- 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 cone slalom
- A stopping line
Helmet and pads on; no board.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Walk quickly, step off an imaginary board and keep running a few steps: a run-out.
- Drop onto both knee pads and slide forward a little, leaning back slightly.
- Squat, tuck the chin to the chest and roll onto the side and shoulder.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Step off and run out.
- Drop onto the knee pads and slide, leaning back a little.
- Squat and roll onto the side or shoulder with the chin tucked.
How much: 5 of each
Roll, do not catch with arms
Fall relay
The rules
You call a fall; the child does it and stands up fast; count the good falls.
- The child starts walking across the mat
- Call "run out", "knees" or "roll"
- The child does that fall and stands up
- 9 calls
Fair play: Call slowly for a younger child.
- Points
- 1 point for the right fall; 1 more point for standing up with no hands on the ground in front.
- Fouls
- No points for that call: a stiff arm put out to catch the fall; the head hits first or the chin is not tucked; no knee pads on
- Win
- Beat your best from 9 calls.
- 8
- 13
- 18
5 run-outs, 5 knee slides and 5 rolls without a stiff arm.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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