- 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 throwing line
- A wall or fence target (a hoop or a chalk box)
- The home spot
- First base (a cone or flat shoe)
A soft ball, a wall or fence with a chalk box at chest height, a throwing line 3 m away (6 big steps).
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Hold the ball in the fingers, not the palm: fingers on top, thumb underneath.
- Stand side-on, the shoulder of your other arm pointing at the box.
- Step toward the box with the opposite foot and swing the arm from behind your body, elbow high.
- Let go and follow through, the hand finishing toward the target.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Hold the ball in the fingers.
- Stand side-on at the line, eyes on the box.
- Step with the opposite foot and throw, elbow high.
- Follow through to the box.
- 10 throws, then collect.
How much: 3 rounds of 10 throws
Point your front foot at the target
Box points
The rules
A point for each throw inside the chalk box.
- Take turns from the throwing line, one throw each
- Watch where each throw hits the wall
- Collect the balls when they run out. 15 throws each
Fair play: The grown-up throws from 2 m farther back.
- Points
- 1 point for each throw that hits inside the box.
- Fouls
- No point for that throw: stepping over the line; an underarm or side-arm throw; throwing while someone is in front of the thrower
- Win
- More points after 15 throws each.
- 5
- 8
- 11
6 of 10 throws hit the box from 3 m.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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