The phrase "avoid throwing to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when advising someone to refrain from directing something, such as a message or an object, towards a specific person or place.
Example: "In this game, you should avoid throwing to the player who is covered by two defenders."
Alternatives: "refrain from passing to" or "steer clear of throwing to".
Because teams avoid throwing to receivers that Revis covers, the Jets need another strong cornerback.
Part of Coleman's drop in statistics reflects the fact that opposing offenses avoid throwing to his side of the field.
The pure stats vs. salary model doesn't work as well as it does in sports like baseball, with its individual tilt and myriad numbers (a top defensive back, for example, may not have many interceptions because opposing teams avoid throwing to his side of the field).
Asomugha, 30, had no interceptions and a career-low 17 tackles last season with the Raiders, but that was primarily because opposing quarterbacks avoided throwing to receivers he covered.
The Mets wanted Benitez to avoid throwing breaking pitches to Giambi, but they did not want him to walk the leadoff batter in the ninth inning.
If the object hasn't suffered too much damage and is something you want to repair to keep, such as a glass figurine, make a decision now to avoid throwing it out before trying to mend it.
But a spokesman, Miguel Portilla, said that the bank's policy was "always to try to find every way possible to avoid throwing people out of their home and on to the street".
Jenny Willott, the Lib Dems' welfare spokesperson, told the Observer that she was pushing ministers to make major changes to avoid throwing more children into poverty and adding to homelessness.
Still, Ruhle denied that he told Benitez to avoid throwing it over the plate to Giambi.
If you're planning to throw away the ramen-boiling water, cook these separately in as little water as possible and add them with their water to the finished dish to avoid throwing away vitamins, particularly if they are porous to water (for instance, vegetables).
And Mr. Boehner seemed momentarily flummoxed over a question on raising the debt limit — a move the House will have to take next year to avoid throwing the government into default, but one that Tea Party candidates will almost certainly oppose.
