Shot Put
Shot Put
Shot Put
DEFINITION
O Shot Put is a sport where an athlete needs to
exercise his throwing power with a heavy
object. Men’s shot put is present since the
inception of 1896’s Modern Olympics.
Women made their debut in Shot Put in the
Olympics of 1948.
O Shot Put is played with a heavy spherical
object popularly known as shot. The aim is to
throw the shot-put as far as possible through a
pushing action. It requires immense muscular
strength and a good balance upon your body.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHOT PUT
O Historians depict that the first hint of this sport
was seen in Scottish Highland during the first
century. Homer, a great ancient Greek poet and
the author of epic poems like lliad and Odyssey,
had mentioned the competition of throwing
stones by the soldiers during the siege of troy.
However, in the middle ages, the glimpse of the
modern shot put was noticed when the soldiers
started competition by hurling cannonballs.
HISTORY OF SHOT PUT
O Scottish Highland Games historians believe the
shot put originated from the ancient Celtic
tradition of "putting the stone" which, according
to Scottish folklore, was used by Clan chieftains
to help them identify their strongest men for
battle purposes.
O The men’s Shot Put has been part of every
modern Olympics since 1896, but women putters
had to wait until 1948 before they could compete
at the Games.
THROWING WEIGHT RULES
FOR SHOT PUT
Age Category Min. Weight
U13 Boys 3Kg
U15 Boys 4Kg
U17 Boys 5kg
Junior Men 6kg
Senior Men 7.26kg
Men 35-49 7.26kg
Men 50-59 6kg
Men 60-69 5kg
Men 70+ 5kg
Age Category Min. Weight
U13 Girls 2.72kg
U15 Girls 3kg
U17 Girls 3kg
Junior Women 4kg
TIPS:
• Keep your shoulders to the rear in the glide.
• Don’t hop, pull the right foot back umder the body.
• Keep hips ‘open’ with correct right heel, left toe alignment.
STEP 6: WHOLE SEQUENCE
Objectives: To link the phases into a complete
movement.
O Perform without and with the shot, controlling
and correcting the power position.
O Perform on different surfaces, with eyes
closed, different implements (e.g. medicine
balls) and different shot weights.
TIPS:
• Develop the speed and rhythm of the put.
• Be explosive through the delivery and release.
• Think the whole sequence.
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