Types of Throws

• Discus - An athletic competition measuring strength and technique in which a stone, bronze, or steel disc is thrown as far as possible.
  
• Hammer Throw - The hammer throw is an athletic event that consists of an athlete throwing a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire. This event dates back to celtic fighters whom threw actual hammers. The sport was first officially labeled a sports game in the 19th century in England, and is now an Olympic Sport.
  
• Javelin - An athletic competition originating in Ancient Greece that measures strength and technique in which competitor's throw a javelin (refer to definition below) as far as possible.
  The official Javelin Rulebook says that the javelin is constructed of three parts: the head, the shaft, and the grip. The head is metal and has always been this way. In traditional javelin the shaft is solid wood, but modern javelin shafts are constructed from hollow steel. The grip consisted of leather wraps and a thong, but the modern grip is a cord wound tightly around the middle of the shaft.
  
• Shotput - An athletic competition measuring strength and technique in which a heavy metal ball is pushed as far as possible.
  
  • The push must come from the shoulder with only one arm, and may not be brought behind the shoulder.
    
  • If there are eight competitors or less, each competitor is given six tries. Where there are more than eight, each competitor is given three tries, and then the eight competitors with the furthest distances are given three additional trials.
    
  • One and a half minutes per throw.
    
  • The throw is made from a circle. The competitor is allowed to touch the inside of the iron band and the stop board. Further than this, and the throw is discounted.
    
  • The throw must commence from a stationary position inside the circle.
    
  • The put must land completely within the inner edges of the throwing sector.
    
  • The measurement of each throw is the straight line distance from the inner circumference of the circle to the point of the put's first contact with ground.
    
  • In the case of a tie, the competitor's second best performance shall resolve the tie. Then, if necessary, the third, and so on. If the tie still remains, the two competitor's shall compete again in the same order until the tie is resolved.
    
  • Senior Boy's Weight: 12 lbs. Junior Boys/Girls Weight: 8.8 lbs.