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Body Posture/Stance
in Relevance to Target
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Shoulders slumped with
no conscience of body position; shoulders facing wrong
direction; feet pointing in wrong direction; focus is
elsewhere
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Shoulders relatively
square to partner; feet pointed to partner; awkward
body posture; quick eye contact
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Shoulders square to
partner; feet pointed to partner; relatively athletic
position; eye contact briefly made with the receiver
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Shoulders square to
partner; Athletic position; ball in glove hand; makes
eye contact with receiver; focused on target
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Grip on the Ball
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Tight grip of the ball;
no gap in between palm and the ball; no conscience of
finger placement; thumb on side of the ball; fingers
close together
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Tight grip; slight
gap in between palm and the ball; thumb on side of the
ball; fingers spread out farther
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Ball in fingertips;
gap in between ball and palm; thumb remains on side
of the ball; middle finger in the middle of the ball
across seams
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4 finger grip; middle
finger on the top middle of the ball; thumb on middle
of the bottom of the ball; lets rest of the fingers
drop; ball rests on fingertips with a space in between
palm and ball (allows for good wrist movement); four
fingers across seams
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Shoulder Rotation/
Arm placement
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Shoulders facing wrong
direction; closed shoulders during the throw; all arm;
arm placement is too low; go straight back instead of
a circular motion; ball is facing toward target; lead
with the ball; no extension; limp arm; no snap; choppy
movement
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Shoulders relatively
square to partner; slightly open their shoulders during
the throw; bring arm straight back behind them; slight
circular motion; ball facing the side; slight snap and
extension; still choppy
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Shoulders square to
partner; open up their shoulders during the throw; full
circular motion; ball still facing the side; good snap;
full extension; leads with elbow
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Shoulders should be
square to target before the throw; shoulders open completely
as they bring their arm HIGH and back behind head; ball
is facing away from them; lead with their elbow; get
full extension; hard snap through; smooth wrist movement;
arm goes in a circular motion with hand on top
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Step/ Coordination
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No step at all; all
arm; no weight distribution; choppy and uncoordinated
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Small step; steps away
from the target; no weight distribution; still choppy
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Open in step of throwing
hand foot to partner; glove hand foot follows; step
is not directly to target; slight weight transfer to
ball hand foot
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Open in step of throwing
hand foot to partner; lets glove hand foot follow; steps
directly to target while front foot remains sideways
and as they throw they open up their foot; shift weight
to throwing hand foot when ball is in their throwing
hand and transfers weight as they throw; smooth movement
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Follow Through
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No follow through;
stop abruptly after the ball leaves their hand; no momentum;
throwing foot stays behind them; no bend in the waist;
choppy
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Finish at their waist
throwing side; throwing foot comes through slightly;
choppy; slight bend in the waist; tight
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Throwing wrist finishes
at mid-thigh of glove knee; throwing foot comes all
the way through; step is too short; more fluent; holding
back with power
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Throwing wrist should
brush the outside of the glove knee; fluent; throwing
foot comes through; right shoulder, hip, and knee should
be facing target; bend in the waist; puts all their
power into it
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