PURPOSE
The Kneeling Side-Arm Throw is the second exercise in Medicine Ball Drill 2.
It requires a wall or partner to throw to and a medicine ball of size and weight suitable to meet the physical training session’s goal.
The figure above illustrates the exercise as a Soldier with a partner conducts it.
CADENCE
Moderate cadence
STARTING POSITION
The starting position for the Kneeling Side-Arm Throw is the Half-Kneeling position on the left knee.
The ball is held at the waist, ready to throw from right to left.
The left side of the body faces the partner.
COUNT
● From the starting position, throw the ball to the partner from right to the left.
● The catching Soldier absorbs the impact by catching it with an exaggerated rotation of the arms, shoulders, and trunk to the right.
● Alternatively, the catch can be made by deliberately resisting trunk rotation, in which case the arms absorb the impact.