- 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 court; goals; bibs.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Mark the court in three lanes lengthways.
- Win the ball and run straight down an outside lane while a team-mate runs the other.
- Pass across before the defender arrives, and shoot.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- The moment the ball is won, drive forward wide and fast.
- 2 v 1 in width.
- Then 3 v 2.
How much: 10 fast breaks
Spread wide
Lane game
The rules
The court in three lanes; use all three, switch the ball side to side, and cross to confuse the defence.
- You throw the ball to an attacker at the halfway line
- The attackers race forward, one in each lane
- The defenders start at the goal-area line and try to stop the attack
- 10 breaks, then rotate
Fair play: A grown-up defender starts 3 m further back.
- Points
- 1 goal for each score; 2 goals if all lanes were used before the shot.
- Fouls
- The attack ends: two attackers in the same lane; more than three steps or a second dribble; any contact
- Win
- The most goals after everyone has attacked.
- 3
- 5
- 8
5 of 10 fast breaks end in a shot.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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