:Hit the Wickets

Approach:  Open space Level: Year 4 and year 8  Focus: Accurate throwing.  Resources: Set of Kiwisport wickets, 3 small balls. 96KB
Questions/instructions: Stand on the mark. Try to hit the wickets (6m away). 1. Throw the ball underarm - 3 times.      — the first throw is a practice go. 2. Throw the ball overarm - 3 times.      — the first throw is a practice go.
		% responses
		y4	y8
Number of hits underarm:	3	4	8
	2	17	28
	1	47	43
	0	32	21
Number of hits overarm:	3	1	4
	2	12	18
	1	39	40
	0	48	38
Overarm technique:	throw, side-on, opposite shoulder pointing toward wickets	5	5
	throw, body facing straight towards wickets – i.e. using arm only	68	59
	cricket style bowl	17	28
	shot-put style push	6	5
	other overarm	4	3
Commentary Only about 10 percent more year 8 than year 4 students succeeded well with this task. The choice of overarm throwing technique probably reflects the small effort required as much as it does the techniques developed by the student. (If a greater distance had been involved, a higher proportion would probably have used the side-on throw or a cricket bowling action.)

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