- 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 hoop with space behind it; two start cones side by side 15 m out. A ball each.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Start at a cone with the ball in one hand.
- Push the ball forward ahead of you and run onto it, bouncing it a little higher than the waist.
- Eyes on the basket, not the ball.
- Two steps and a lay-up.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Dribble fast to the basket, the ball out in front, eyes up.
- Finish with a lay-up.
- Walk back.
- 6 runs, then 6 from the other side with the other hand.
How much: 6 runs each side
See the basket, not the ball
Race
The rules
Two players start together; the first basket scores 2 and the second basket 1.
- Side by side at the start cones
- On "go", speed dribble to the basket and lay up
- A miss: catch the rebound and lay up again
- 6 races, then 6 from the other side with the other hand
Fair play: A grown-up dribbles with the weaker hand.
- Points
- The first basket scores 2 points, the second 1.
- Fouls
- No points in that race: travelling or extra steps; a double dribble; bumping the other player
- Win
- The most points after 12 races.
- 6
- 12
- 18
4 of 6 runs each side end in a legal lay-up, made or not.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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