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Points of safety
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- Be Aware of Your Surroundings: As you are pushing people against their own lines, be aware to call out any safety hazards or concerns.
- Prepare for Zips: After a flank, a common tactic is a zip where people attack along the lines close to the 180. You may receive shots to the side of your helmet. You may give or receive hard shots, so gauge your attacks accordingly.
- Watch 180s: Anytime you maneuver in the melee field, your and your opponent’s 180 changes rapidly. Be mindful of when you initiate an attack.
General Points
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- Break a Line: By applying pressure to the end of your opponent’s line, you can cause their line to bend back in on itself and present a weak point. Attacking that weak point can break their line into two smaller segments which are easier to overwhelm.
- Linesman Version: Use your flank (the person standing at one end of the line) to circle around the opposing line. As the line stretches, the person next to the flank should attack and punch through the weak point in the opposing line.
- Cavalry Version: Position a cavalry unit in the second or third position next to the flank. When the maneuver is called, they separate from the line and circle around the opposing line. The flank and remaining linesman attack the weak points, and the cavalry unit creates havoc from behind or eliminates the team’s commander.
- Defending Against a Flanking Maneuver: You have several options to defend against a flanking maneuver and stop it in its tracks.
- Extend your line: As they attempt to wrap around, extend your line so they never get behind or bend your line.
- Reinforce your flank: Send a fighter to support and defend your flank person.
- Counter Flank: As they flank from one side, initiate your own flanking maneuver from the other end of the line.
- Shadow Their Flanker: As the opposing team sends someone to flank the line, send someone to shadow them and take them out of the fight, neutralizing their efforts
- Scotland Rules: Forget the line and send everyone out as a cavalry unit to fight on their own.
Training Ideas
- Set Up a Line to Flank: Establish who is responsible for each aspect of whichever flank you’re doing and where they should be going.
- Defend against a Flank: Set up a line and practice defending it against a flanking maneuver.
- Perform a Flank: Repeatedly attack a line with flanking maneuvers.
Assessment
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