• 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 pencil and paper; any ball.

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. Write the score as numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, then the game.
2. Show deuce: at 3 all, the next point is advantage; win the next one too and the game is yours; lose it and it is deuce again.
3. Show the final game: at 2 all in a 5-game match, play to 7 points, with deuce at 6 all.

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

1. A game is four points.
2. At 3 all it is deuce, then advantage.
3. A junior match is usually 5 or 7 games.
4. At 2 all (or 3 all) the final game goes to 7 points, deuce at 6 all.
5. Score 3 practice games.

How much: 3 games

Say the score before every point

Umpire's call

Points

The umpire scores 1 point for each score called right.

Fouls

The umpire loses 1 point: calling the score wrong; forgetting to call it before the next point; ending a deuce game without two clear points

Win

The umpire with the most points after a match each.

1. ★ 10
2. ★★ 18
3. ★★★ 25

1 played game called correctly through deuce.

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

Well played.

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