Year 3-5 - Lesson 4 - Throw (Shot put)
By Smart CoachPart of Smart Coach - Athletics
Notes
What are the five key technique points associated with shot put? (clean palm, dirty neck/ aiming arm at 45 degrees/ chicken wing/ chin, knee, toe/ superman)
Warm Up
Athletics (Throw) - Push Golf
Pair students up along the end of a court or field. One person stands in front while the other stands 2-3m behind. The first person in the pair will have their turn to push the beanbag out from their neck, aiming for a hoop. The student will be standing side on, with the beanbag in their dominate hand. When the whistle blows their partner will go and collect the beanbag and the first person moves to the back. Their partner will then have their turn to push the beanbag to try and get it to land in a hoop. Set hula hoops out in three coloured rows, one close to the students, one middle distance away and one row further away. On the first attempt the students aim for the closest row, second attempt middle row and last attempt the hula hoops that are further away. For each successful attempt the students receive one point. On the final attempt the students can choose to aim for any row, with one point being awarded to the closest, two points for the middle and three points for the one further away.
Modifications
Set the hoops up in a bigger area and make it like a golf course. Move the hoops closer / further away to alter difficulty. Use spots instead of hoops to alter difficulty.
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Activities
Athletics (Throw) - ShotPut
Pair students up along the end of a court or field. One person stands in front while the other stands 2-3m behind for safety. The first person in the pair will have their turn to push the shotput out. The student will be standing side on with the shotput in their dominate hand. When the whistle blows their partner will go and collect the shotput and the first person moves to the back. Their partner will then have their turn to push the shotput. For each push focus on the following: 1. "Clean palm, dirty neck" This means that the shotput should be held in the student's fingers (not resting on their palm) and should be touching their neck. 2. "Aiming arm at 45°" The hand without the shotput is known as the aiming arm, this should be pointed out to where the student will be pushing the shotput, at an angle of 45°. 3. "Chicken wing" The arm that is holding the shotput should look like a chicken wing ie lifted up and in line with their aiming arm. 4. "Chin, Knee, Toe" This means that the student will bend their back leg and lean back slightly so that their chin, knee and toe are vertically aligned. This will help to generate power. 5. "Superman" When pushing the shotput, the arm with the shotput pushes forward so that it is beside the aiming arm - finishing like superman. See the images for examples of each of these steps.
Modifications
For younger classes instead of focusing on "Chin, knee, toe" replace with simply bend your back leg to push from. Start with students kneeling side on to isolate the correct arm technique first before progressing to standing.
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Athletics (Throw) - Bucket Shotput
Place three or four buckets spread out in a line within pushing distance of your students. To prevent the buckets falling over place something heavy or a few bean bags in the bottom of each bucket. Pair students up along the end of a court or field. One person stands in front while the other stands 2-3m behind for safety. The first person in the pair will have their turn to push the shotput out, trying to get the shotput to land in a bucket. The student will be standing side on with the shotput in their dominate hand. When the whistle blows their partner will go and collect the shotput and the first person moves to the back. The student must use the correct shotput technique; "clean palm, dirty neck", "aiming arm at 45°", "chicken wing up", "chin, knee, toe", "finishing like superman". For the student to successfully make it into the bucket the following rules apply; the shotput cannot bounce into the bucket - it has to land in on the full, if the shotput lands in the bucket but knocks it over this does not count, if the shotput lands on the edge of the bucket and falls into the bucket then this does count.
Modifications
Move buckets closer or further away to alter difficulty. Use a bigger or smaller target (bucket) to alter difficulty. If the correct arm technique is not being used, have the students kneel side on instead of standing.
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