How to Beat Vertical Stack with Shout

A tight breakdown of why surrounding a vert stack beats set plays — using BFD Shout's defensive clinic against Iceni at EUCF 2023 as the case study. - Shout surround Iceni's vert stack from the pull, with tight marks on the handler and dump and five defenders enveloping the remaining cutters - The zipper play — two players clear each side, front of stack sprints deep for the huck — is explained and shown working against strict man defense (Truck Stop vs PONY, Pro Champs 2022), then dismantled by surrounding - A key surrounding principle: when a defender leaves the cluster, remaining defenders must close the vacated space; when a new defender enters, others push away from them - Shout deny every clearing option, force a desperate throw, and Tronte beats two attackers to the disc — converting the turnover for a clean goal https://youtu.be/ZdUbFaUZpsU — the full surrounding framework this clip applies Hillman Drill: ISO Cutting to Full Vert Stack Surrounding — https://hiveultimate.com/video/0057 — drill for training surrounding a vert stack https://youtu.be/p3RlLU6_Bb4 — surrounding in the red zone 00:00 Intro & match context 00:13 Shout set up surrounding defense 00:26 Shout switch roles as disc walks to brick mark 00:37 The zipper play explained 00:50 Why surrounding beats the zipper 01:10 Positioning breakdown: Tronte, Cerini, Panont, Paganini 01:26 Key surrounding principle — closing gaps 01:52 The play unfolds 02:28 Shout convert the turnover for goal Thanks to ULTI.TV for the footage. © https://www.hiveultimate.com https://www.youtube.com/c/hiveultimate | https://www.instagram.com/hiveult | https://www.patreon.com/hiveultimate