- 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 throwing line
- Two cones 10 strides apart
- End zones
A disc; an open 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.
- Two receivers stand side by side 5 m from the thrower.
- The thrower throws a high disc between them.
- Each moves to where it will come down, jumps and catches it at the top, calling "mine".
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Two receivers 5 to 6 m from the thrower.
- Both go for the same disc once it is thrown.
- Get to the best spot and catch at the highest point.
- The catcher throws next.
How much: 10 throws
Take it at the top
First to 10
The rules
Each catch in a contest scores; the first to 10 catches wins.
- Two players at a time line up as receivers
- You throw a high disc between them
- The catcher scores and throws next; the other joins the back of the line
Fair play: A taller or older player starts one step behind.
- Points
- 1 point for each catch.
- Fouls
- The catch does not count and the other player scores: pushing or holding the other receiver; jumping into the other player instead of up; not calling
- Win
- The first player to 10 catches.
Child
Grown-up
- 3
- 6
- 10
5 of 10 contested catches.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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