Game version
Play “Sock Ball Throw” to a song. When the music plays you play, and when it stops you freeze like a statue, then start again.
Sock Ball Throw
Throw rolled-up socks as far as you can, overhand, into an open space. A first, safe throwing game.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Stand at a line in an open yard with nobody in front.
- Ages
- 4 to 6
- Time
- 3 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- 3 rolled-up socks or beanbags
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Throws
The steps
How it works
- Stand at a line in an open yard with nobody in front.
- Your child throws a sock ball overhand, as far as they can.
- Mark where it lands with a shoe.
- Try to beat their own mark with the next throw.
Coaching point
Praise the try: “Great big step and throw!”
Safety: Soft things only, thrown into open space, never at a person. Fetch together after every throw.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Story
You are a dinosaur at a party, and “Sock Ball Throw” is your dance.
Practice makes progress
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