- 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; spots.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Catch the ball and land on one foot, then put the other down.
- Keep the first foot still and step round with the other to turn: a pivot.
- Look up down the court and pass.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Catch.
- Land on one foot, then the other.
- Pivot on the landing foot.
- Turn fully and look down the court.
- Pass.
How much: 10 of each
The landing foot stays still
Pivot ball
The rules
Pass along a line, with a full pivot before each pass.
- Stand in a line, 3 m apart; the ball starts at one end
- Each player catches, lands, pivots to face the next player and passes within 3 seconds
- Down the line and back is one round. 5 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up must pivot a full turn every time.
- Points
- 1 point for each catch with a legal landing and a pivot.
- Fouls
- No point, and the round starts again: the landing foot slides or steps; holding the ball longer than 3 seconds; a dropped ball
- Win
- Beat your best from 5 rounds.
Child
Grown-up
- 8
- 14
- 20
8 of 10 catches with a legal landing and a pivot.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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