- 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
Paper, or chalk on the ground; seven buttons or family members.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Draw the court with the midline and a baulk line in each half.
- Place seven buttons in a curve: corner, in, cover, centre, cover, in, corner.
- Point to each and say the job: corners start tackles, ins protect the corners, covers are all-rounders.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Draw the court with the midline and baulk line.
- Place the seven defenders.
- Say each one's job.
How much: 7 positions, twice
Corners on the ends
Position quiz
The rules
You call a position; the child points to it in under 3 seconds.
- Lay out the court and the buttons
- Call a position or a job ("who starts the tackle on the right?")
- The child points to it while you count to 3
- 10 calls
Fair play: A grown-up must also say the job of each position.
- Points
- 1 point for each right answer before 3.
- Fouls
- No point: mixing up the corner and the cover; pointing after the count
- Win
- More points after 10 calls each.
- 5
- 8
- 10
All 7 positions named and placed correctly.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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