Week 11 – Catch and Throw

Activity: Catch and Throw
Focus:

• Speed up release of throwing
• Increase consistency
• Develop muscle memory for ingame scenarios

Description:

The focus of this activity is to release the disc as soon after you catch it as possible. This could be interpretted different ways and can be done to an extreme where you are not gripping the disc or pivoting.

Instead of this you should be looking to move the disc into a proper grip and throw from a range of pivots. The focus remains the same, catch and throw with the shortest delay possible.

Why?

In games we very rarely are able to stand in a neutral position and step out and make a throw.
Being able to move the disc into grip quickly and release a throw in a short space of time will make you much more consistent on field and you will have more options available.

Variations:

Any of these variations can be made more focussed by popping the disc up to yourself to initiate the rep.

• Catch a disc from a partner and attempt to throw through the catch.
• Catch with your off hand only and move into a throw
• Catch with your strong hand only and move into a throw
• Catch with a clap catch and move into a throw
• Catch the disc upside down and move into a throw

Catching Drills

Two Hand Catches

No matter where the throw goes, make sure you get two hands to it for the catch. Try to get your body behind it whenever possible. Practice catching with both hands on top. Throwers, make the receiver work for these.

One Hand Catches

Catch with your right hand for 10 throws in a row, regardless of where the thrower sends the disc. Then do your left hand. As a thrower, start easy, then make it more difficult for them.

The aim is not to encourage lazy one-handed catching, but to ensure we have practiced, so that when we are at full stretch, catching with one hand is not uncomfortable.

Late Eye Pickups

Throw to a partner that is standing either eyes-closed or facing away from you. About a third of the way through the flight of the disc, say ‘Now’ so that your partner can find the disc quickly and catch it. Give progressively less time to find the disc each throw. Vary throw shapes.

Ups

Receiver runs away from the thrower, looking back over their shoulder. Thrower puts a high disc up out to the side they are looking over. Receiver attacks the disc and goes up for a high, one-handed catch. Repeat on other side, with other hand. Vary the shape and width of the throw.

Practice Catching High Discs