- 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 throwing line
- A chalk target on the wall
- A goal area line
- A goal
A soft ball, a wall with a chalk target; 2 to 3 m away.
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 the throwing hand, the elbow up by the ear.
- Step forward with the opposite foot and throw at the target.
- Move toward the ball as it comes back, fingers spread, and let the hands give as you catch.
- Catch above the head, at the chest and below the waist.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Step forward with the foot opposite the throwing arm and throw at the target.
- Move towards the ball to catch it, giving with it.
- Catch above the head, at the chest and below the waist.
- Then one-handed catches, letting the arm recoil.
How much: 10 of each catch
Fingers spread, soft hands
Wall points
The rules
2 for a catch before the bounce, 1 after one bounce; first to 10.
- Stand 3 m from the wall behind the throwing line
- Throw at the chalk target and catch the rebound
- Take turns
Fair play: A grown-up throws with the weaker hand.
- Points
- 2 points for a catch before the bounce; 1 point after one bounce; nothing if the throw misses the target.
- Fouls
- No points for that throw: stepping with the same-side foot; stepping over the throwing line; catching the ball against the body
- Win
- The first to 10 points.
- 4
- 7
- 10
7 of 10 throws hit the target and are caught.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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