- 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 line on the wall (chalk or tape) at about knee height for the "tin"
- A target square above it
- The "T" on the floor (two lines crossing in the middle)
A soft ball; a wall target; a line on the wall.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Throw the ball at the wall above the line and catch it before it bounces twice.
- Drop the ball, hit it gently at the wall with the racket and catch it.
- Stand behind a floor line and keep hitting, letting it bounce once each time.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Throw the ball at the wall by hand; catch it before the second bounce.
- Drop the ball, hit it at the wall and catch it.
- From behind a line, keep hitting with one bounce between.
How much: 30 hits
Watch the ball into the wall and back
Hand squash
The rules
Take turns throwing at the wall; the other player must catch before the second bounce, then throw.
- Player one throws the ball at the wall above the line
- Player two catches it after one bounce and throws it back at the wall
- Keep going; a miss gives a point to the other player
- First to 11 points
Fair play: A grown-up throws with the weaker hand.
- Points
- 1 point when the other player misses the catch or throws below the line.
- Fouls
- The point goes to the other player: the throw hits below the wall line; catching after two bounces; standing in the other player's way
- Win
- The first to 11 points.
- 4
- 8
- 11
10 hits at the wall, 6 caught on the first bounce.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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