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Ultiworld VideosMay 22, 2013

Scouting Report: Wisconsin Hodags

The Wisconsin Hodags are one of the most feared names in college ultimate, and as they take on the challenge of bringing home their first title since 2008, this video provides an in-depth scouting report on the team's strengths. With a potent offense that relies on patience, precision, and a strong side stack, the Hodags excel when hitting underneath cuts and waiting for deep breaks to open up. The impact of big-name players like Colin Camp is evident, as he consistently makes impressive plays downfield with ease. The defense also shines, particularly in transition after turnovers, where they capitalize on sagging opponents' defenses to find open spaces. Notably, the Hodags' best player, Callahan, plays a crucial role in their success. With this video, viewers will gain a deeper understanding of the Wisconsin Hodags' game strategy and what it takes for them to succeed at the highest level.

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the Wisconsin hodags are one of the most feared names in college ultimate seated number two coming into this year's college championships and playing at home in Madison will this be the year they bring home their first title since 2008 we'll start by looking at their strengths the team's offense is generally kick started by a side stack that reverts into a horizontal as they keep the offense moving they're at their best when they're patient hitting their underneath cuts and waiting for the deep cut to open up as you can see in this clip they swing the disc back and forth a finding the open Cutters down the field to move yards and keep flow moving before they shoot To the End Zone with a nice easy open break side throw here we can see the impact of some of their bigname players on offense they have a lot of weapons that can get down field easily here Colin Camp despite a contested hook gets up over his Defender easily and in this clip here same game against Pittsburgh see another throw this one floats even more with two defenders in the area he comes down with the disc an impressive catch and the kinds of plays he's able to make consistently in this clip we see the Wisconsin offense coming out of transition after two turnovers and looking good in the process taking advantage of sagging Oregan Defenders and finding the Open Spaces before they hit the Deep shot that's nicely open in the back of the end zone finally you can't talk about the Hodag strength without talking about their defense here early in the game against Pittsburgh we see pit with a pole play creating space for Alex Dorne on the break side and he gets off an easy hook to Tyler djalo In The End Zone but during the course of the game they adjusted his strategy and when Pittsburg tries a side stack in a similar pull play creating space in the break side the Wisconsin Defender gets a huge layout that puts them ahead by two late in the game you also have to remember that Wisconsin's best player and the Callahan nominee Brian Hart getting the D right there plays on defense for the hoags which makes a huge impact on both sides of the disc he's able to both...

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