• 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 chalk box 1 m wide just behind the net 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 near the net. As the shuttle comes, step in and meet it as high as you can, close to the top of the net.
2. Keep the racket nearly still and brush the shuttle over, so it falls straight down.
3. Then a second shot: the same start, but push it to the far corner instead.

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

1. The player starts in the middle.
2. You feed to the net, left or right.
3. The player moves in, meets the shuttle early and high, and plays it tight over the net.
4. After each shot the player goes back to the middle.
5. 12 shuttles a round.

How much: 12 shuttles, 4 rounds

Brush the shuttle, do not push

Net battle

Points

1 point when your net shot forces the other player to lift. 1 point when the other player makes a fault.

Fouls

A point to the other player: the shuttle goes past the service line; into the net; a player touches the net

Win

The first to 10 points.

1. ★ 4
2. ★★ 7
3. ★★★ 10

7 of 10 net shots drop in the box.

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

Well played.

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