Movement Skills  : Bean Bag Toss  
Approach: Open space
80k

Resources: 3 bean bags, tray (32cm x 23cm), blu-tack (to stop tray moving).
bean bag
  % responses
y4
y8
1. Stand 2 metres back from the tray. Try to throw each bean bag so that it lands in the tray.
     Use underarm throws.
Successful throws: 3
2
1
0
6
21
45
28
16
37
36
11
2. Stand 3 metres back from the tray. Try to throw each bean bag so that it lands in the tray.
     Use underarm throws.
Successful throws: 3
2
1
0
2
14
40
44
7
28
41
24
Commentary:
About 20 percent more year 8 students than year 4 students managed two or three successful throws at each distance.

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