Squat's Thoughts # 3
"To me (being a basketall player), the layout is comparable to the dunk." - Keith (see first link)
and we all want to dunk right?
By request, this thought concerns all things laying out.
It's about half my thoughts, and half regurgitated material from the two links below, which are pretty good reads:
http://ultfris.blogspot.com/2005/08/qotwlaying-out-overrated.html
good article on defensive layouts.
http://www.chasingplastic.com/archives/issue-pages/v3i2/two-steps-defensive.htm
a good counterpoint; interesting discussion on the true value of layouts.
Anway the basics of a good layout are as follows:
1. be on your toes.
2. have your feet fairlyclose together (shoulder width at most).
3. throw your body forwards and jump when your body makes about a 45 degree angle with the ground
4. land on your chest/stomach or you will eventually dislocate your shoulder(s). believe me.
the above can be easily practiced at a pool (remember natties?) or on a beach if you have trouble convincing your subconscious it won't hurt on grass. eventually however you will want to be able to do this while sprinting after a disc, or trying to get the layout block on an in-cut. since the latter is my personal favorite, lets analyze that situation a little more.
layout defense on in-cuts:
1. do not run directly behind the offender. run slightly to one side so you can dive around him without fouling/injuring the poor guy.
2. often beginners can get to discs they didn't think they could reach even with a layout. so when in doubt, lay it out. at least until you really learn your limits.
3. if you miss, start stalling immediately, and get up as fast as you can. eventually you will want to practice getting up quickly by doing ten yard sprints from a prone starting position.
another important area for laying out is the front line in our 1-3-3. heck, there's even a position called layout. for front liners, the key points are again to be on your toes, and have your feet cose together. everything else is reflex.
although it is certainly not the most important tool in any ultimate player's skillset, or even in the top 5, it is still the most exciting, and can really pump up your team. they are huge momentum builders for your team, and hugely demoralizing for the enemy. and as Kid has said many a time, "in ultimate, momentum is everything."
some nice layout pics (nord is a beast):
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~kcl251/alex%20nord2.jpg
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~kcl251/alex%20nord.jpg
http://beachultimate.org/blog/croc.jpg
-squat burrito
and we all want to dunk right?
By request, this thought concerns all things laying out.
It's about half my thoughts, and half regurgitated material from the two links below, which are pretty good reads:
http://ultfris.blogspot.com/2005/08/qotwlaying-out-overrated.html
good article on defensive layouts.
http://www.chasingplastic.com/archives/issue-pages/v3i2/two-steps-defensive.htm
a good counterpoint; interesting discussion on the true value of layouts.
Anway the basics of a good layout are as follows:
1. be on your toes.
2. have your feet fairlyclose together (shoulder width at most).
3. throw your body forwards and jump when your body makes about a 45 degree angle with the ground
4. land on your chest/stomach or you will eventually dislocate your shoulder(s). believe me.
the above can be easily practiced at a pool (remember natties?) or on a beach if you have trouble convincing your subconscious it won't hurt on grass. eventually however you will want to be able to do this while sprinting after a disc, or trying to get the layout block on an in-cut. since the latter is my personal favorite, lets analyze that situation a little more.
layout defense on in-cuts:
1. do not run directly behind the offender. run slightly to one side so you can dive around him without fouling/injuring the poor guy.
2. often beginners can get to discs they didn't think they could reach even with a layout. so when in doubt, lay it out. at least until you really learn your limits.
3. if you miss, start stalling immediately, and get up as fast as you can. eventually you will want to practice getting up quickly by doing ten yard sprints from a prone starting position.
another important area for laying out is the front line in our 1-3-3. heck, there's even a position called layout. for front liners, the key points are again to be on your toes, and have your feet cose together. everything else is reflex.
although it is certainly not the most important tool in any ultimate player's skillset, or even in the top 5, it is still the most exciting, and can really pump up your team. they are huge momentum builders for your team, and hugely demoralizing for the enemy. and as Kid has said many a time, "in ultimate, momentum is everything."
some nice layout pics (nord is a beast):
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~kcl251/alex%20nord2.jpg
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~kcl251/alex%20nord.jpg
http://beachultimate.org/blog/croc.jpg
-squat burrito
6 Comments:
I think we should do a drill (maybe at a wet morning practice to start) where an offensive player makes a simple in-cut (45 degrees or wat-have-you) and the defender starts 3 yards off his hip.
Plain and simple it's a race to the disc. The thrower would throw regardless of how open the man is. This situation seems to come up all the time in games, and this drill would be a nice way (perhaps through varying distances involved) to learn your limits and practice laying out safely.
-nick
I know EXACTLY what drill we need to do and its perfect for this.
You have two lines of people and one person in between the lines. The people at the front of each line are paired against each other. The thrower says "go" and the pair races to a line 10-15 yards away, plants and comes back. The thrower then throws the disc between the two and both people try to get to the disc.
people lay out almost every time for this.
that sounds like simultaneously the most dangerous and awesome drill i've ever heard of. lets do it :)
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The key to laying out is the position of your body right before the layout, as scheid mentioned. When running to layout for a disc, it is essential that you get your body low enough to be able to layout properly. As you are running, you will bring your chest forward and toward the ground. You need your center of gravity to be far lower than it would be when running normally. Your chest should move gradually ahead of your feet, until your feet can no longer hold your body upright. You should get far enough forward so that if you don't layout, you'll fall down. At that point, thrust yourself forward off your feet with your toes: when you go horizontal your toes should point behind you and your legs should be dead straight. Imagine a frog right after jumping.
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/
previews/759/252638.JPG
(I don't know how to make that link work but i'm sure you can figure it out)
If you follow this form it will be hard to land wrong and thus hard to hurt yourself.
If you have trouble getting your chest low, imagine that you're diving onto a slip and slide when you layout, but instead it's just a few inches off the ground.
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