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1.
Practice the proper grip and "Finger-roll" release:
Have students line-up in two equal lines facing each other
five yards apart, so each student has a partner directly
opposite him or her. Give discus to the students in one
line. Instruct students to place the throwing hand flat
on top of the discus with the fingers gripping the edge
with the first knuckles of all four fingers, and the thumb
lying lat on the middle of the discus... while keeping the
throwing hand perpendicular to the ground. Instruct students
to swing the throwing arm back, stop forward with the opposite
foot, and roll the discus off the index finger with a bowling
action on its edge towards their throwing partner in the
opposite line. Have students repeat this drill several times,
back-and- forth. As they master rolling the discus on its
edge in a straight line towards their partners, have one
line move back 5-yards and repeat the drill.
2.
Practice standing throws with traffic cones:
Have each student take a position in the front of the throwing
circle, with the opposite shoulder pointing in the direction
of the landing sector and the feet slightly wider than shoulder-width.
The toe of the front foot and the heel of the back foot
should be in a straight line and the kneeshould be slightly
bent in a balanced stance. Instruct throwers to wind-up
by twisting at the waist to face the back of the circle
without moving the feet, and begin the throw by pivoting
on the back foot to point the too towards the landing sector
(as if crushing out a cigarette.) The cone should toe pulled
around the circle with the arm straight and the hand shoulder
high. The head and chest should lead the arm to the front
of the circle and the cone should be released with a slinging
action.
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