- 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 grid with safety lines at each end
- A try line
An oval ball; cones.
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 ball in two hands, fingers spread along the seams, and jog with it.
- Stand beside and a step behind the child; look at them and call their name.
- Swing the ball across your body with both hands and follow through toward the child's chest, a little in front of them.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Carry the ball in both hands while running and changing direction.
- Look at the receiver.
- Swing the ball across the body with both hands.
- Follow through so it arrives just in front of the receiver.
- Standing first, then walking, then jogging.
How much: 20 passes
Pass backward
Pass and swap
The rules
Pass backward, then run to the receiver's place; count the passes in a minute.
- Stand side by side, a few steps apart, with one of you slightly behind
- Pass, then swap places by running behind the receiver
- Count the passes caught in one minute
- 3 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up passes only with the weaker hand leading.
- Points
- 1 point for each pass caught.
- Fouls
- That pass does not count: the pass goes forward; a one-hand pass; the ball is dropped
- Win
- Beat your best minute.
- 8
- 14
- 20
8 of 10 backward 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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