What is the seated medicine ball throw?
What is the seated medicine ball throw?
The seated medicine ball throw test is used to test a clients upper limb power. This page shows you how to conduct the test. The purpose of this test is to measures a client’s upper body power. By keeping the back in contact with the wall the power of the upper body (in particular the arms and chest) is tested.
When a client performs a rotation chest pass what is the proper position for the pivoting back leg?
Place your feet shoulder-width apart and pointed straight ahead. Hold a medicine ball with both hands at chest level with your elbows flexed. Contract your glutes and rotate your body quickly and explosively toward the wall, pivoting your back leg as your body turns.
What muscles do medicine ball rotational throws work?
The med ball rotational throw is a power exercise targeting the obliques, glutes, adductors, and the upper back. This involves transferring the power from your lower body to your upper body in an explosive fashion to throw the med ball into the wall.
How do you measure a medicine ball for throwing?
How Do You Do The Test?
- Warm up thoroughly.
- Stand with both feet behind a marked line.
- Hold the ball overhead with two hands.
- Throw the ball as far as possible, using a football (soccer) throw-in technique.
- You may step forward over the line after the ball is released.
- Take three attempts and record the best score.
How do you do a chest pass drill?
• The athlete in this drill will catch a chest pass that is directed to the right or left side of the body. The athlete must hip turn in the direction he catches the ball on. • Immediately upon the hip turn the athlete will defensive shuffle for 2-3 shuffles and perform a quick push pass back to the partner.
How do I perform a medicine ball Shuffle dance?
• The medicine ball will be held at chest level with elbows out to the side. • The athlete will shuffle 2-3 hard shuffle to the left and immediately thrust open the hips and push pass the ball the partner on one bounce. (don’t catch in the air due to injury potential). • The athlete doesn’t fall forward or lean forward causing a loss of balance.
How do you do the side throw drill?
• In this drill the athlete starts with the ball and must perform a side throw, either scoop or push pass style. • Once the ball is gone the athlete will perform one skill; either a hip turn and shuffle, plyo step and run, shuffle, or a straight out sprint.
Can medicine ball drills increase speed?
Medicine ball drills are overlooked by many coaches in general. Even when coaches do implement medicine ball training, they only look at it as upper body and core strengthening. There are so many other facets to medicine ball training. Let’s take a look at the many ways in which medicine ball training can increase speed.
