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START HERE

Welcome to the Midlands Boom playbook. This is a practical guide to how we want to play, train, and communicate on the pitch.

This playbook is not a list of rigid plays. It is a system built on repeatable principles.

Our Play Style

We play give-and-go ultimate. Every catch is the start of the next cut. Our offence is built to drag defenders out of shape with short Give-and-Go exchanges, put a thrower into the Power Position Channel over and over, and convert that window before it closes.

If you read only one page on this site, read Give-and-Go Ultimate — it is the play style this whole playbook supports.

Who this is for

Players

Use this to understand:

  • Where to stand
  • What to do when you are active
  • What to do when you are not active
  • How we keep flow and avoid stalls

Coaches and captains

Use this to:

  • Teach the same concepts consistently
  • Build training sessions around specific habits
  • Diagnose breakdowns and give simple cues

How to use the playbook

The 80/20 rule

If you read only a few pages, read these:

  1. Give-and-Go Ultimate — our play style
  2. Playing the Power Position — what to do once you're there
  3. Clear the Middle - Quick Ref
  4. Move The Disc - Quick Ref
  5. The Spread Stack - Core

These five pages cover most of our offensive identity.

When you are confused in a game

Return to two questions. On Offense:

  • Is the lane clear?
  • Is the disc alive?

On Defence:

  • Forcing the right way?
  • Am I getting close to the disc?

If the answer to either is "no", fix that first.

What players should read first

Phase 1: Core Offense (required)

Phase 3: Role-specific understanding (optional, as added)

  • Handler responsibilities (planned)
  • Cutter responsibilities (planned)

What coaches should read first

Phase 1: Teach the identity

Phase 2: Teach the system

Phase 3: Translate into training

Offensive structure at a glance

Our play style

Our two core principles

  • Clear the Middle: space creates options
  • Move the Disc: tempo creates openings

Our default formations

How we progress the disc

Defense

Defensive content is being expanded. Start with the principles:

Coming soon: zone defence, person-defence shape, switching protocols.

Drills and training

Use drills to train one habit at a time. A drill should clearly map to a principle.

Give-and-Go and Power Position

Basic Skills

Offense Drills

Defense Drills

General Play

Training Sessions

Glossary, Shared Language and Terminology

This playbook uses consistent terms (e.g., under space, scoring space, break side, force, reset, etc.). Use the Dictionary to see what these terms might mean — they should be linked in page, but if you spot a missing one, add it.

Quick troubleshooting

The offense feels stuck

Usually one of these is true:

  • The middle is not clear (spacing problem)
  • The disc is not moving (decision problem)
  • Resets are not available (structure problem)

Start with:

Power positions keep going to waste

Usually one of these is true:

  • Receiver is catching sideways instead of upfield
  • Receiver is defaulting to the give-and-go without reading deep first
  • Continuation cutters are arriving late

Review:

We keep turning it over deep

Usually one of these is true:

  • Deep looks are taken too late (defence has recovered)
  • Cuts are not being held (lanes are not clear)
  • Throwers are not set in power position

Review:

We keep getting trapped on the sideline

Usually one of these is true:

  • Reset triangle is not forming quickly
  • Players are drifting into danger zones
  • Throwers are waiting instead of resetting

Review:

Tournaments

What's coming next

Planned additions:

  • Endzone offence (structured red zone play) — Endzone Index
  • Pull plays — Pull Plays Index
  • More zone defences — Zones Index
  • Role pages for handlers and cutters
  • Drill library mapped to each principle
  • Practice plan templates (60 / 90 / 120 minutes)
  • Post-tournament reflection template

Mentality and Team Culture

Play Style

Principles

Offensive Systems

Schemes

Defensive Systems

Tournaments

Drills

Sessions

Mentality

Reference