• 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 start line
• A straight lane
• A slalom of cones
• A loop

A timed lap; a stopwatch.

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

1. Bend the knees, push long and hard to the side, and glide as far as you can.
2. Swing the arms side to side in time with the pushes.
3. Skate one lap at an easy pace to learn the line round the loop.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

1. 3 timed laps with full rest between.
2. Then a steady skate of 10 minutes.

How much: 3 laps and a 10-minute skate

Push to the side, long glide

Beat your time

Points

1 point for each lap faster than last week's best.

Fouls

That lap does not count: cutting inside the cones; skating the wrong way round; a start before "go"

Win

Beat your best.

1. ★ 1
2. ★★ 2
3. ★★★ 3

A best lap faster than the week before, 3 weeks in a row.

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

Well played.

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