- 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?
- A throwing or shooting spot 2 m from the wall or hoop
- Chalk lines for the lines game
- Two cones 5 m apart for dribbling
One ball per pair, a lane.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Dribble with the ball on the side away from your child.
- Keep your body between your child and the ball; the free arm is bent in front for balance, not pushing.
- Dribble hard twice ("pound"), then push the ball off one hand to your child, fingers pointing at them.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- 30 seconds of dribbling while the partner leans lightly on the shoulder and arm, then swap.
- Pound and pass: two hard dribbles, then a one-hand pass, for one minute.
- 3 rounds.
How much: 30 seconds each of contact dribbling and one minute of pound and pass, 3 rounds
Keep the ball away from the defender
Contact stations
The rules
Pairs race through three contact stations against the clock.
- Set three stations 5 m apart
- Station 1: 10 dribbles while the partner leans lightly
- Station 2: 5 pound-and-pass, each way
- Station 3: dribble to the end while the partner bumps lightly
- Swap roles and come back. Time the whole thing
Fair play: A bigger partner leans more lightly.
- Points
- The time in seconds; fewer is better.
- Fouls
- 5 seconds added: the ball is lost or stolen; the dribbler pushes with the free arm; the partner hits the ball or grabs
- Win
- The fastest pair, or beat your own time.
- 60
- 50
- 40
30 seconds of dribbling under contact with no steal.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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