- 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 start line
- A cone gate
- A small goal (two cones 2 m apart)
- A passing mark 5 to 8 m away
A stick, ball, goal with a net or a fence behind, 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.
- Pass to your partner and run at once into an empty space nearer the goal.
- Turn the body open toward your partner as the ball comes back.
- Take two or three touches, then shoot at the goal.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Push pass toward goal.
- Move quickly into space.
- Receive with the body open to the pass.
- Pass in two or three touches.
- Shoot; go to the other side.
How much: 8 rounds
Pass and move
Four passes
The rules
Pass four times before a shot can score.
- Start 20 m from the goal
- The players pass to each other, each moving after every pass
- After the fourth pass, anyone may shoot
- 8 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up goalkeeper must keep one knee on the ground.
- Points
- 1 point for a goal after four passes; 1 bonus point if the scorer received the ball on the move.
- Fouls
- The round scores nothing: a shot before the fourth pass; a player standing still after passing; the stick above the waist
- Win
- Beat your best from 8 rounds.
- 3
- 6
- 9
6 of 8 pass-and-shoot sequences end with a shot on goal.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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