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During the first two weeks of school we spent a short piece of time looking at the throwing and catching skills of our new kindergarten students. While this may seem a little premature, we know that kids who struggle to step forward with their opposite foot for an overhand throw by the end of elementary school, are more likely to have difficulties in PE in middle and high school. So many sports involve that step with the opposite foot concept... soccer, football, baseball, tennis, badminton to mention just a few. So what are the cues we use in PE to help develop that mature overhand throw? The thrower should start sideways to their target with the ball up above the shoulder. Their weight is shifted (from the back foot) to the front foot as their body rotates and their belly button faces towards the target. Their hand actually travels backwards first, away from their head and then forwards as it picks up speed before releasing the ball. (It is in fact a beautiful action... to generate force, the thrower first "fires" the large muscle groups of the legs, followed by the torso, followed by the shoulder, upper arm and elbow and finally the hand itself. When fired in sequence the thrower can generate a lot of force.) Here are the four key points for a good overhand throw... * Start sideways to your target.
* Get their ball ready; up behind their head with their elbow up high.
* Step with the front and opposite foot towards the target.
* Turn the body and bellybutton towards the target. THROW HARD to get better!
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