- 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
Cones; a ball.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand beside the receiver, slightly in front, so you see both the ball and the player.
- Move with them as they move.
- When the passer has the ball, step back to 0.9 m and raise your arms over the ball.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Mark the receiver: stay close, between the player and the ball.
- Track alongside and watch both.
- Then mark the passer from 0.9 m with the arms up over the ball.
How much: 10 of each
Stay at 0.9 m
Intercept
The rules
Two passers, one receiver, one defender; the defender scores for each touch or intercept.
- Two passers stand 6 m apart; the receiver and defender are between them
- The passers try to get the ball to the receiver
- The defender tries to touch or intercept it
- 10 passes, then rotate
Fair play: A grown-up passer must use bounce passes only.
- Points
- The defender scores 1 point for each touch and 2 for an intercept; the passers score 1 point for each clean catch by the receiver.
- Fouls
- A point to the passers: contact; marking the passer closer than 0.9 m; the defender watching only the ball and losing the receiver
- Win
- The most points after everyone has defended.
- 3
- 6
- 9
4 of 10 passes forced to a poor option or intercepted.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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