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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.
Overhand Target Throw
Learn to step and throw over the top with a soft ball.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Stand side-on with your throwing hand back.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best out of 6.
- Ages
- 7 and up
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Gym or court
- Bring
- Soft ball or beanbag, hoop or target
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Throws
The steps
How it works
- Stand side-on with your throwing hand back.
- Step toward the target with the opposite foot.
- Throw over your shoulder at a hoop 10 yards away.
- Throw 20 and count hits.
Coaching point
Step, turn, throw high.
Safety: Use a foam or soft implement, throw toward an empty open space, and wait until everyone is behind you.
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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