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Target toss: set up three targets and take turns throwing. Your pair keeps one total.
Overarm Target Throw
Throw overarm at a target, stepping with the opposite foot. A basic movement skill every child should learn.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Stand side-on to a target 4 to 6 steps away.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best.
- Ages
- 6 to 10
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soft balls or beanbags, bucket or target
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Hitting
The steps
How it works
- Stand side-on to a target 4 to 6 steps away.
- Point your free hand at the target.
- Step with the opposite foot and throw overarm.
- Count how many of 10 reach the target, then try the other hand.
Coaching point
Point, step, throw.
Safety: Throw only into clear space or a solid wall, with nobody in the way. Use a soft or light ball.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a distance: Less (close), Core (medium), More (a step back). Beat your own best.
Story
You are feeding the zoo animals.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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