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Throwing Challenge

PHASE 2 – GENERATING A CONSISTENT FORM. (WEEK 7 – WEEK 15)

During phase 2 the throwing will be less restrictive and will allow you to impliment your own throwing form but encourage you to take different foci into your sessions

The point of phase 2 is to be pushing yourself to improve but within your normal throwing form and mechanics, any practice we are doing should directly translate to your throwing confidence and in game performance.

As a rough rule of thumb, you should be looking to have:

30% high quality completions – The throw look exactly how you intended
40% low quality completions – The throw was catchable but the flight was not as intended.
30% Incompletion / very poor – The throw was not recieved in the intended space

If you are hitting a higher % of these then you are not pushing yourself enough.
If your % is lower than you may be throwing too far away from your throwing range

PHASE 1 – PUSHING BOUNDARIES. (WEEK 1 – WEEK 6)

The purpose of this stage is to ecourage you to become the best thrower possible. Some aspects of the training in this stage may feel a bit ridiculous and unnatural. Stick with it, only by pushing yourself to feel confident in unfamiliar situations will you be able to meaningfully develop your subconcious throwing mechanics

Why Bother?

This is likely to be the biggest season most of you have played so far and to give you the best opportunity you can to make the most of it then changing your aproach to training and practice is a must.

All of the throwing tasks are short enough to be completed along side a regular training session and provide mental as well as physical challenge. Engaging with the full program will make this seasons training different to last seasons and should enable you to get the most from the cycle.

  • Phase 3(Week 14-Week 18)
    This is the time for you to focus in and consider all of the things you have covered in the throwing challenges and in your individual practice and put into practice the aspects that will make you the best thrower that you can be. In Phase 3 we are looking to be completing everything we are putting up to a high standards. Only by holding yourself to high standards in your individual practice will you make big gains in your consistency. Visualise the flight of throw you are aiming for, a good rep in your eyes should not just be… Read more: Phase 3(Week 14-Week 18)
  • Week 14 – Tournament Preperations
    / Focus: Week 12: Developing the give-go Phase 2: We are in throwing phase 2 – for those of you who engaged fully with throwing phase 1 hopefully you learnt some things about how you throw and maybe highlighted things you do well or things you are weaker at.The point of phase 2 is to be pushing yourself to improve but within your normal throwing form and mechanics, any practice we are doing should directly translate to your throwing confidence and in game performance. As a rough rule of thumb, you should be looking to have: 30% high quality completions… Read more: Week 14 – Tournament Preperations
  • Week 13 – Continue the give-go
    Focus: Week 12: Continue the give-go Phase 2: We are in throwing phase 2 – for those of you who engaged fully with throwing phase 1 hopefully you learnt some things about how you throw and maybe highlighted things you do well or things you are weaker at.The point of phase 2 is to be pushing yourself to improve but within your normal throwing form and mechanics, any practice we are doing should directly translate to your throwing confidence and in game performance. As a rough rule of thumb, you should be looking to have: 30% high quality completions –… Read more: Week 13 – Continue the give-go
  • Week 12 – Developing the give-go
  • Week 11 – Catch and Throw
    Focus: Week 11: Catch and Throw Phase 2: We are in throwing phase 2 – for those of you who engaged fully with throwing phase 1 hopefully you learnt some things about how you throw and maybe highlighted things you do well or things you are weaker at.The point of phase 2 is to be pushing yourself to improve but within your normal throwing form and mechanics, any practice we are doing should directly translate to your throwing confidence and in game performance. As a rough rule of thumb, you should be looking to have: 30% high quality completions –… Read more: Week 11 – Catch and Throw
  • Week 10 – Throwing with a fake
    Focus: Week 12: Throwing with a fake Phase 2: We are in throwing phase 2 – for those of you who engaged fully with throwing phase 1 hopefully you learnt some things about how you throw and maybe highlighted things you do well or things you are weaker at.The point of phase 2 is to be pushing yourself to improve but within your normal throwing form and mechanics, any practice we are doing should directly translate to your throwing confidence and in game performance. As a rough rule of thumb, you should be looking to have: 30% high quality completions… Read more: Week 10 – Throwing with a fake
  • Week 9 – Weight distribution when throwing
    Focus: Week 9: The focus of this week is to be concious of our weight distribution before after and during the throwing motion Phase 2: We are in throwing phase 2 – for those of you who engaged fully with throwing phase 1 hopefully you learnt some things about how you throw and maybe highlighted things you do well or things you are weaker at.The point of phase 2 is to be pushing yourself to improve but within your normal throwing form and mechanics, any practice we are doing should directly translate to your throwing confidence and in game performance.… Read more: Week 9 – Weight distribution when throwing
  • Week 8 – Fast Throwing
    Aim:
    Flat and stable disc flight
    Normal and consistent throwing mechanics
    High speed disc travel
  • Week 7 – Slow Throwing
    Focus: Slow Throwing, adding touch to discs while maintaining good wrist snap
  • Week 6 – Tournament Preperations
    Description: Your throwing practice this week needs to be using your current throwing mechanics, we are aiming to develop consistency and confidence throwing within a range of release points ahead of the weekend.
  • Week 5 – Release Height
    Focus: Releasing the disc from a higher than normal position from different pivot distances and heights.
  • Week 4 – Single Leg Throwing
    Focus: Increase core engagement when throwing.
    Aim: Maintain Balance, before during and after the throw. Twisting at the core to generate power for a throw
  • Week 3 – Fast Release
    Focus: The focus for this week is to increase the speed of release of the disc when pivoting.
    Aim: Release the disc as soon as you have landed your non pivot foot.
  • Week 2 – Isolating Wrist for Spin
    Focus: Isolating spin from wrist
    Aim: Isolating the wrist to generate the spin and power for the throw. Removing the reliance on a long wind up to help with smoother throwing form.
  • Week 1 – Compass Throwing
    Focus Throwing from outside of your comfort zone from uncomfortabel positions. Aim: Increasing pivot stability, Increasign pivot range, Increasing core engagement