- 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
A ball, cones, a whiteboard or a piece of paper.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- In the huddle, draw a simple play: who snaps, who runs which route.
- Say the play aloud and break the huddle with a clap.
- Snap; the quarterback takes three steps back, looks at the receivers and throws.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Draw a play in the huddle.
- One-step and three-step drops.
- A roll-out.
- A fake handoff, then a throw.
- Defenders keep talking so everyone knows whom they mark. Check the league's rush rules before using drops.
How much: 8 plays
Look off, then throw
Call it, run it
The rules
The team calls a play, runs it, and says why it worked.
- The team huddles and calls a play
- Snap. You count "one Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi" aloud, then run at the quarterback
- The quarterback must throw before the flag is pulled
- 8 plays; then each player says why one play worked
Fair play: Count to 5 for a younger team.
- Points
- 1 point for a completed pass; 3 points for a pass that gains 10 yards; 1 point to the blitzer for each flag pulled before the throw.
- Fouls
- No points for that play: anyone blocking the blitzer; running a different play from the one called; the quarterback running past the line before throwing
- Win
- The team beats the blitzer's score after 8 plays.
Child
Grown-up
- 4
- 8
- 12
The group runs 3 plays correctly in a row.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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