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Throwing overarm

Striking and fielding games: fielding vs batting

Unit Summary

The unit introduces batting vs fielding. Pupils will develop an understanding of the purpose of each team and learn how to apply a variety of skills such as throwing and stopping the ball to keep the batter's score low as well as their competence in striking in order to score points when batting.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand how, when and why to throw a ball overarm with power and distance.

Key Notes

  • Move: to throw overarm, stand side on with opposite arm to foot, arm and elbow high and finish by extending the arm.
  • Move: when fielding over a distance, we need to use an overarm throw to powerfully return the ball to a target.
  • Think: evaluating strengths and weaknesses in our technique develops an accurate and powerful overarm throwing action.
  • Feel: practising our overarm throw until we improve our technique, shows determination and integrity.
  • Connect: collaborating with our partners and helping each other improve our throwing technique shows respect.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • accuracy: the ability to control where we throw an object
  • overarm: throwing a ball in which you stretch your arm over your shoulder.
  • powerful: the ability to use force when aiming at different targets

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils generate a throwing action using the the arm only.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: to throw overarm, stand side on with opposite arm to foot, arm and elbow high and finish by extending the arm. Move: when fielding over a distance, we need to use an overarm throw to powerfully return the ball to a target.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'accuracy'

the ability to control where we throw an object.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils generate a throwing action using the the arm only. Correction: Encourage pupils to use all the body, rather than just the arm when throwing, to help generate power and balance when throwing over a greater distance.

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