Overhand+Throw

Introduction: Year 1 Mastery: Year 4 Introductory Focus Components
 * __Overarm Throw __**
 * = **Check** ||||||= **Preparation** ||||= **Propulsion** ||= **Follow Through** ||
 * Does it look right? || 1. Eyes focused on the target area through-out the throw. || 2. Stands side-on to target area. || 3. Throwing arm moves in a down-ward and backward arc. || 4. Step towards the target area with foot opposite throwing arm. || 5. Hips then shoulders rotate forward. || 6. Throwing arm follows through down and across the body. ||

**Equipment ** - A beanbag or small ball. **Observation position ** - To the throwing arm side. **Instruction ** - "Throw the object as far as you can." (Students may take a 2-3 step run-up.)

__**Activities **__ **Foam Ball Fury ** **Team Passing ** **Bombardment **
 * Equipment || Small foam balls ||
 * Location || Defined rectangular boundary on any surface ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Organisation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Children spread out. Box of foam balls in the centre. One student is the tagger and has a foam ball. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Instructions || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tagger runs after children and throws overarm at them, tagger then collects balls and pursues other children. When other students are hit, they become taggers, get a ball from the box to throw at others. Continue until the balls run out, or all the players are caught. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Variation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Have other children return thrown balls to the box. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Equipment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Tennis ball or foam ball ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Location || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Asphalt or grassed area with boundary ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Organisation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Two teams, 3 per team ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Instructions || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Team A has the ball and makes as many passes as possible. Team B tries to intercept the ball. Team B passes the ball when they gain possession. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Variation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Score number of caught passes. Roll or kick instead of throwing. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Teaching point || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Vary the number of defenders. Begin with 3 v 1, then 3 v 2 then 3 v 3 ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Equipment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">One small ball or beanbag per student, plus three medium-sized balls per group ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Formation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Groups of six form two teams of three and stand facing each other behind parallel lines. The three medium sized balls are in the middle between the teams. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Instructions || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Teams throw their bean bags at the balls in the middle trying to move them over the other teams line. Fetch the other teams bean bags after they have been thrown to throw at the balls. Continue until all medium sized balls are out of the middle zone. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Teaching Point || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Does each student participate to the same degree. ||