Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Steve Fair serves as senior swimming coach with Pike's Peak Athletics. Over the years, he has taught swimming enthusiasts of a wide range of backgrounds and skill levels, including candidates for the U.S. Olympic team. Steve Fair enjoys long-distance running in his free time and is a member of an ultimate Frisbee group.

1. DEFENSE - A CRITICAL
COMPONENT IN
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
STRATEGY
Steve Fair, Colorado Swimming

2. Introduction
 Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Steve Fair
serves as senior swimming coach with Pike's Peak
Athletics. Over the years, he has taught swimming
enthusiasts of a wide range of backgrounds and skill
levels, including candidates for the U.S. Olympic
team. Steve Fair enjoys long-distance running in his
free time and is a member of an ultimate Frisbee
group.
A non-contact sport favored on college campuses for
decades, ultimate Frisbee is also one of the most
strenuous in terms of the sheer amount of running
involved. While offense makes the points, defense is
arguably more critical and it requires a coordinated
effort, with all team members working together
closely.

3. Ultimate Frisbee
 The foundational defensive strategy is “man-to-man,” with
one player paired with another and guarding them throughout
the game. The drawback to this approach is that constantly
running up and down the field on defense can tire out
players, with the most in-shape players gaining a significant
advantage.
Zone defense allows individual players to cover a specific
area of the field, which cuts down on their running efforts and
lets them conserve energy. It is also ideal on windy days,
when erratic throws are prevalent and the Frisbee often
arrives nowhere near its intended target. With teams forced
into a strategy of short, tight offensive throws, the zone
defenseman can comfortably cover the action in his or her
area.