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Analysing Performance A1 I will be observing myself and I will be throwing the discus. A2 Discus B1 If you want to be a perfect discus thrower then you need to be very flexible especially in the hips as this will allow you to spin more powerfully and quicker. You would also need to be powerful so that you can get the full out of the spin and release of the discus. If you are quick then this will also be an advantage as you will be able to get a quicker spin so the more momentum will carry the discus further. You also need strength so that you can project your strength into the discus, therefore making it fly further. The “wind up” for the discus is very simple, you simply hold the discus so that the first half of discus is in front of the index finger, palm on top, and the tips of the fingers are curled around the edge at the first joint. For the “Preliminary Swings”, you begin with a stable hand position where the discus is held high in front of the left shoulder, resting on the left palm with the right hand on top of the discus. The discus is swung back to the right at shoulder level twice to establish a rhythm to start the turn and to get the discus behind the body. The “Turn” can be quite complicated, you have to make the centre of mass lowered, the left leg opens towards the direction of the throw. The legs begin pivoting to the left on the balls of the feet, as the centre of gravity is shifted directly over the ball of the left foot. When the left foot is pointing to about 3 o'clock the right foot pushes off from the back of the circle. The right leg steps across the circle, then the left leg follows. The left leg is brought through, extended with foot planted, as the thrower arrives in power position with the arm left behind. For the “Power Position” the right foot should land about 8 cm in the front half of the circle, with toes pointing from nine to six o'clock, on the ball of the foot with the shoulders square to the six o'clock position and directly over the right foot. The “Delivery” should be as follows: As the right foot lands it does not stop rotating as it pulls the right side around a braced left side of the body as it is acting like a hinge.
Approximate Word count = 1623
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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