Striking the ball from the hand.

  

 

 
 

1.     Adopt ready position

2.     Hold the ball in the cupped left hand with the elbow slightly bent. The hurl is held upright in front of the right shoulder with the bas above head height.

3.     Eyes on ball. Feet are comfortably apart to get good balance. Shoulders and feet are in line with the intended flight of the ball. Throw ball up to shoulder height.

4.     Hips and shoulders  follow through as the pupil swings the hurl and strikes the ball between knee and hip level

5.     Hurl follows through in the direction the ball is traveling. Note that the weight is transferred from the right to the left leg as the ball is hit.

6.     Pupils practise above sequence (a) With an imaginary ball, (b) With a real ball.

Points to note:

·        Pupil misses the ball-hold hurl short and gradually revert to holding it at  full length.

·        Throwing the ball up incorrectly .Practise throwing the ball up and catching it with the weaker hand until confident enough  to strike the ball.

 

Practise skill:

Strike the ball from the hand (strong side) to travel a distance of 10m. without touching the ground.

 

 

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