- 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 small goal with no keeper; a 5 m circle of cones round it; cones.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Two attackers start 15 m from the goal, a defender in front.
- The ball carrier runs at the defender; when the defender comes, pass to the free team-mate.
- The team-mate shoots on the move from outside the circle, aiming low.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Pass and move.
- Give and go.
- A shot on the move from outside the circle.
- 2 attackers against 1 defender.
How much: 10 attacks
Aim low, follow through
3 on 3
The rules
A small-field game where goals are scored only from outside the circle.
- One goal at each end with a 5 m circle; no keepers
- Start with a scoop at the centre
- Shoot only from outside the circle; nobody enters the circle
- Two halves of 5 minutes
Fair play: A grown-up plays only as a passer.
- Points
- 1 goal for each shot into the goal from outside the circle.
- Fouls
- The ball goes to the other team: stepping into the circle; shooting while someone stands in the line of the shot; body or stick contact
- Win
- More goals after two halves.
- 1
- 3
- 5
From outside the circle, standing, 5 of 10 shots into the goal.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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