• 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

A lane with start and stopping lines; 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.

1. Front foot just behind the front bolts, pointing forward; push along the ground with the back foot.
2. Put the back foot across the back of the board and turn the front foot sideways: glide.
3. Lean on the toes to turn one way and the heels to turn the other.
4. Take the back foot off and press its sole gently on the ground to stop.

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

1. You push the child gently along the lane, knees bent, feet over the bolts.
2. The child pushes alone: front foot just behind the front truck, push with the back foot.
3. Set the back foot across the back of the board.
4. Turn by pressing the toes or heels.
5. Stop by dragging the back foot's sole.

How much: 10 runs

Push, then glide

Stop on the line, then slalom

Points

2 points for stopping with the front wheels on the line; 1 point for stopping within a step of it; 1 point for each cone passed.

Fouls

No points for that turn: stopping by jumping off without running out; riding over a cone; starting before the other skater is clear

Win

The most points after 5 turns.

1. ★ 10
2. ★★ 18
3. ★★★ 25

Push, roll 5 seconds and stop on the line 5 times; slalom 3 cones.

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

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