• 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)

Three players in a line 7 to 17 m apart, a ball.

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 as the relay player between the other two, facing the outfielder, hands up as a target.
2. As the ball comes, turn your glove side toward the last player.
3. Catch and turn in one movement, stepping toward the last player.
4. Throw on without stopping.

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

1. The outfielder picks the ball up and throws to the relay player.
2. The relay player catches and turns in one movement.
3. The relay player throws on to the last player.
4. 10 relays, then change places.

How much: 10 relays, 3 rounds

Catch and turn in one

Beat the clock

Points

The time in seconds; fewer is better.

Fouls

3 seconds added: the ball bounces before reaching a player; the relay player stops before throwing on; a dropped ball: start the try again

Win

Beat your best time as a team.

1. ★ 9
2. ★★ 7
3. ★★★ 5

8 of 10 relays reach the last player without a bounce.

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

Well played.

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