- 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 board on sand; the flags.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Point to the two flags: surf only between them.
- Show the recall signal your group uses (for example, a whistle or both arms waving) and two hand signals ("I am OK", "I need help").
- Carry the board with a buddy, one at the nose and one at the tail, and fit the leash on the back ankle.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Name the flags.
- Learn the recall signal and two hand signals.
- Carry the board with a buddy.
- Fit the leash on the back foot.
How much: 4 tasks
Stay together, look back
Hazard spotting
The rules
Look at the beach and the sea together and name the hazards.
- Stand together facing the sea
- Take turns naming one hazard and pointing to it: a rip, rocks, a crowd, a strong wind, a big set of waves
- The turn passes when someone cannot name a new one
Fair play: A grown-up may only name hazards in the water.
- Points
- 1 point for each hazard named and pointed to.
- Fouls
- No point: naming a hazard already named; pointing to the wrong place; walking off from the group to look
- Win
- The most hazards named.
- 2
- 4
- 6
The child states the safe area, the recall signal and the leash foot, 3 of 3.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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