4.1.1 The Skill of Throwing
Before the young athletes are introduced to specific throwing actions, they should first be taught the
skill of throwing. The simplest way to teach this is by giving each member of the group a soft ball
and asking them to perform a throw using the following actions:
• Moving fingers only
• Moving fingers and wrist only
• Moving fingers, wrist and elbow only
• Moving fingers, wrist, elbow and shoulder only
When they have had several practices using the whole of the arm they should then try the following
throwing actions:
• As hard as they can
• As gentle as they can
• As high as they can
• As low as they can
• Towards the ground making as loud noise as they can
• Towards the ground making as little noise as they can
From these practices the young athlete will learn effective ways of throwing to achieve specific aims.
There are two, very simple, practical exercises that will encourage young athletes to use the legs and
other parts of the body when throwing for distance. These are namely the Forward Pitch and Overhead
Heave, which should both be performed with either a size 4 soccer ball or 1kg medicine ball with young
athletes under 13 years old.
Throwing Activities
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