• 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.

Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.

Is the space marked?

• The start line
• A turning cone at 10 m and at 15 m
• A throwing line well behind the landing area
• Chalk or tape rows for scoring jumps and throws (1, 2, 3 points)

A 10 m strip, a cone at each end. Shoes with grip. No cones? Two bottles.

Three minutes to get warm.

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

1. Jog along the strip with elbows bent, hands swinging from hip to lip.
2. On "stop", take small, quick steps and stop balanced, knees bent.
3. On "change", plant one foot, lean, and push off back the way you came.
4. On "go", set off again.

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

1. Run in the space, looking for gaps, arms swinging hip to lip.
2. On "stop", stop with small steps.
3. On "go", set off again.
4. On "change", turn and run the other way.
5. 30 seconds a round, then a new caller.

How much: 6 rounds of 30 seconds

Elbows bend, hands loose

Sock tag in a box

Points

The chaser scores 1 point for each sock pulled. A runner scores 1 point for each 30-second round with the sock never pulled.

Fouls

A point to the chaser: a runner holds the sock or tucks it in deep; a runner steps out of the box; the chaser pushes or grabs clothes: the chaser loses a point instead

Win

The player with the most points once everyone has been the chaser.

1. ★ 2
2. ★★ 4
3. ★★★ 6

The child follows 5 calls in a row without a mistake.

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

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