Athletics (Throw) - Bucket Discus

By Smart Coach
Part of Year 3-5 - Lesson 3 - Throw (Discus)

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Author: Smart Coach
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Place three or four buckets spread out in a line within slinging 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 sling the discus out, trying to get the discus to land in a bucket. The student will be standing side on with the discus in their dominate hand. When the whistle blows their partner will go and collect the discus and the first person moves to the back. The student must use the correct discus technique; "duck beak", "aiming arm at 45°", "Around the clock to 1 o'clock", "chin, knee, toe", "finishing like superman". For the student to successfully make it into the bucket the following rules apply; the discus cannot bounce into the bucket - it has to land in on the full, if the discus lands in the bucket but knocks it over this does not count, if the discus 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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