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Short clips for each step of the ladder. Watch one, then throw.

  • Grip, and a straight-up toss caught in the same hand

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    How to hold the ball, where the throw starts, the arc up to eye height, and catching it low in the same hand. No hand-to-hand crossing yet — that comes next chapter.

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    Opening: That Sound? That's Learning
  • One ball, hand to hand

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    A single ball crossing the body in a smooth arc, hands staying still, eyes on the apex instead of the hands.

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    Talk 1: The Spark
  • Two balls, the exchange

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    Throw one, and as it peaks throw the second underneath it. Catch, catch. The single move the whole cascade is built from.

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    Practice 2: Rhythm of Error
  • Three balls, three throws

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    Two in one hand, one in the other. Three throws on the beat, and why the catches take care of themselves.

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    Practice 3: Flow Play
  • Where to go next — this pattern is called the cascade

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    Names the pattern: three balls, each thrown under the last, is the cascade. Then longer cascade runs and the first variations to explore once it is steady. See 'Cascade' in the glossary.

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    Closing: The 10-Minute Loop