• 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 pitch with two goals; bibs; shin pads and mouthguards; a chalk half circle 6 m out from each goal as the shooting zone.

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. Show the pitch: the goals, the shooting zones and the sidelines.
2. Walk through a start: one team pushes the ball back from the centre.
3. Show a free hit after a foul: the ball is still, opponents step 5 m away.

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

1. Pick two teams of 4 or 5 in bibs.
2. Play with a condition, such as no tackling, or four passes before shooting.
3. Goals only from inside the shooting zone.
4. Change the condition halfway.

How much: 2 halves of 8 minutes

Hold your space

4 v 4

Points

1 goal for each shot that crosses the line from inside the shooting zone.

Fouls

A free hit to the other team: the ball played with a foot or the rounded side; the stick above the waist; blocking an opponent away from the ball

Win

More goals at the end of the second half.

1. ★ 1
2. ★★ 2
3. ★★★ 4

Each player touches the ball in 3 of 4 passing sequences.

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

Well played.

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