- 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.
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A chair for balance; a 4 m lane.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Attention: feet together, hands at the sides. Bow from the hips, eyes down. Ready: feet shoulder-width, fists in front of the belt.
- Walking stance: a short, natural step. Front stance: a long step, front knee bent over the foot, back leg straight.
- Stand on one leg for 10 seconds, looking at one spot.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Attention, bow from the hips, ready.
- Walking stance, then front stance: step forward and back down the lane, 4 lengths.
- One-leg balance, 10 seconds each side.
How much: 4 lengths
Knee over the foot
Statues
The rules
You call a stance; the child moves into it and freezes.
- The child starts at ready
- Call "attention", "bow", "walking", "front" or "one leg"
- The child moves into it and freezes for 3 seconds while you check
- 10 calls
Fair play: A grown-up holds each stance with eyes closed.
- Points
- 1 point for the right stance; 1 more point for holding it still for 3 seconds.
- Fouls
- No points for that call: the front knee past the toes; the back leg bent in the front stance; holding the chair on a one-leg call
- Win
- Beat your best from 10 calls.
Child
Grown-up
- 8
- 14
- 20
10 seconds of one-leg balance each side without holding.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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