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MANIPULATION ACTIVITIES

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Manipulation activities passing and throwing<br />

OVERARM THROW<br />

ACTIVITY 227 COCONUT SHIES<br />

BEFORE THE ACTIVITY<br />

Small balls.<br />

Skittles/plastic containers/drink cans.<br />

DURING THE ACTIVITY<br />

• Two teams of three or four each, players with a ball, on lines facing each<br />

other. A pyramid of skittles/cans half way between.<br />

Teams throw from behind their line.<br />

Which team can knock down the pyramid?<br />

Players retrieve balls on their side and continue throwing until the<br />

pyramid is down.<br />

LOOK FOR<br />

• side–on throw.<br />

• full arm action.<br />

• step and follow through.<br />

VARIATIONS<br />

• Instead of one pyramid, set up several targets. Which team knocks over most?<br />

• If needed, have another player a distance behind each team to retrieve<br />

balls and give them to their team.<br />

KiwiSport Fundamental Skills<br />

OVERARM THROW<br />

ACTIVITY 228 MOVING TARGET<br />

BEFORE THE ACTIVITY<br />

Small balls.<br />

Large ball.<br />

Hard flat area.<br />

DURING THE ACTIVITY<br />

• A team on each side of a large marked square.<br />

Three or four small balls per team.<br />

Place the large ball in the centre of the square. Teams throw balls at this<br />

target and attempt to drive it over someone else’s line. Throwers must<br />

keep behind their line when throwing. They may go into the square to<br />

retrieve a ball.<br />

LOOK FOR<br />

• pointing at the target with non–throwing hand.<br />

• full arm action.<br />

• follow through.<br />

VARIATIONS<br />

• Instead of a square play with two teams behind parallel lines.<br />

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