Track & Field
Track & Field
Track & Field
• JAVELLIN THROW
• SHOT PUT
• DISCUSS THROW
SHOT
PUT
The shot put is an
event in which
the participant
stands inside a
circle and attempts
to "put" a weighted
ball as far as they
possibly can.
SHOT PUT
• Putting a heavy metal ball
• Throwing Circle( 2.35 m diameter)
• Stop Board- near the throwing
circle (10 cm High)
• Landing Section – 7 feet wide
Circumference
SHOT PUT NEEDS
• BALANCE
• COORDINATION
• POWER
• MOMENTUM
Includes the foot/legs in
exerting force
•180 degrees- athletes can
have degrees rotating
•60 seconds to release the
shot
•Shot close the neck and rest
to shoulder.
RULES:
• Do not use extra materials (gloves) DQ
• Throw above the shoulder
• Do not touch the circle.
• 34.90 degrees angel throws must land
in legal section
FOULS
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2. Hold the shot at your
neck, right under your
jawline
3. Face the side of the
ring.
Javelin throw
athletics (track-and-
field) sport of throwing a
spear for distance,
included in the ancient
Greek Olympic Games as
one of five events of the
pentathlon competition.
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The discus throw is an event
in which the participant
throws a heavy disc, called
the discus, into a throwing
sector for distance. The discus
throw was an event involved
in the ancient Greek
pentathlon dated to around
708 BC. The discus throw has
been apart of the Olympics
since 1896 for men and 1928
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-throwing 2 kg plate like
instrument
• 1 ½ turns. 360 degrees + 180
degree
• (athletes can turn before
throwing) counter clockwise
• MALE- 2 kg 22 cm (Weight of disc)
• FEMALE- 1kg 18 cm
• Inner of the circle –(counted)
• Touch outside (counted)
6 Keys techniques of
Discuss Threw
• Wind-up
• Moving in rythms
• Balance
• Orbit
• delivery
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