- 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 putting start line
- A target box 2 m by 2 m
- A hitting line with a safe zone behind
- Flags or cones at 20, 40 and 60 m for the distance game
Tennis balls; a small ball as the jack; a box or hoop; 9 obstacles.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Hold the ball in your rolling hand and step forward with the opposite foot.
- Bend the knees so the hand nearly touches the floor.
- Swing the arm low to high and let the ball go gently along the ground toward the jack.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Roll a ball by hand: step forward with the opposite foot.
- Swing low to high, knees bent so the hand nearly touches the floor.
- Two rolls each; closest to the jack scores.
- Then a rolling golf course round 9 obstacles, writing down the rolls for each hole.
How much: 9 holes
Roll it along the ground
Rolling golf
The rules
Roll round a 9-hole course of obstacles; the lowest total wins.
- Lay out 9 "holes": a box, a hoop, a chair leg to touch, and so on
- Each player rolls from the start toward hole 1, then rolls again from where the ball stopped, until it reaches the hole
- Write down the number of rolls
- Play all 9 holes in order
Fair play: A grown-up rolls with the other hand.
- Points
- 1 point for each roll; the lowest total is best.
- Fouls
- Add 1 point: throwing the ball through the air instead of rolling; rolling from in front of where the ball stopped; rolling while another player is still rolling
- Win
- The lowest total after 9 holes.
- 30
- 22
- 15
3 of 5 rolls finish nearer the jack than the previous one.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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