Underhand Throw

Technique:

• Hold the ball with one hand.
• Swing the arm down and back behind the body.
• Step toward the target with the foot opposite of your throwing arm.
• Keep your arm close to the body as you swing it forward toward the target.
• Release and flip the ball to the target with your fingers.
• (Variation: arm can be swung in a complete backward circle. Ball is released by the hip.)
• You can also underhand throw a ball with two hands by swinging the ball between your legs.

Skill Activities:

• See how far you can throw a ball underhand.
• Throw a ball underhand and try to hit a target.
• Underhand throw the ball as high as you can.
• Underhand throw the ball in the air, and try the following activities before the ball hits the ground.
• You could also try to catch the ball after doing one of these activities:
• spin in a circle to the right
• spin in a circle to the left
• clap your hands (increase the number of claps, and see how many times you can clap while the ball is in the air)
• touch the floor
• sit down on the floor
• throw ball to another place and move to catch the ball (run, hop, skip, slide)