- 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?
- Ribbons or tape as footholds and handholds
- A start and finish
- The maximum-height line
A ribbon or string tied along the frame at belly height; feet at knee height only.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand on the frame with both feet and both hands on, belly close to the ribbon.
- Move one hand or one foot at a time, so three stay on.
- Place the foot once, move the weight over it, straighten the leg, then take the next hold.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Traverse slowly with three points of contact at all times.
- Place the foot once and move the weight over it.
- Straighten the leg, then take the next hold.
- Keep the belly close to the ribbon.
How much: 4 traverses
Belly to the wall
Freeze check
The rules
You call "stop"; the child freezes and you check two things: belly close, weight over the foot.
- The child traverses slowly
- Call "stop" at any moment
- Check the belly and the feet
- 5 freezes on each traverse
Fair play: A grown-up does it with one hand behind the back on a low bar.
- Points
- 1 point for belly close; 1 point for weight over the foot, at each freeze.
- Fouls
- No points for that freeze: a foot or hand touches the ground; only two points on the frame when frozen; climbing above the ribbon height
- Win
- Beat your best from 5 freezes.
- 5
- 8
- 10
A full traverse without touching the ground and 3 good freezes.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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