- 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
A plastic stick each, one soft ball, two lines of cones about 15 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.
- Pair each player with an opponent to mark.
- Walk through: the ball carrier holds for at most 5 seconds while a team-mate runs into space.
- Show a catch behind the end line: that is a point.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Keep-ball: the team with the ball counts its passes.
- Each defender marks one player.
- Then the end-zone game.
How much: 3 rounds of 3 minutes
Mark your own player
End zone
The rules
Score by catching a pass behind the other team's line.
- Each team defends one line of cones and attacks the other
- Start with a scoop from the middle
- Pass up the field; a catch behind the other team's line scores
- After a point, the other team starts from its own line. 3 rounds of 3 minutes
Fair play: A team with a grown-up must make 3 passes before scoring.
- Points
- 1 point for each catch behind the other team's line.
- Fouls
- The ball goes to the other team: body contact or stick contact; holding the ball more than 5 seconds; touching the ball with a hand
- Win
- More points after 3 rounds.
- 1
- 3
- 5
The team makes 10 passes in a row.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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