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====Poaching====
Poaching is a term used to describe one or more players temporarily leaving their match up to strategically cover space in an otherwise person-to-person defensive scheme.  Typical areas covered might be deep space (to defend long throws aimed at scoring quickly), near handlers (to narrow throwing lanes, making throws more difficult), or leaving players who are less likely to get the disc to help cover other areas of the field that are more likely to be directly attacked (such as moving closer to the disc when the disc is trapped on one side of the field).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ultimate |first=Flik |url=https://www.flikulti.com/theory/defence/defensive-concepts/poaching/ |title=Poaching |work=flikulti.com |date=October 30, 2017 |access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref>

A common occurrence of poaching is when a player is accidentally open in a dangerous position. In this situation, it is common for another player to temporarily cover him defensively to avoid a fast score. This is common when the deepest person of the defense sees someone running past him, without a defender catching up to him, and it might be considered obligatory to run and cover the player open deep.

Players may also leave their match to cover throwing lanes, particularly if they are marking a reset or alternative handler.