• 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 throwing line, a landing area marked with cones in three colours (1, 2 and 3 points). Bean bag, foam javelin or a rolled sock.

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. Underarm: face the hoop, swing the arm back and through, step forward with the opposite foot and let go toward the hoop.
2. Overarm: stand side-on, the shoulder of your other arm pointing at the cones.
3. Throwing hand up by the ear, elbow bent.
4. Step forward and throw, letting go just past your head.

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

1. 10 underarm throws into a hoop, stepping into each throw.
2. 10 overarm throws for distance, side-on, arm up, elbow bent.
3. Score each throw by the cone row nearest where it landed.
4. Wait behind the line; collect together, at a walk.

How much: 10 underarm and 10 overarm throws

Aim at the far cone

Three hoops

Points

In the near hoop 1 point, the middle hoop 2, the far hoop 3.

Fouls

No points for that throw: stepping over the line; throwing before the area is clear; walking out before everyone has thrown

Win

The highest total after 10 throws each.

1. ★ 8
2. ★★ 14
3. ★★★ 20

6 of 10 throws land past the first cone row.

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

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