- 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 clear floor and a line of tape.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Wide, low stance: feet wide, knees bent over the toes, back straight, fists at the waist.
- From standing, step into a front stance, then a back stance, then a side stance.
- Step along the tape: in line, to the side, then at an angle, landing in a stance each time.
- Balance on one leg for 5 seconds.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Hold a wide, low stance for 10 seconds.
- The front, back and side stance from standing, arms at the waist.
- Step patterns along the line (in line, to the side, at an angle), each ending in a stance.
- One-leg balance.
How much: 3 holds and 5 step patterns
Knees over the toes
Statues
The rules
You call a stance; the child takes it and holds; the steadiest wins.
- Call "wide", "front", "back" or "side"
- Both take the stance and hold it while you count to 10
- The judge (you, or the other child) watches for wobbles
- 8 calls
Fair play: A grown-up holds each stance for 20.
- Points
- 1 point for each stance held to 10 without moving the feet; 1 point for knees over the toes.
- Fouls
- No points for that call: the wrong stance; the feet moving; the back rounding
- Win
- More points after 8 calls.
- 6
- 11
- 15
Hold a low stance for 10 seconds, 3 times.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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