Throwing

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Throwing Catching
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A Tale of Two Cities

• While throwing and catching seem particularly
  complementary
• Children have limited success combining the
  skills
• Both skills are difficult to master
• They need both at a decent level before moving
  to utilization levels of skill

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Levels of Proficiency in Throwing

• Grasping the object
• Preparing to send
• Release
• Follow through
• Begin with objects easy to
  grasp and send.
• Example beanbags, yarn balls

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Progression of Throwing Tasks

• Throwing against a wall
• Throwing underhand
• Throwing overhand
• Tossing to a target
• Tossing though a hoop
• Tossing/throwing into a basket

When targets (or some competitions) become the
focus, throwing technique goes out the window
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Contexts of Throwing

• Throwing for accuracy involves control of lots
  of body segments
• and will lead to same foot forward
• Throwing for power is the
• only technique that assumes
• the mature pattern

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More Advanced Throwing

• Accurately while running
• To a moving target
• At a goal off the ground
• Throwing different shapes
• Frisbee, football
• Throwing while being defended
• To a player who is defended

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Levels of proficiency in catching

• Catching a rolling ball
• Tossing and catching own ball
• Catching from a bounce
• Catching from a skilled thrower
• Progresses to more unpredictable receptions
• Catching with an implement

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Progression of Catching Tasks

• Beanbags, foam balls and yarn balls
• Vary where the ball comes from, but make the
  toss accurate (underhand toss/overhand throw)
• Progress to catching on the sides
• to taking a step
• Catching while traveling

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Principle Cues for Throwing

• Side to target
• ? sometimes
• Arm way back
• Step with the opposite foot
• ? sometimes
• Follow through

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Principle Cues for Catching

• Watch the ball
• Reach
• Pull it in

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Throwing Task Progressions

• In teaching groups, list
• 20 progressive throwing task variations
• 10 progressive catching task variations
• 3 culminating activities (must be FUN
  learning-oriented!!!)
• Work on LPs
• Reminder Fall Break assignments
• Birmingham Convention