SHOT PUT DRILLS: Glide Progression

Here's a great video about progression specific drills link to this video As well as some auxilary drills you can do on lighter days link to this video The unseat/extension part of the glide is very important. Many kids just stick a leg back and don't generate any force with it so really focus on actively shooting it back. Another bad habit is young gliders will have their shoulders follow their hips. In the first video at 1:34, notice how her feet point slightly to the right but her shoulders still face the back of ring. This is what we call separation and it's really important. Last thing is the block. A great block will produce awesome results so make sure that block hand is very active

For discus and rotational Shotput - Half turns - link to this video For Glide Shotput - this video has some good ones link to this video Does your school have hammer/weight throw(indoor) available at the highschool level? Good luck!

…get a firm grasp of drills you need them to do just by looking at videos on youtube. Since the throwing events rely so heavily on technique, you need to have them doing a lot of drills so that it becomes like second nature to them for high school. This will give them a very strong base for when they make the transition to high school. Shot put link to this video link to this video link to this video In all of these videos notice how the athletes push off of their heel. You want to stress this with your throwers. Also they should try to keep their chests facing backwards for as long as possible until they reach the front of the circle. When they reach the front of the circle, this is called the "Power position" [what…