- 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 line
- A chalk target on the wall
- Four zones
- A goal circle
A ball; a wall target; 2 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 the hands out in front, fingers spread, and watch the ball into them.
- For the pass, hold the ball at the chest with the thumbs behind it making a W.
- Step toward your partner and push the ball out until the arms are straight, fingers pointing at them.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Hands out in front; watch the ball all the way in.
- Chest pass: hands in a W behind the ball.
- Step forward; arms straight at the end, fingers pointing at the partner.
How much: 20 passes, 3 rounds
Soft hands, pull it in
Pass and move
The rules
After each pass, move to a new spot; the partner passes to wherever you go.
- Stand 2 m apart
- After each pass, the passer moves to a new spot at least a step away
- Count the passes caught at chest height in 1 minute
- 3 rounds; keep the best
Fair play: A grown-up passes from 4 m.
- Points
- 1 point for each pass caught at chest height.
- Fouls
- No point for that pass: a dropped ball; the passer standing still after passing; a one-handed throw
- Win
- Beat your best minute as a pair.
- 10
- 16
- 22
8 of 10 chest passes caught at chest height.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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