Which way round should the floor mats be placed in the Aiming & Catching tasks. In some photographs this is unclear?
For all aiming and catching tasks requiring two floor mats, they should be placed with their short sides separated by 1.8m, as stated in the test manual. This may not be represented clearly in some of the photographs due to the camera angle that was necessary to illustrate other aspects of the task. How much of the bean bag has to land on the target mat to count as a successful throw? A successful hit is recorded if any part of the beanbag touches the target area when it lands (even if part of the beanbag lies off the target area). At Age Band 1 the target area is the whole of the rectangular mat while at Age Band 2 the target area is just the orange circle on the mat. In Age Band 2 (Throwing Beanbag on to Mat) is it acceptable for the child to use an over arm throw? For this task underarm throwing with one hand is to be encouraged. An underarm throw should be used for the demonstration and encouraged during the practice trials. However, in the formal trials, an over arm or two-handed
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