- 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.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- On grass, standing beside the board, put the back foot on the tail and push the tail round so the board turns half a turn.
- Stand on the board, front foot resting flat; scoop the tail round, jump a little, and let the board turn under you.
- Catch it with the front foot, then land with both.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Standing still, back foot on the tail: push the tail round so the board turns 180 degrees (no pop).
- Then with the front foot resting flat on the board.
- Then pop and scoop.
- Catch with the front foot.
How much: 20 tries
Less back foot, just scoop
Catch it
The rules
Score each shove-it caught with the front foot, then with both feet.
- 10 shove-its on grass or standing still
- Score each one
- Then 5 more, landing with both feet
Fair play: A grown-up must land with both feet to score.
- Points
- 1 point for each shove-it caught by the front foot; 2 points for each landed with both feet over the bolts.
- Fouls
- No points: the board flips over; the board turns less than half way; landing off the board
- Win
- Beat your best.
Child
Grown-up
- 4
- 9
- 15
5 of 10 shove-its caught by the front foot.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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