Defensive/Offensive Field Positioning The sport of Ultimate Frisbee is played with seven players on the field for each team. Three of them are usually "Handlers", and the other four are usually "Cutters". This may differ from team to team depending on how they choose to play, but this is what is most commonly seen. The Handlers are your more experienced players with better throws and Ultimate knowledge. The Cutters are your athletic players or younger team members who run around downfield to get open for a Handler to throw to. This set up is the same defensively as well, three Handlers and four Cutters. It is set up this way so if the offense turns over the disk, by dropping it or throwing it away, the defense then takes over as offense with the same set up they would if they had started the point on offense. These seven players can be arranged a number of ways on the field. This also depends on the style of play a team wants to run or it can vary depending on t...