Do You Want To Throw The Solid Ball Further? (Part 1)

Gymnastic mats are widely used in physical education and training, but are rarely used in throwing instruction. If you try to use the gymnastic mat to teach throwing, it not only improves students' motivation to learn, but also has the effect of aiding the practice of sports techniques, improving students' upper and lower body strength and waist and abdominal strength, achieving good results.

Today, let's take a look at how to improve your throwing using the air track mat. Firstly, you may be surprised that some training methods require you to kneel on the mat, so let's take a look together.

Kneeling forward to throw a solid ball

Method: The practitioner kneels on the gymnastics mat with both legs, faces the throwing direction, holds the solid ball with both hands, places it behind the head, bends the elbows and leans the upper body back moderately, then the torso drives the arms forward and upwards to throw the ball, the angle of the hand is 30 to 40 degrees. The requirement is for a co-ordinated, standardised movement and a fast strike rate.

Effect: This method can stimulate students' enthusiasm for practice and improve the strength of the upper limbs and waist and abdomen. As the lower limb force is reduced, students can experience the movement more fully and learn and master it more quickly.

Kneeling backward throwing of a solid ball

Method: The practitioner kneels on the gymnastics mat with both legs, back to the throwing direction, holds the solid ball with both hands and puts it in front of the body while collecting the abdomen and chest and sinking the centre of gravity, the waist and abdomen and the upper body coordinate the force at the same time, draws an arc with both hands in front of the body, sends the hips forward, makes the upper body lift up and finally becomes a back arch position, the ball is drawn from the fingers diagonally to the tip. The waist, abdomen and upper body are required to coordinate the force at the same time, and the movement is coordinated and fast.

Effect: This method focuses on the coordination of the waist, abdomen and upper limbs, improving the strength of the upper limbs and waist and abdomen, allowing the waist, abdomen and upper body parts to be more fully experienced.

Recommendations

If you want to add throwing drills to improve your throwing ability, you can buy an air track mat from Kameymall, which can be customised to fit your needs.