Games of Knowledge | Sports and Exercise

Posted By Games Guy on September 1, 2010

The elements of bouncing, rolling and throwing are fundamental to work with the ball, and these must be included in all exercises. The ball is one of the pieces of an apparatus where throwing is a listed fundamental according to the Code of Points book, though it is of course common to all the other pieces too.

This means that particular attention must be paid to the throwing technique and that sufficient throws of various types must be included in the final exercise. Skills common to the other pieces of apparatus, those of swinging, circling and spinning, must also be practiced and included in the routine.

For improving throwing and catching technique the ball would seem to be the obvious apparatus to use, but though we usually associate the ball with throwing and catching, the technique used in games such as netball, basketball and cricket is very different from that used in rhythmic gymnastics.

Keep the arms wide apart, and on completion of the turn swing the right arm down across the front of the body and swing the rope across to the right side. When practicing this movement, begin with a couple of side swings as a preparation, and again before repeating the turn to the other side.

The rope will rise into the air in a folded shape, but it will open out, and the two knots will separate so that you can catch it again with one end in each hand. Do not throw the rope too vigorously as this will cause it to over rotate.

In fact, the rope needs to turn over only once as this makes the catch easier and it can be followed immediately by a forward skip. Remember what was said earlier about stretching up with the arm and following through on the throw, and also reaching up with both arms to catch the rope as early and as high as possible

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