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Physical Education · Key Stage 2 · The School
Where power actually comes from
A throw is not made by the arm alone. Power starts at the ground, travels up through the legs and hips, turns the trunk, and only then reaches the shoulder, elbow and hand — which is why a standing throw with the arm alone goes so much shorter. Stepping forward with the opposite foot to the throwing arm is what lets that chain happen.
Catching is watching
The commonest reason a catch is dropped is that the eyes leave the ball early to look at where it is going next. Watch it all the way into the hands. Move so the ball comes to the middle of your body rather than reaching sideways, and let the hands travel back a little as it arrives so it does not bounce out. Soft hands, still head.
The same ideas, many sports
Striking a ball with a bat, racket or foot uses the same chain: a stable base, weight moving forward, the body turning, contact in front of you, and a follow-through in the direction you want the ball to go. That is why someone who throws well often bats well. Learning the principle once is worth more than learning six sports separately. The practical work happens with a coach, in a hall or on a field — this lesson is the knowledge half.
UNDERARM, to someone two metres away: gentle, easy to catch, accurate. OVERARM, to someone fifteen metres away: step with the opposite foot, throw from high, follow through — distance and speed. CHEST PASS, to someone five metres away: two hands, push from the chest, straight and fast. Try each at the wrong distance — an overarm throw at two metres is uncatchable — and the reason for three techniques becomes obvious.