- 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
A half court, four marked spots round the outside.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Each defender stands between their attacker and the basket.
- When the shot goes up, each defender turns, finds their player and boxes out.
- The nearest defender takes the ball; the others hold their box-outs.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- 2 against 2 (or 4 against 4) on the outside spots.
- You pass round the outside; attackers move.
- On every shot, each defender boxes out their player.
- Then the defence rebounds.
How much: play until a team gets three stops in a row
Find your player first
Three in a row
The rules
The first defending team to three rebounds in a row wins.
- You shoot from outside
- Defenders box out; attackers try to get the rebound
- A defensive rebound adds 1 to the run
- An attacking rebound sets the run back to 0, and the teams swap roles
Fair play: A grown-up plays on the weaker side.
- Points
- 1 for each defensive rebound in a row.
- Fouls
- The run goes back to 0: pushing; holding; climbing over the back of a player
- Win
- The first team to 3 rebounds in a row.
- 1
- 2
- 3
3 rebounds in a row in a live set.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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