• 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

The board on grass; later a plastic cup on smooth ground.

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. On grass, back foot on the tail, front foot just behind the front bolts. Snap the tail down hard so it hits the ground: the pop.
2. Without popping, slide the front foot up the board toward the nose.
3. Put them together: pop, jump, slide the front foot up, and land on all four wheels with bent knees.

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

1. On grass: only the pop, 10 times.
2. Only the front-foot slide up toward the nose.
3. Both, with a jump.
4. Standing still on smooth ground.
5. Rolling slowly.
6. Land on all four wheels with bent knees.

How much: 30 tries

Snap the tail, then jump

Cup ollie

Points

2 points for clearing the cup and landing on all four wheels; 1 point for clearing it and landing on two wheels.

Fouls

No points: kicking the cup over; stepping off before landing; jumping off the board instead of with it

Win

The most points after 10 tries.

1. ★ 4
2. ★★ 10
3. ★★★ 16

5 of 10 standing ollies land on all four wheels.

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

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