Measurer marks off 2 spots, 3.5 meters apart. The same subject and tosser should be used for steps 3-10. Tosser, throws ball in a slow-underhand pitch to the subject who tries to catch the ball. Subject returns the ball to tosser. Repeat for a total of ten tosses to the subject.
Recorder notes how many times the subject catches the ball out of ten tosses.
Repeat the experiment with the subject lying face up on the floor, and the tosser on a stepladder, releasing the ball at a distance of 3.5 meters from the ground. Repeat the experiment with the subject in a chair at a distance of 3.5 meters from the tosser, the subject's back is facing the tosser and subject's head is hanging down the back of the chair. Recorder tallies the catches and misses in each category. Repeat experiment using other participants in each of the 4 roles. Record results on reply card and return to WHAT'S IN THE NEWS, Wagner Annex, University Park, PA 16802.