Throwing Activities
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For good reasons, young athletes should not be throwing the real shots, javelins, discus or hammers.
Competitions, however, can still be organised using quoits and soft equipment designed for both
indoor and outdoor use. Young athletes can find such competitions lots of fun. In addition to
throwing for distance young athletes will enjoy games that involve target throwing which will
encourage them to throw for accuracy.
Again, young athletes can be involved in judging, observing and monitoring, but it is very important
that young people should not be acting as judges within the throwing area when real implements
are in use.
4.6.1 Bulls Eye
Aim
: Bulls Eye is a team event of throwing for accuracy and distance. The aim is for the team to
score as many points as possible by throwing a specified implement (beanbag, soccer ball, soft
discus, soft shot or foam javelin) as far as possible whilst trying to hit a target.
Layout
: A throwing area is marked with a throwing line at one end and cones placed on the outside
edges at a distance of 2 metres apart up to a distance of 20 metres. Hoops are then placed randomly
inside the throwing area. Points are scored in the following way:
X points equal to the distance thrown (i.e. 12 metres = 12 points) and ten bonus points if the
implement lands in a hoop.
4.6 Throwing Games
Throwing Line
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