- 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
- Two cones 5 yards apart for catching
- Four cones for the cone drill
- A touchdown line
Belts with two flags each, a small marked area.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Walk toward a runner who is walking, and get in front of their path.
- A few steps before, take short steps and bend the knees.
- Reach for a flag at the hip, pull it off and hold it up high.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Get in front of the runner.
- Slow down with short steps before you reach them.
- Pull a flag and hold it up.
- Walking first, then jogging, then zig-zag runs.
How much: 10 pulls, 3 rounds
Slow down before you reach
Flag tag
The rules
Keep your own flags and pull others'; the most flags at the end wins.
- Everyone wears two flags inside a marked area
- On "go", try to pull other players' flags while keeping your own
- A player with no flags left helps you watch for fouls
- Play for 2 minutes, then return the flags. 3 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up plays walking only.
- Points
- 1 point for each flag pulled and held up; 1 point for each of your own flags still on at the end.
- Fouls
- Give one of your pulled flags back: pushing, holding or grabbing a player instead of the flag; guarding your own flags with a hand; leaving the marked area
- Win
- The most points after 3 rounds.
- 3
- 5
- 8
6 of 10 pulls take a flag cleanly.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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