- 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
Chalk lines, a ball each, 5 m between two cones.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Knees bent, feet a shoulder-width apart.
- Push the ball down with the finger pads; it bounces back up to your waist.
- Look at your child while you dribble, not at the ball.
- Walk forward dribbling, then change to the other hand.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Knees bent, feet apart, eyes up.
- Dribble along the lines with one hand for 2 minutes.
- Then 2 minutes with the other hand.
- Walk, jog and stop on your calls, still dribbling, changing hands smoothly.
- When you hold up fingers, the child calls the number.
How much: 2 minutes with each hand, then the calls
Eyes up, look at me
Dribble battle
The rules
Everyone dribbles in a small area and tries to knock the others' balls out while keeping their own.
- Everyone dribbles inside the box
- Try to tap the other balls out of the box with your free hand while you keep dribbling
- If your ball leaves the box or you stop dribbling, you are out for that round
- The last player still dribbling wins the round. 5 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up plays with the weaker hand only.
- Points
- 1 point for each ball you knock out; 2 points for being the last one dribbling.
- Fouls
- Out for the round: holding the ball (the dribble stops); dribbling again after holding it (a double dribble); pushing or grabbing a player
- Win
- The most points after 5 rounds.
- 3
- 6
- 9
20 dribbles with each hand, eyes up, no lost ball.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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