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Core Knowledge
Movements
Contents
Medicine Ball - Perpendicular Throw - Standing
Starting Position
- Standing 3 - 4 feet away from wall with hips perpendicular to wall, holding a medicine ball in front of waist, with one hand under and one hand behind the ball
Procedure
- Rotate torso away from wall, taking the ball behind the hip
- Initiate the throw by driving the back hip toward wall, following with the trunk, arms and ball
- With one hand under, and the other hand behind the ball, catch ball with arms slightly bent and immediately repeat for prescribed number of repetitions, then switch sides
Coaching Keys
- Keep back flat and chest up
- Initiate throw with back hip
You Should Feel It
- Working your hips, torso, arms
