This sequence can be used to teach a basic standing shot putting action to small or classroom-sized groups of up to thirty children within a thirty to forty minute session.
The shot put is one of many events held during a track and field competition. The winner of the event is the athlete who has put or pushed the shot the farthest. Because distance is the main factor in determining the winner, precise measurements are required. To ensure measurement accuracy from one track and field ...
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Shot Put Athlete at the Olympic Trials
Describes a shot put drill that can be used to teach young athletes to drive the shot away from their neck and propel it off their fingers.
Stylised illustration of a shot putter. Grouped and layered for ease of use. Download includes EPS8 vector file and hi-res jpeg.
Ten of the most common errors young athletes make when they are shot putting.
Connie Price-Smith gets ready to put the shot during the Women's Shot Put Event for the USA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons /Allsport
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Constructing a shot put area isn’t difficult, but it takes some patience and the assistance of a couple of friends. A shot put area features a circle-shaped throwing circle, from which an athlete makes a shot put throw; and a triangle-shaped throwing sector, which defines the area toward through the athlete directs ...
See step-by-step instruction in how to perform the shot put using the glide technique. This is a common approach used by beginners for the shot put.
American shot put history maker Michelle Carter was unwittingly at the center of an Olympic controversy as she stood on the podium to receive her gold medal in Rio Saturday.
Shotput is an athletic field event where competitors take turns throwing a heavy metal ball from a 7-foot diameter circle using one arm. The shot is pushed -- called putting -- as opposed to thrown under or over arm.
It was déjà vu in the sweltering heat of Tokyo as the men's shot put ended with a surprisingly familiar podium and larger-than-life antics stole the show as the women battled it out for gold.
