- 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?
An empty floor, a timer.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Feet a shoulder-width apart, one foot a little ahead (the left foot for most right-handers), knees soft.
- Hands up near the chin, elbows in.
- Forward: the front foot steps, the back foot follows the same distance. Back: the back foot goes first.
- Sideways: the foot on that side steps first and the other follows. The feet never cross.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Take the guard stance.
- Step forward and back for 30 seconds.
- Step left and right for 30 seconds.
- Mix all four directions on your calls for 30 seconds.
How much: 30 seconds each, 3 rounds
Keep the feet apart
Step on the call
The rules
You call a direction and clap; the child must be back in a steady stance by the clap.
- Call a direction: "forward", "back", "left" or "right"
- Count "1, 2" and clap on 2
- By the clap the child has stepped and is still in the guard
- 10 calls
Fair play: A slower count for a younger child.
- Points
- 1 point for each call done by the clap, in a steady guard.
- Fouls
- No point for that call: the feet cross; the hands drop from the chin; the wrong direction; a wobble at the clap
- Win
- More points after 10 calls each.
- 5
- 7
- 9
30 seconds of stepping in all four directions without crossing the feet.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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