1/30/2013 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN POTENTIAL THROWERS Athletic ability - PDF document

1/30/2013 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN POTENTIAL THROWERS  Athletic ability By: Jer By: Jermai aine Jones ne Jones  Agility Throws Coac Thr Coach Indi h Indian ana U Univ iversity  Natural strength & Power  Explosiveness  Height & Size (Slightly overrated at times)  Quickness ROTATIONA ROT ONAL S SHOT P OT PUT  Coordination BODY TYPES HAND PLACEMENT  ANY  The fingers are behind the shot facing outward.  As a high school Coach you don’t get to pick  The thumb should be rotated down towards the your athletes. shoulder.  Go to work with what you have and make it fun.  The head is slightly tilted towards the shot.  Don’t forget to mention the HAMMER=)  The shot should rest just down from the ear on the shoulder. THINGS TO DO FOR BALL PLACEMENT STANCE IN THE BACK OF THE RING  Flips into the air.  Think of standing in a ready position to receive a volleyball or defensive position in basketball.  Pushes in to the ground.  The left arm should extend out and be slightly  Placing the shot on your neck in different bent with the thumb down. positions.  Feet should be slightly wider than shoulder  Look at the placement in the mirror. width apart and toes slightly ducked out.  Knees bent in a good athletic position.  Upper body slightly bent at the hips. 1

1/30/2013 THE WRAP OR WIND DRILLS FOR THE WRAP/WIND  Think of taking the left shoulder and wrapping  Continuous wraps back in forth it over the right foot.  Wrap from different positions (more of a tilt or  Keep the legs slightly bent and the right foot straight up & down. firmly on the ground.  Wrap in the mirror  The left foot can pivot to the right with the wrap  360* or Tap arounds (Ensures the weight stays but the ball of the foot should stay in contact distributed correctly.) with the ground.  Wind and Jump  The movement should be fluid. UNWRAPPING OR UNWINDING DRILLS  You have to be patient to allow your weight to shift back over  Winds around cones/bags etc.. to the left side.  Think down over the left foot then up(literally jump).  Turns using towels  As you shift left, you want to think of the right hip popping  Hop arounds – try to hop around out of the straight out and taking the heels away from each other in back of the ring. back and keep the right leg wide.  Keeping the right leg in a loaded position slightly bent  Right leg pick up out of the back throughout the movement.  The “up” comes from the unloading on the left side and jumping out of it. (think vertical jump)  You don’t want to think out with the right foot. The unwrapping has already created enough forward momentum for you. Think UP. UNWRAPPING OR UNWINDING LEFT LEG ACTION CONTINUED… (THE FORGOTTEN LIMB)  Once the right foot is up, it has done its job out of  Out of the back you want to unwrap and think of the back. sitting or loading onto the left leg in order to jump  It’s in the power position for the front now. off of it.  Once the right is up, it’s in the power position. Let  BE PATIENT and allow your weight to shift over the gravity run it’s course from there. DON’T REACH left leg.  Because of the aggressiveness of the unwrapping think of going down the right sector line with the  The left leg is the separator. Get it to the front as right foot. quick as you can once the right has passed by.  The athlete will generally still slightly over rotate  Think of tucking it in behind the right leg as you and end up in the proper position. move across the center of the circle. 2

1/30/2013 DRILLS FOR THE LEFT LEG LANDING IN THE MIDDLE  You want the right foot to land on the ground, don’t reach for  Float float sting it.  Continuous stings  Over extending the right creates a loss of power in the legs and loss of separation between the upper and lower body.  ½ Turns and continuous half turns  Again allow yourself to land, LOADED.  Once the right has landed, it turns into the throw immediately.  Do not pre-turn the right foot in the air going to the middle or you will lose separation.  You want to make sure that you keep the left shoulder closed in order to create the strike or whipping action moving into the throw itself when you unwrap. LANDING CONTINUE… DRILLS  Keep the eyes looking backwards.  Elevated ½ turns  Think of slowing down or dragging the upper  Position Turns with pole on back body through the middle of the throw to create  Med ball throws out each postion (stand, half, the good separation and ultimate lifting of the S. African and full throw). throw.  Towel Drills  Overhead toss (And the myth) THE POWER POSITION DRILLS CONTINUED… You will not have the base of a glider.   Easy stands, ½ turns and fulls You will be slightly taller in your power position as a rotational thrower with a more  narrow base.  Med ball throws You want to think of a string on the left hand attached to the right heel pulling the  foot around.  Stand throw with both hands on the ball The head and throw arm stay back as long as possible to create a longer ball path.   ½ turns with both hands on the ball As the right foot/hip continues to rotate to the middle of the sector you want to think  jump again.  Fulls If you have set everything up correctly the ball will want to come off your shoulder  towards the sector as long as you rotate the right hip.  And position drills with med balls The goal here is to time everything up to happen not at the same time but at the  right time.  DID I MENTION THROW THE HAMMER Again as in the back think up not out, throwing out will create a flat throw and the  momentum of the throw will take you into the sector as well as create a shorter throw. 3