Throwing to a target gives the throw direction and purpose. A bucket makes the target big, hard to miss, and honest feedback when the ball lands in it.
What you need: A bucket or laundry crate, 10 soft baseballs (11”), open space.
Setup: Set a bucket on the ground 15 feet away. Kid stands facing the bucket with feet shoulder-width apart.
How to run it:
- Cue: Turn, Shuffle, Point, Fire.
- They step toward the bucket, turn their shoulders, point the glove at the bucket, and fire.
- Do 5 throws. Count how many land in the bucket. That’s their score.
- Move back to 20 feet. Do 5 more throws.
- Move back to 25 feet. Do 5 more.
- At the end, tally total throws in the bucket.
What to watch: Are they aiming or just throwing? You want to see them look at the bucket and adjust.
If they’re struggling: Move the bucket closer to 10 feet. Make the bucket bigger by adding balls around it so they have a larger target area.
If they’ve got it: Shrink the target by using a smaller cone or ball. Move back to 30 feet.