: Distance Throw
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Approach:  Open space Level: Year 4 and year 8 
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Focus: Throwing
Resources: 3 small balls, cone, floor plan
Questions/instructions:

Stand on the mark.

Try to throw the ball as far as you can, over the cone.

Have three throws - the first one is a practise throw.

 


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% responses
2006 ('02)
y4
y8
faced side-on to target area at start of throw
69 (66) 76 (68)
throwing arm behind body in lead up to throw
86 (80) 87 (93)
other arm aimed towards target before throw
73 (62) 70 (64)
weight transfer
69 (61) 80 (71)
marked sequential hip to shoulder rotation
58 (46) 71 (62)
throwing arm followed through down and across body
86 (84) 87 (86)
Total score:
6
36 (26) 48 (34)
5
18 (21) 20 (24)
4
18 (15) 13 (14)
3
12 (17) 5 (12)
0–2
16 (21) 14 (16)
Subgroup Analysis:
Year 4

Year 8

Commentary:
Boys scored much higher than girls on throwing technique. There was moderate improvement at both year levels from 2002 to 2006.
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