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(Performance Goals link No. 3&2) Starting from the bottom I used polly pods to guide the performer where to place their feet. The performer could then move the polly pod where was most comfortable for him. This drill worked well as the performer had control over his own learning of where to place his feet

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The red circle is to indicate that the performer here in the photo doesn't have enough weight on the back foot, knee sightly more bent and hips lower. This was performed in week  2.

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(Performance Goals Link No.1)
As the weeks progress the skills the the last week are carried through, making sure that we are adding layers to what we have already learnt. In this week class we will be adding in the upper body movement of the shot put, which is the rotation of the trunk. I use a weighted medicine ball in the drill so as the performer can create the muscle tension in his body to simulate a shot put throw in a ballistic horizontal type movement and in an adapted position. In the video, the performer still need to work on his foot position, trunk rotation and driving off the back foot.

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A simple progression in week 4, of just getting the performer to throw the med ball in a more upward motion similar to the actual shot put.

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Jumping from the back foot to the from foot, while simulating a shot put through highlights the need to drive off the back foot before throwing the shot.

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Jumping from Back foot to front with a throw

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Jumping from Back foot to front with a throw

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(Performance Goals Link No. 1&2) Practicing to push off the back foot and through onto the front foot, while throwing the shot is a difficult skill. Here is a nice drill which was performed in week 1 without the shot but seen here with a light shot put.

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In week 6 the use of the med ball was very helpful in allowing the student again to focus on the transition of weight from the back foot to the front while throwing the larger ball. The larger ball takes away a small bit of the technical aspect of the throw and more focuses on the bio-mechanics of the shot put throw.

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Practice of the full shot put and introducing the skip and throw. 

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Practice of the full shot put and introducing the skip and throw. 

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(Performance Goals Link No. 1,2 &3) In week 7 the full shot put throw was practiced with a weighted rubber shot put.  The performer in the photo is demonstrating a good body position, with his weight on the back foot, shot in the correct position and trail elbow is up right. In the second photo you can see the hips have come through, full extension of the throwing arm and chest facing forward.

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In the final week i created more of a challenge for the performer by introducing a lateral skip before the throw. Keeping low through the skip, back foot comes to front foot and front foot steps forward. The upper body moves in time with the legs finishing with the shot put being thrown with more power.

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Week 8

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The use of the Polly Spots was helpful in allowing me to see where to place my feet and i was able to go back to them if i was forgetting where i was to place my feet.
Jumping from my back foot to front foot really helped  me to focus on keeping my weight on the back foot.

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These both drill and teaching cues were easy to understand and perform, without being to technical and taught me the correct movement patterns. The larger weighted ball was also a nice way to adapt the throwing object.

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The first drill was a nice progression from week 1 and was a good way of going back and practicing a key part of the throw. In the second video the weighted large ball adapted the skill making it more manageable, while still performing the fundamental shot put movements.

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I felt i had a strong grasp of the shot put by week 7 and my boy position was very good, after the previous week practicing.
In week 8 it was enjoyable to challenge myself further by adding the ship into the throw.