• 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 net line across the middle of the strip
• A service line on each side, 2 m from the net
• A circle about 1 m wide in each far corner (chalk or tape)

A net; a target box in the middle of the court on each side. A racket each, shuttles.

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 mid-court in the ready position, racket in front and up.
2. Drive the shuttle back and forth slowly with your child: short swing, flat across the net at chest height.
3. Speed up a little at a time.

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

1. Both players mid-court, ready position, racket up.
2. You drive the shuttle flat at chest height.
3. The player drives it back flat, forehand side. 20 drives.
4. Then 20 on the backhand side.

How much: 20 forehand and 20 backhand, 3 rounds

Hit it flat, keep it low

Drive rally

Points

Each fault counts against the player who made it. Also count the longest rally of the game.

Fouls

A fault for the player who: hits the shuttle above head height; hits it into the net or out; lets it fall

Win

The first player to 5 faults loses.

1. ★ 6
2. ★★ 10
3. ★★★ 15

A 10-shot drive rally in a row without a fault.

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

Well played.

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