Shot put, discus, javelin, and hammer. Session coaching, technique diagnosis, pre-competition briefs, and more — available to every athlete, anywhere, for free.
Whether you're in rural Queensland with no local club, a para athlete with no classification-specific coach, a self-coached competitor looking for an edge, or a beginner who just picked up a shot put for the first time — quality throws coaching should be available to you.
I'm fortunate to train under a Paralympian coach at the AIS. Most athletes aren't. Project Throwha exists so that every thrower — regardless of where they live, what they can afford, or what their body looks like — has access to expert coaching. No athlete should have to figure this out alone.
Project Throwha is funded by sponsors who believe good coaching shouldn't depend on your postcode, your income, or your disability. Athletes never pay. Sponsors fund the coaching infrastructure in exchange for the opportunity to support athletes on their journey — and to be part of the story when they succeed.
Every athlete deserves a coach. Project Throwha is designed to work with screen readers, voice-first devices, and assistive technology. Visually impaired athletes (F11–F13) can use audio-first coaching mode — just tell the coach at your first session.
Works with VoiceOver (iOS) and TalkBack (Android).
Clean spoken responses — no markdown, no clutter.
Send voice notes directly to your coach.
Hear your coaching feedback read aloud.
Everything a good throws coach does — available on your phone, whenever you need it.
Log your session via text after training. The coach analyses what happened, reinforces what worked, and flags 1–2 things to fix. Voice notes coming soon.
Describe what you feel in the throw and get a specific diagnosis — not generic advice. The coach traces faults to root cause.
Competition morning: a brief built from your actual cue bank. Top 3 cues, mindset note, warm-up. Personalised to you.
Upload training footage straight to your coach. Exact camera angles, distances, and frame rates per event. Get a phase-by-phase review of your throw.
A 12–15 minute warm-up built around your event and cues. No equipment. Four phases.
The more sessions you log, the better it knows you. A cue bank built around your body — not a generic athlete.
Throws-specific S&C — mobility, power, injury prevention, recovery — built around rotational throwing demands.
Break the throw into building blocks. Isolate each phase with targeted drills. Track progression.
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Full technical models, phase-by-phase breakdowns, common faults, and coaching cues. Each para classification has dedicated notes built for how that body actually throws.
Glide and rotational technique fully covered, with seated technical model for F32–F57 athletes. Beginner-to-competitive coaching across grip, stance, drive phase, delivery, and reverse.
Standing throws and full rotational technique. Wind-up, transition, drive, delivery — broken down phase by phase with classification-specific adaptations.
Approach run, withdrawal, crossover, and delivery — covered for ambulant athletes and seated frame throws. Includes club throw progressions for F32–F38.
Three- and four-turn technique. Wind, entry, single- and double-support phases, delivery. Released balance work, footwork drills, and rhythm coaching.
Complete the registration form and start throwing.
Fill in the short registration form. Tell us your event, your level, and your classification. Takes 2 minutes. Register now
We'll send you a link to your personal digital coach — works on any phone, free to download.
Tell the coach your event, experience, and classification. It'll start building your profile.
Type a quick summary of training. The coach analyses, extracts cues, and personalises further. Voice soon.
The more you log, the more personalised it gets. Sessions, fixes, warm-ups, comp briefs. That's the loop.
Session-by-session analysis, technique diagnosis, personalised pre-comp briefs. The edge of a dedicated throws coach without needing one on deck.
No local club, no local coach, no problem. Full coaching support wherever you train — town oval, backyard, school grounds.
Every classification F11 to F64. Built by an F46 athlete who knows what classification-specific coaching actually looks like.
Never picked up a shot put? The coach starts from zero — grip, stance, one concept at a time. No overwhelm, no jargon.
Supplement your coaching, review athletes remotely, or give athletes a resource between sessions. Useful for non-throws specialists.
No throws specialist on staff? Project Throwha gives PE teachers and volunteer coaches a credible, event-specific reference they can use.
Project Throwha was built by Lee O'Halloran — Australian & Oceania Record Holder in F46 Shot Put.
Lee spent years playing high-level able-bodied rugby in both Australia and Canada before picking up a shot put for the first time in December 2024. Within 12 months, he'd broken both the Australian and Oceania Records.
The technical knowledge he's built, been taught, has and hasn't had access to is the foundation of this project. Project Throwha is built for every throws athlete — able-bodied and para — from first session to competitive level.
Three meanings in one word. In English, Throwha reads as Thrower. In te reo Māori — a nod to Lee's New Zealand Māori heritage — the wh carries an f sound, making it Throw-far. And hidden inside is O'Ha — the first syllable of his surname, O'Halloran — making the name literally part of who built it.
Throwha doesn't replace coaches — it helps them maintain visibility across every athlete in their squad. Coaches get athlete-permissioned data, session insights, and squad-level tooling. Athletes are always free.
Coaches only see what athletes have explicitly shared with them. Athletes can revoke access at any time, and coaches cannot retain or copy data after revocation. The athlete-coach data flow is athlete-controlled at all times — by design.
Throwha moves through stages when the funding is there to do it right — not on a marketing schedule. Here's where we are and what unlocks each phase.
Invite-only. Free for everyone. Building with real athletes & coaches.
10 coaches. 100 athletes. $29/month for coaches. Athletes always free.
Open to all athletes & coaches. Unlimited scale. Full feature set.
Athlete data never leaves Australia. National sporting orgs get closed dataset access to their athletes' performance data. Sovereign data residency at the platform level.
Athlete data stays in their country. International federations get closed dataset access. Built for global sport.
Project Throwha is free for athletes because of the support of brands and individuals who believe good coaching should be accessible to everyone — regardless of geography, disability, or background.
If you're a brand looking to reach a highly engaged Australian athletic audience, or an individual who wants to help keep this resource free, we'd love to hear from you.
Become a sponsor →Reach an engaged Australian athletic audience. Logo placement, athlete partnerships, and authentic association with the Project Throwha mission.
Help fund the hosted platform — the server costs that keep every athlete's dedicated coach running for free. 100% goes toward athlete access.
Believe in the mission? Even a small contribution helps keep this free. Get in touch and we'll set something up.
Project Throwha is free for athletes. Forever. No exceptions. Register for your dedicated AI coach today.
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