- 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 mark 2 m from the wall
- Cones for a scooping course
- A small goal made of cones
Two sticks, one soft ball, 5 m apart.
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 your stick head up by your ear as a target.
- The thrower steps toward the target and throws overhand, pointing the stick at it at the finish.
- The catcher lets the stick give as the ball arrives.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Overhand passes with soft hands to the partner's stick head.
- Widen the distance each round.
How much: 20 passes
Step and point at the target
Ground ball race
The rules
Roll the ball between you; the first to scoop it wins a point.
- Stand 6 m apart, each behind a cone
- A third person or you rolls the ball into the middle
- Both run and try to scoop it first, without stick contact
- The winner passes it back to the roller. 10 rolls
Fair play: A grown-up starts 2 m further back.
- Points
- 1 point for each ball scooped first; 1 bonus point for a clean pass back.
- Fouls
- The point goes to the other player: hitting the other stick; picking the ball up with a hand; pushing
- Win
- More points after 10 rolls.
Child
Grown-up
- 4
- 7
- 10
7 of 10 passes caught in the pocket.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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