DISCUS DRILLS AND THROWING PROGRESSIONS BY JOHN SMITH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Drill #1 Non-Reverse Standing Throw Followed By a Reverse Standing Throw 1.) Feet are placed shoulder width apart with the left toe splitting the middle of the right foot. 2.) Thrower transfers 80% of bodyweight onto the ball of the right foot‚ with the torso rigid and hips under the thrower. Right toe should be pointing towards the 11.00 o’clock position in the ring with the back of the ring being 12.00 o’clock
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Discus: The Other Frisbee Discus; a field event as ancient as the Olympics‚ is always underestimated. Many believe discus is an event in which you throw a disc like a Frisbee‚ but it’s not. There’s so much more. The so called Frisbee is actually a metal or rubber disc‚ which can vary in weight from 1 kg to 2 kg. In order for a throw to count‚ one must remain in the 8 ft ring at all times until the announcer says‚ “Mark!” Also‚ the disc must land in between the sector lines. The overall goal
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under supervision of a tournament judge. Any discus throws done during warm-up are not measured and do not count for the competition. Throwing Rules During the prelims‚ each contestant is allowed three throws. Depending on the competition‚ there may be a time limit (such as 1 minute) within which the contestant must make a throw upon entering the ring. The top contestants advance from the prelims to the finals‚ where they will be given three more throws. Measuring Rules The assistant takes
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and won the first prize. Now came the long and high jumps. I participated in both the events. Luck‚ however‚ did not favour me. The one who was the tallest of all won both the events. The other events of the day were the shot-put‚ the discus throw and the javelin throw. I did not take part in any one of them. One of my closest friends‚ however‚ won in all these events. The last event of the sports was the tug-of-war. It proved very interesting. Both the teams were evenly matched It was largely the
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athlete of the school‚ led the march-past. The first event was a hundred meter race. It drew a large number of participants. There were three heats. Then started long and high jumps. Simultaneously there were other actions like the Javelin and the Discus throw. The members of the staff who acted as judges were seen moving to and fro along- with coaches and ex-sportsmen of the school. The events which evoked the greatest interest were the 400 meter race‚ bicycle race‚ ‘chat’ race and hurdle race by
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Shooting free throws can be the easiest way to score points and lead your team to victory‚ or it can be stressful and embarrassing. Bad free throw shooting can even cost your team the game! The most important way to make free throws is shooting consistently. To obtain consistency‚ a player must always practice his form. By doing so‚ the free throw shooter will gain confidence and will see an increase in the number of free throws he can make. The free throw form should be the same form used for
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through the hoop fifteen feet away from you. Shooting a free throw is a skill you must have in your career of basketball‚ because in most games free throws are the margin between winning and losing. When shooting a free throw it is very important of where to set your feet‚ keep your eyes and hands‚ and where to shoot from. These three tactics are three keys to success from behind the free throw line. From “The Science Behind Your Free Throws” Tony Fryer states “One step into the right direction would
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SIAM REVIEW Vol. 47‚ No. 4‚ pp. 775–798 c 2005 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Modeling Basketball Free Throws∗ Joerg M. Gablonsky† Andrew S. I. D. Lang‡ Abstract. This paper presents a mathematical model for basketball free throws. It is intended to be a supplement to an existing calculus course and could easily be used as a basis for a calculus project. Students will learn how to apply calculus to model an interesting real-world problem‚ from problem identification all the
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Some basketball players have strange free throw shooting routines. There are a number of reasons why they perform this act: they’re meant to simply have a good grip of the ball (it can get real wet at times during the game)‚ to establish a signature style‚ to improve free throw shooting‚ or being plainly superstitious. Who are these players? Let’s check it out! Reggie Miller would dip his hands into a bucket of powder (it’s really salt) so he can have a better grip on the ball‚ step up to the
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Sergii Kravchenko Taranto ENC0025 10/7/14 My Favorite Game To Play – Soccer Starting at my childhood‚ and until now sport games are my favorite type of entertainment. Whether it is outside playing‚ or at home on my console‚ sporting kind of activity would be the number one choice to pick. The special place here has the one and only‚ king of sports – Soccer‚ also known as European Football. This game‚ on my opinion‚ is the most passionate and artistic game in the world! It brings excitement and joy
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