Game version
Target throws: throw soft implements to a target zone only when the coach calls. Everyone throws, then everyone retrieves together. The pair keeps one total.
Standing Discus Sling
Learn to swing a light discus long and low and let it go off your index finger.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Hold the discus with fingertips on the rim.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best out of 6.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Gym or court
- Bring
- Youth discus or rubber ring, cleared sector
- Level · skill
- Developing · Throws
The steps
How it works
- Hold the discus with fingertips on the rim.
- Swing it back long and low with a straight arm.
- Turn your hips first, then sling it out.
- Do 12 throws only when the sector is clear.
Coaching point
Long arm, hips first.
Safety: Only in a cleared throwing sector with a coach watching. Nobody stands in front, and you walk out to fetch only when the coach says so. Never throw a real implement at home.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a zone: Less (big), Core (medium), More (small). Beat your own best out of 6.
Story
You are a hero throwing a stone across the river.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best out of 6. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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