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Before you start
  • Check the space and the kit.
  • Get your child's attention first.
  • Show it from two sides.
  • Say one thing only.
  • End on one that works.

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Setup · 1 minute

Is the space marked?

  • A "shooting line" with tape
  • A "waiting line" 3 m behind it

The shooting line from Range commands at home (b1). No bow.

Warm up · 3 minutes

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

3:00
Show it · 1 minute
  1. Stand with one foot each side of the line, feet a shoulder-width apart, side-on to the far wall.
  2. Put a little weight on the front foot, stand tall and let the shoulders drop.
  3. Hook the fingertips of both hands together in front of your chest at shoulder height.
  4. Squeeze between your shoulder blades, then let the finger tension go until the hands part.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

The skill · 5 minutes
  1. Take the stance and hold it still for 10 seconds.
  2. Relax, step away, and take it again. 5 stances.
  3. Hook the fingertips together at shoulder height.
  4. Squeeze the shoulder blades and let the fingers part. 5 pulls.

How much: 5 stances of 10 seconds then 5 release-feel pulls

Let the back do the work

5:00
The game · 5 minutes

Statues

The rules

Hold the stance still while the judge walks round looking for wobbles.

  1. The child takes the stance
  2. The judge says "Hold" and counts 10 seconds aloud
  3. While counting, the judge walks once round the child looking for wobbles
  4. 5 holds each, then swap

Fair play: A younger child holds for 5 seconds.

Points
1 point for each 10-second hold with no wobble; 1 extra point if the shoulders stay down the whole time.
Fouls
No points for that hold: a foot moves; the body sways or wobbles; the shoulders rise
Win
More points after 5 holds each.
Score
0
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 9

5:00
Finish · 2 minutes

10 seconds still in the stance, 3 times in a row.

0/10

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

Finished

Well played.

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