• 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 foam discus (under 350 g) or a rubber ring; a throwing line; a 90-degree landing sector marked with cones.

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. Stand side-on, the discus flat in your hand, fingers curled over its edge, arm long.
2. Swing it back at shoulder height 2 or 3 times.
3. Turn the hips toward the throw first, then let the arm follow.
4. Let it slide off the first finger so it flies flat.

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

1. Side-on, discus held flat, arm long.
2. Swing back at shoulder height 2 or 3 times.
3. Turn the hips toward the throw and let it go off the first finger. 6 throws.
4. Then 6 from a half turn: step round with the back foot before the throw.

How much: 6 standing throws, then 6 from a half turn

Flat hand, let it slide off

Sector points

Points

1 point inside the sector; 2 points inside the sector beyond the far cone; 1 extra point if it flies flat without wobbling.

Fouls

No points for that throw: it lands outside the sector; stepping over the line; throwing before "throw"

Win

The highest total from 6 throws.

1. ★ 4
2. ★★ 7
3. ★★★ 10

4 of 6 throws fly flat and land inside the sector.

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

Well played.

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