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Throw-in Targets

Proper throw-ins into a washing basket: feet down, ball from behind your head, both hands.

At home 10 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park On your own With a grown-up 2016 to 2019

Set Pieces Work hard

At a glance

  • Lay a skipping rope or a stick on the grass as the line. Put a washing basket about 4 steps away and a towel about 7 steps away.
  • Your child stands behind the rope, both feet down, and takes the ball right back behind their head with both hands.
  • They throw it into the basket. Both feet stay on the ground until the ball has gone.
  • Ten throws at the basket, then ten at the towel. Count the ones that land in the basket.
  • Progress 1: You hold the basket and move it after every throw.
  • Progress 2: Then your child throws to your feet as you jog away, like a spin in behind.

If it's not working: Move the basket closer.

Throw-in Targets: set-upbaskettowelrope12Feet down behind the rope:1 the basket, 2 the towel.

A skipping rope on the grass is the touchline. Your child stands behind it with both feet down, takes the ball back behind their head with both hands, and throws at the washing basket about 4 steps away, then the towel about 7 steps away.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Lay a skipping rope or a stick on the grass as the touchline.
  • Put a washing basket about 4 steps away and a towel about 7 steps away.

Garden or park.

How to play

  • Stand behind the rope with both feet on the ground.
  • Hold the ball in both hands and take it right back behind your head.
  • Throw it into the basket. Both feet stay down until the ball's gone.
  • Ten throws at the basket, then ten at the towel.

Make it easier

  • Move the basket closer.
  • Kneel to throw first, to get the feel of behind your head.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. A grown-up holds the basket and moves after every throw.
  2. Throw to a grown-up's feet as they jog away from you, like a spin in behind.

Three things to say

  • Both feet down, behind the line.
  • Right back behind your head, with both hands.
  • Throw it, then step on ready to get it back.

Colts habit

Work hard: ten good throws, every one done properly.

Both feet

Step forward with either foot as you throw.

Heads up

Look at the target, not the ball.

For your birth year

Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.

2018 to 2019
Basket 3 steps away, towel 5 steps.
2016 to 2017
Basket 5 steps away, towel 8 steps.

Safety: Throw away from windows and cars.

My best

In the basket out of 10. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.