{"id":4412,"date":"2016-05-09T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T14:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2021-03-11T15:39:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:39:42","slug":"poly-spot-pe-activity-overhand-throwing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/poly-spot-pe-activity-overhand-throwing\/","title":{"rendered":"Poly Spot PE Activity – Overhand Throwing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"overhandCheck out this great overhand throwing activity from PE teacher Colby Dischinger:<\/p>\n

Overhand Throwing Activity – “Spot On”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Over the last few weeks, my primary students have been working on the concept of overhand throwing.\u00a0 Through various drills and lead up games (i.e. \u201cAngry Birds\u201d and \u201cSpot on\u201d), I\u2019ve been having the students focus on their overhand form.\u00a0 The game I\u2019ll be sharing with you is called \u201cSpot On\u201d.<\/p>\n

During a district Elementary PE In-service, a fellow PE teacher shared a game very similar to the one I will be sharing but his game was connect to basketball.\u00a0 I really liked his idea and thought that I could piggyback of his idea to make it an overhand throwing activity.<\/p>\n

\"Overhand<\/p>\n

After teaching and practicing overhand throwing skills correctly, my students UNLOCKED the game Spot On.\u00a0 Students like to \u201cunlock\u201d games by appropriately showing me that they can complete the skill I gave them to earn a fun game.\u00a0 It\u2019s something small, but I\u2019ve found it helps kids focus on the drill more.<\/p>\n

The objective of Spot On is to complete an overhand throw to your partner that is standing on a poly spot.\u00a0 If your partner is able to catch the ball while having a foot on a spot, they can pick up the spot and run it back to your team\u2019s home base.\u00a0 How many spots can your team collect?<\/p>\n

\u201cSpot On\u201d<\/strong> Rules<\/strong>:<\/p>\n