Urca Podcast

Register for the 2019 URCA Conference here! : (https://www.ultyresults.com/urca-conference-2019) In this episode, I interview Felix Shardlow about the Hex offense, its origins, tactics, and implementation. Felix created the Hex offense and is responsible for its international spread. Listen to hear about the foundations of Hex within Spain’s tiki-taka style of football, based on spacing players to form equilateral triangles to present multiple passing options for every player. Felix explains why this style gives Hex some tactical advantages over stack offenses. Hex provides some advantages with regard to player development. Because every player can be an option, and because quick movement (often for short throws) is so heavily emphasized, each player can end up touching the disc a lot. It is harder to “hide” in the Hex in the same way that a cutter might stand in the middle of a stack. Additionally, it is easier for players to move from Hex to a traditional stack than for the other way around. For these rea