- 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)
3 hoops (or chalk circles) at 3, 5 and 7 m from a throwing line; 3 bean bags or rolled socks per child.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Face the hoop, a bean bag in your throwing hand.
- Swing the arm back and then through, low, like bowling a ball.
- Step forward with the opposite foot as the arm comes through.
- Let go gently toward the hoop.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- 3 bags at the near hoop.
- 3 bags at the middle hoop.
- 3 bags at the far hoop.
- Wait for everyone, then walk to collect.
How much: 9 bags a round, 4 rounds
Swing low, let go soft
Hoop points
The rules
1 point for the near hoop, 2 and 3 for the others; the best total from 9 bags wins.
- Each player has 9 bags: 3 for each hoop, near to far
- Take turns, one bag each, on "throw"
- Collect at a walk only when everyone has thrown
Fair play: A younger player stands one step nearer.
- Points
- A bag in the near hoop scores 1, the middle hoop 2, the far hoop 3.
- Fouls
- No points for that bag: stepping over the line; throwing before "throw"; an overarm throw
- Win
- The highest total from 9 bags.
- 6
- 10
- 14
2 of 3 bags land in each hoop, near to far.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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