DEC 26

One of the oddest comments on Inverting the Pyramid came from a US reviewer who expressed surprise that 140 years of tactical history seemed to have produced nothing more sophisticated than moving a player a little bit forward or back, and speculated on the impact an American football offensive or defensive coach might have on football. I would suggest that the anarchic nature of football, the lack of set-plays to be replicated and practised, militates against the sort complex pre-rehearsed moves he was talking about.

How will football tactics develop over the next decade?

I find this especially interesting, since ultimate strategy falls in between soccer and football. Ultimate is broken up into individual points, allowing for more more football-esque tactics, but within each point, there’s room for improvisation like in soccer.

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