- 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 chalk target on a wall; three chalk marks for the steps.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- From standing, throw at the target stepping onto the opposite foot.
- Chalk three marks on the ground. Walk them slowly: left, right, left for a right-hander.
- On the last step, take the ball back, elbow up by the ear, and throw, following through to the target.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Throw from standing, stepping onto the foot opposite the throwing arm.
- Then one step, two steps, three steps into the shot.
- Ball back, elbow up.
- Follow through to the target.
How much: 10 throws each hand
Opposite foot forward
Corner points
The rules
Two top corners worth 2 and the middle worth 1.
- Chalk a goal on the wall with two small squares in the top corners
- Take three steps and shoot
- 10 shots each, taking turns
Fair play: A grown-up shoots with the weaker hand.
- Points
- 2 points for a top corner; 1 point for the rest of the goal.
- Fouls
- No points for that shot: more than three steps; landing on the same-side foot; the elbow below the shoulder
- Win
- More points after 10 shots each.
- 8
- 13
- 17
7 of 10 three-step shots hit the target.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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