• 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 midline
• A baulk line
• Four shapes on the floor
• A start line for the shuttle

A chalk midline and a baulk line 3.75 m away (shorter for small children); a ruler.

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

1. Stance: feet apart, knees bent, head up, leaning slightly forward.
2. Hand touch: point the leading toe at the target, touch the hand, turn and run back to the midline.
3. Toe touch: step or drag back, reach the leg out straight to touch the foot, come back low.
4. Kick: a straight-leg kick to an outstretched arm, the leg pulled back at once.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

1. Raider stance.
2. Hand touch, then run back to the midline.
3. Toe touch, return with the body low.
4. Kick to your extended arm, pull the leg back at once.
5. Ruler drops: 10 catches.

How much: 5 of each touch and 10 ruler drops

Stay low, rush back

Kick relay

Points

1 point for the right touch; 1 point for a low, fast return over the midline.

Fouls

No points: a bent-knee kick; standing up tall after the touch; turning the back on the midline instead of facing it

Win

More points after 10 calls each.

1. ★ 8
2. ★★ 14
3. ★★★ 18

5 hand touches and 5 toe touches with a low return to the midline each time.

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

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