- 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 surfskate; helmet, wrist guards and pads; cones.
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 in your surf stance on the surfskate, knees bent.
- Push once, then bend and rise while twisting the shoulders side to side: the board speeds up.
- Turn the head and shoulders first and let the board follow round a cone.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Stance the same as on the surfboard.
- Pump to gain speed without pushing.
- Carve rail to rail round cones.
- Then slow cutbacks started by the head and shoulders.
How much: 10 runs
Turn with head and shoulders
One-push slalom
The rules
After one push, carve round as many cones as you can before stopping.
- Set 8 cones in a line, 2 m apart
- Push once at the start line
- Pump and carve round the cones
- 3 runs each
Fair play: A grown-up starts 2 steps behind the line.
- Points
- 1 point for each cone passed after the one push.
- Fouls
- The run ends: a second push; a foot touches the ground; knocking a cone over
- Win
- The most cones in one run.
- 3
- 5
- 8
10 metres of pumping without a push.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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