Discus is one of the most athletic movements in all of sport and must be executed correctly if you want your athletes to be throwing as far as they possibly can. A valuable resource for coaching track and field athletes competing in shot put events, Teaching the Rotational Throws focuses on the movements and drills that will help your athletes become better discus throwers and rotational shot putters.These instructional coaching videos explain and demonstrate step-by-step progressions for teaching the proper mechanics, positions, and techniques involved in effectively throwing the rotational shot and discus. In addition, the course offers troubleshooting suggestions that cover the most common problems that occur when making rotational throws. Among the topics covered: Basic techniques of the rotational shot and discusUnderstanding and mastering rotational movementsStep-by-step progressions for teaching rotational movements1 Introduction 2:04 2 Example Warm Up 4:06 3 Drills to Improve Rotational Throws 0:49 4 The Balance of the Windup 1:54 5 Coming Out of the Back of the Ring Free 2:22 6 90's, 180's, 270's & 360's Turn Drills 3:35 7 The Sweep & Sprint 0:54 8 The Right Foot Pivot Drill 5:18 9 Step-Ins 1:54 10 Discus Throw Progressions Free 1:37 11 Pivot & Throw Drill 2:26 12 Common Problems for Throwers 3:44 13 Dropping the Discus at the Front of the Ring 1:31 14 Conclusion 0:53Tony Ciarelli is the�Head Track Coach, Huntington Beach High School; Head Football Coach, Newport Harbor High School; U.S. International Coach, USA Weightlifting