• 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

Cones; a rope above the net; orange balls.

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

1. Rally high over a rope tied above the net, then low under it.
2. One player hits cross-court, diagonally; the other hits down the line, straight.
3. Aim two balls deep past the service line, then a short one.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

1. Rally high over the rope, then low under it.
2. One plays cross-court, the other down the line.
3. Two deep balls, then a short one.
4. Swing low to high.

How much: 5 rallies of each

Aim higher over the net

Deep zone

Points

1 point for each deep ball; add the best 3 rallies.

Fouls

The rally ends: a ball into the net; a ball out; a ball hit hard to win instead of to keep the rally

Win

Beat the pair's best.

1. ★ 6
2. ★★ 12
3. ★★★ 20

A cooperative rally of 10 and 6 of 10 balls past the service line.

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

Well played.

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