- 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 soft ball; a racket; a hoop or a chalk circle.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Throw the ball with one bounce; catch it as it falls after the bounce.
- Before the next throw, put the hoop where you think it will land.
- In a short rally, say "bounce" at the bounce and "hit" at the hit.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Catch the throw after the bounce, first as it falls, then at the top.
- Put the hoop where the ball will land before the throw.
- A short rally, saying "bounce" at the bounce and "hit" at the hit.
How much: 10 throws and 2 rallies
Stay behind where it lands
Where will it land?
The rules
The child places the hoop; you throw; a point for each bounce inside the hoop.
- Stand 4 m apart
- Say how you will throw: "high", "low" or "fast"
- The child places the hoop, then you throw
- 10 throws, then swap
Fair play: A grown-up places the hoop before hearing the throw.
- Points
- 1 point for each bounce inside the hoop; 1 more point for catching it after the bounce.
- Fouls
- No points: moving the hoop after the throw; standing right under the bounce to catch; catching before the bounce
- Win
- More points after 10 throws each.
- 6
- 11
- 16
7 of 10 catches where you asked; 10 rally hits with the calls on time.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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