• 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?

• The start line
• Two lines of cones
• A square
• A stopping line for the braking game

Thin sticks or branches; a low kerb away from traffic; helmet and gloves.

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

1. Ride slowly toward a stick, standing, pedals level, body a little low.
2. Let the bike roll over it while your arms and legs bend like springs.
3. At the kerb, look past the edge, not down at it.
4. As the front wheel drops, let the arms straighten and push the hips back.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

1. Come in standing, pedals level.
2. Let the bike roll over the stick with soft arms and legs, body low.
3. Ride slowly down the low kerb, looking past the edge.
4. Let the arms straighten as the front drops, hips back.

How much: 8 sticks and 5 kerbs

Soft arms, let it roll

Copy the line

Points

A follower scores 1 point for each stick rolled over on the leader's line; the leader scores 1 point for each follower who misses one.

Fouls

No points for that ride: braking on the stick; a foot down; riding sitting down

Win

The most points after everyone has led 4 times.

1. ★ 6
2. ★★ 10
3. ★★★ 14

4 of 5 sticks rolled over without a foot down.

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

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