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Overarm throw: an analysis of the basic skill and a suggested approach to teaching

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1976
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Lane, Keith
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The overarm throw is a fundamental skill and is the basis upon which many games are built. Most children acquire the skill naturally but a minority have difficulty learning it and some never master it. It is possible that instruction given at the right time and in an appropriate manner would help the minority to a more accomplished level of performance of the skill. With this in mind the study sets out to establish a clear understanding of the overarm throw. The throw is described and analysed in terms of kinesiological, physiological, biomechanical, developmental and psychological factors. A number of experiments were conducted in an attempt to establish criteria for good performance of an overarm throw. Video tape was used to record many throws and repeated observations of the recorded throws have been made. As a result of the experiments and in combination with study of the literature it became clear that the key to the performance of a good throw was the establishment of the correct basic movement pattern. The final section outlines a method of teaching the overarm throw which seeks to develop the basic movement pattern.
 
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