The great thing about all of these drills is they can be performed pretty much anywhere at any time. If it’s snowing outside, no problem. A gym floor or even a garage will work.
If you are a coach working with several athletes, they are a great way to get a lot of reps in while developing proper technique.
For some of coach Bedard’s throwers a practice might be 120 fluid turns to the power position. Once they master that, he might add a weighted vest and then eventually a weighted ball or discus.
You can also incorporate this sequence in your warm up prior to taking full throws. An example would to have throwers perform each drill 2 times and then take a full throw.
You can customize the sequence and drill selection for specific throwers depending on their needs. An example could be have an athlete perform two 360 pivot turns prior to every full throw. If they have issues with landing hard in the middle, it could be 3 turns to the middle before every full throw etc.
In the video below coach Bedard shares some tips on how to implement these drills into your practice routine.
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