- 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.
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Is the space marked?
A bucket or a hoop target at 5 m; a bean bag; no pistol.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Jog a short loop.
- Stop at the line, put one hand on the belly and take three slow breaths that push the hand out.
- Throw underhand, stepping with the opposite foot, low to high, at the bucket.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Throw underhand, stepping with the opposite foot and swinging low to high, or roll a bean bag into the target from 5 m.
- A short jog between rounds.
- Before each round, take 3 slow belly breaths.
- Laser pistols only at a club, never at home.
How much: 10 throws, 3 rounds
Three slow breaths, then throw
Run, breathe, throw
The rules
Run 50 m, 3 belly breaths, then 3 throws; 10 times; count hits.
- Run a 50 m loop back to the throwing line
- Take 3 slow belly breaths
- Throw 3 bean bags at the bucket
- Repeat 10 times; count the hits
Fair play: A grown-up runs 100 m each time.
- Points
- 1 point for each hit.
- Fouls
- No point for that throw: throwing before the 3 breaths; stepping over the line; an overarm throw
- Win
- Beat your best from 30 throws.
- 10
- 15
- 20
5 of 10 throws hit the target after a short jog.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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