Throwing & Catching Clara Heverly

Throwing A basic movement pattern performed to propel an object away from the body. Overhand, underhand, sidearm Preparatory phase, propulsive phase, follow-through phase Examples Pitching a baseball to the batter Quarterback throwing a football to a receiver

Catching The receiving and controlling of an object by the body or its parts. Examples Catching a Frisbee in ultimate Catching a football on a punt return Catching a baseball to make an out

Importance in PE A variety of games in PE involve throwing and catching Important to give each skill specific attention in order to apply to game situations Students must have relative success in both throwing and catching before moving to utilization/proficiency levels

Importance out of PE Reacting to a falling object Throwing something away Cross-Curricular Classroom games

Baseball

Football

Frisbee

Basketball

Lacrosse

Track & Field

Progression in PE Pre Control Control Tossing to self and catching Throwing at a large target Catching a rolling ball Control Throwing and catching over a net with a partner Throwing a Frisbee Catching with a scoop

Progression in PE (cont’d) Utilization Throwing to a moving target Playing Frisbee golf Moving to catch Proficiency Throwing to avoid a defender Throwing and catching in a small sided invasion game Throwing and catching a Frisbee in different places around the body with a partner \

Reference Graham, G., Holt/Hale, S.A., Parker, M. (2010). Children moving: A reflective approach to teaching physical education. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill