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Target Throw

Equipment for the target: An empty box, washing basket or a book/magazine

Equipment for the throw: 5 rolled up balls of paper (the size to fit comfortably in your hand) or 5 rolled up socks

What to do:

•Place your target on the floor

•Take 3 strides away from your target

•Facing your target, stand with your left foot slightly in front of your right foot

•Holding one of your throwing balls in your Right hand, swing your arm toward the target, throwing underarm release the ball to aim it into or onto your target

•Repeat this underarm throw until all 5 balls or thrown

•How successful were you? How many of the 5 balls landed in or on your target? Write down that number

•Now try facing your target, standing with your right foot slightly in front of your left foot

•Practice

•Holding onto one of your throwing balls in your Left hand, swing your arm toward the target, throwing underarm release the ball to aim at your target

•Repeat this until all 5 balls are thrown

Extension:

ØTry your underarm throws with a higher arc of throw, both Right and then Left handed

ØTry an overarm throw, using Right and Left handed

ØCan you throw to the target from under your leg?

ØEven try your target throw with your back to the target and throwing over your head backwards!

ØIf you can increase the distance you are throwing from – e.g. move to 5 strides away from the target

ØCan you throw into a smaller box?

ØCan you land your throwing ball onto a smaller area book?

If at first you are not successful, be resilient! Keep practicing.