- 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; 10 strides apart.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Grip: palm up, the middle and first fingers together under the rim, thumb on top.
- Stand facing your partner and take the disc out to the throwing side.
- A short swing forward and a flick of the wrist, like skimming a stone.
- Catch a high or low disc with two hands on the rim; a wide one with one hand.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Forehand grip: palm up, two fingers under the rim, thumb on top.
- A short swing out to the side and a flick of the wrist.
- 10 backhands, then 10 forehands.
- Catch with two hands on the rim when it is high or low, one hand when it is far to the side.
How much: 20 throws
Short swing, flick
Ten in a row
The rules
Pairs count clean passes, changing throw each time; the first pair to 10 wins.
- Partners stand 10 strides apart
- Throw backhand, then forehand, then backhand, changing each time
- Count each clean catch aloud
- A drop sends the count back to zero
Fair play: A grown-up throws forehand only.
- Points
- 1 point for each clean catch in a row.
- Fouls
- The count goes back to zero: a dropped disc; two of the same throw in a row; the catcher moves the pivot foot after catching
- Win
- The first pair to 10, or beat your best count.
Child
Grown-up
- 4
- 7
- 10
6 of 10 forehands caught by the partner.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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