. Also being more active with my hands.

Do you think it's worth learning how to kick block? For reference I'm 6'2, not super flexible and I currently never go for kick blocks.

[rakeshu]

Hi Kurt, very very useful basics.. keep this going bro.
Hi from India

[taitluste]

lots of things to keep in mind for players of all levels, thanks, how about 9 common handler mistakes, videos about handlers are not that common. please and thanks.

[MrTekelbirasi]

Hi Kurt, thanks a lot for the video. I have a question about the 6th mistake. I understood the leaning too much on the open side is not good but even when you don't lean too much, you went back to the starting position just horizontally. However, should we go back to the starting position by shifting the left foot little outside like 45 degree angle and try to close the throwing angles for the break side throws and then quickly come closer to the thrower, should not we? Like creating a triangle by shuffling. Greetings from India.

[remibreault]

I'd live to see a video targeted to player that are limited athleticly and how they can help on the field. What they should focus on and where they should find themselves on the field in different situations.

[unreal]

I didn't see you on the Machine roster this year. Which team are you on?

[SeverityOne]

When I still played (25 to 30 years ago), I had markers literally stand over my pivot foot. I really didn't like that sort of close marking.

[elliotthill]

Thank you. Season starts in two weeks and I want to be my best

[blairmacdonald]

Huh, for the arm/hand position when marking I was frequently taught to keep your elbows closer to your body (elbow's bent around 80 degrees) and shoot your hand out parallel to or behind your chest as the throw is happening. The rational I was given against keeping your arms more extended was that you're muscles to move your arms up or down to try for a block are too slow to be effective but your arm can extend and adjust to different heights much more quickly. I can see your method makes the thrower have to 2nd guess if they can get the throw off. I'm guessing its more useful to discourage upline throws versus trying to go for the block.

[nathanieloneill]

one time I overcommitted on a lean and got my nose broken