• 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 large sheet of paper taped to a wall at head height; a line 3 m from the wall and another at 4 m; 10 shuttles or soft balls.

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 to the wall: the shoulder of your other arm points at the paper.
2. Lift the throwing hand up behind your head, elbow bent and up at shoulder height.
3. Step toward the wall with the front foot and turn your chest to the wall.
4. Throw overhead, letting go just past your head.

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

1. Stand at the 3 m line, side-on to the paper.
2. The foot opposite the throwing hand goes forward.
3. The throwing hand goes up behind the head, elbow up.
4. Step, turn the chest to the wall and throw, letting go just past the head.
5. 10 throws, then collect. One round with the other hand.

How much: 3 rounds of 10 throws

Elbow up, then throw

Paper points

Points

A hit on the paper from the 3 m line scores 1; from the 4 m line it scores 2.

Fouls

No point for that throw: starting square-on, chest facing the wall; an underarm or side-arm throw; stepping over the line before letting go

Win

After 3 rounds, the player with more points wins.

1. ★ 3
2. ★★ 5
3. ★★★ 7

5 of 10 overhead shuttle throws hit the paper from 3 m.

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

Well played.

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