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A "layout" and "going ho" are the same thing (although one is a noun and the other a verb). "Laying out" is, of course, a verb. Players "lay out" when they leave their feet with more forward momentum than upward (which would be jumping). Players do this in an attempt to reach the disc as soon as possible. A perfect layout will see a player's body horizontal to the ground. Good form on a layout will have the player landing on their chest. Laying out, or going ho is done on both offense and defense. According to the theory behind layouts, a person moving at full speed will cover more ground at the last moment by leaving their feet than by continueing to run. Less important than whether their whole body reaches a certain point is whether one part of their body (the hand) can reach a certain point. In this case, the point that is being reached is usually below the top of the head (which requires horizontal movement towards, and not vertical). We can use the above pictoral example to show when or why a player would "lay out." In this case, a disc has been thrown directly to the offensive player (white). The defensive player (dark), in hopes of knocking the disc away prior to it being caught, has laid out, with his arm fully extended. In this case, he will not get the D. If the player had not layed out, and had just run at top speed, the closest point of the player to the disc would probably be around where his head is. As can be seen, the layout garnered an extra foot or two. Layouts work when the the defensive player is faster than the offensive player (either because of physical limitations, because of hustle, or because of field awareness). Layouts work when the offensive player does not "go to." They also work when the defensive player is poaching, or is able to extend their body into an offensive lane unexpectedly. Layouts do not have to be full extension forward, as occasionally players lay out to the side. This is similar to what soccer goalies do. |
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