- 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 net line (knee height for beginners)
- A service box
- A target square on the wall
- A baseline
A racket; a soft ball; 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.
- Hold the racket at the bottom of the handle, strings facing up.
- Bump the ball up a little, again and again, and count.
- Rest the ball on the strings and walk round a cone; then bounce it down on the ground with the racket.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Hold the bottom of the handle.
- Bump the ball up on the strings and count.
- Walk with the ball resting on the strings round the cones.
- Roll the ball along the ground with the racket.
- Bounce it down with the racket.
How much: 5 tries of each
Hold the bottom of the handle
Carry relay
The rules
Carry the ball on the strings to a cone and back, then hand the racket to the next player.
- Put a cone 5 m away
- Carry the ball on the strings round the cone and back
- Hand the racket and ball to the next player
- 3 rounds each
Fair play: A grown-up carries with the weaker hand.
- Points
- 2 points for each carry with no drop; 1 point for a carry with one drop picked up.
- Fouls
- That carry scores nothing: holding the ball on with the other hand; gripping near the head of the racket; running so fast you bump into others
- Win
- The team or player with the most points after 3 rounds.
- 2
- 4
- 6
10 bump-ups in a row and a 10-step ball carry.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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