• 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 line for passing
• A rope as a net
• Two baskets for the children's game (about 130 cm high with 35 to 40 cm openings)

A net or rope; a soft 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.

1. Throw the ball to the child's forehead: knees bent, face the ball, move into it so it goes up and forward.
2. Stand as the feeder near the net and set the ball high and in front of the striker.
3. Show the server: one foot in the circle, drop the ball and kick it over the net.

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

1. Head and chest from a partner's throw.
2. Receive, set and hit in three touches, at most three per team.
3. The feeder sets high near the net for the striker.
4. Rotate roles.
5. The server serves from the circle with one foot on the ground.

How much: 10 sets each role

Set it high and in front

Feed and hit

Points

1 point for each ball over the net and in; 1 more point if it went over in exactly three touches.

Fouls

No points: a fourth touch; a touch with the hand or arm; the server lifting both feet in the circle

Win

The player with the most points after everyone has been striker.

1. ★ 5
2. ★★ 10
3. ★★★ 15

5 of 10 sets let the striker hit over the net.

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

Well played.

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