Movement skills/concepts

Exploring underarm throwing, space awareness (direction), and relationships (with others).

Set-up

• A variety of small balls or beanbags, net/rope, and hoops.
• Children in pairs, with one ball per pair, are spread out in a defined hard or grass area that includes a wall for throwing against.

Activity

Using an underarm throw, who can …?

• bounce the ball to your partner
• bounce the ball in a hoop/on a line
• bounce the ball to your partner and move to a new place
• throw the ball to your partner and move to a new place
• throw the ball to your partner on the full
• throw non-stop for 1 minute

Still using an underarm throw, can you …?

• use your other hand to do all the tasks you’ve just done
• throw high, medium and low
• throw against a wall
• throw over a net/rope
• throw through a hoop

Can you see …?

• holding the ball in fingers
• eyes on target
• swinging back with a straight arm
• stepping forward on opposite foot to throwing arm
• swinging arm forward and towards a target
• following through