- 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?
Soft balls; agreed cues.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Agree the cue with the partner: "first serve in".
- Serve; when the first serve goes in, the net player waits until the receiver commits to the shot.
- Then the net player crosses and volleys the return.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- The net player crosses to cut off the ball only on agreed cues.
- Cue one: the partner's first serve goes in.
- Cue two: the opposing back player runs round to hit a forehand.
- 10 points per cue, then add one.
How much: 10 points per cue
Only on the cue
Poach doubles
The rules
A doubles game where a poach that wins the point scores double.
- Play doubles with the soft tennis scoring
- A point won by a poach on the cue counts as 2 points
- First pair to 7 points
Fair play: The umpire says aloud whether the cue was there.
- Points
- 1 point for a normal point; 2 points for a point won by a poach on the cue.
- Fouls
- The point goes to the other pair: a poach without the cue; crossing before the receiver commits; both partners going for the same ball
- Win
- The first pair to 7 points.
Score
- 2
- 4
- 7
5 poaches on cue in one game.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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