- 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?
- The board's outline on the mat (tape)
- The foot positions
- At the beach, the flags
A mat with the board outline taped; two foot marks.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Lie on the board outline, hands flat under the ribs, eyes forward.
- Push up and bring the feet under you in one move (or step up through the knees).
- Land with the feet under the chest, front foot on the middle line, knees bent; the back foot is the leash foot.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Lie on the outline, hands flat under the ribs, eyes forward.
- Push up and bring the feet under in one move, or step up via the knees.
- Land with the feet under the chest, front foot centred, knees bent.
- Slow 10 times, then faster.
How much: 20 pop-ups
Eyes forward
Wave call
The rules
You call "wave" at a random moment; the child pops up and freezes in the stance.
- The child lies on the outline, paddling gently
- Call "wave" at any time
- The child pops up and holds the stance for 3 seconds while you check
- 10 calls
Fair play: A grown-up pops up with eyes closed.
- Points
- 1 point for each pop-up landing in the stance; 1 more point if it took under 3 seconds.
- Fouls
- No points for that call: looking down at the feet; the feet land outside the outline; a knee left on the mat at the finish
- Win
- Beat your best from 10 calls.
- 8
- 14
- 20
5 pop-ups in a row ending in the same stance.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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