• 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 net; 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.

1. Stand a few steps from the net, racket up. Punch the ball back with a short swing and a firm grip, weight forward.
2. For a lob, turn side-on, point at the ball with the free hand, then hit it from above the head.
3. Call a corner of the box, then serve to it.

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

1. Volleys: firm grip, short swing, weight forward, one hand on the forehand and two on the backhand, not too close to the net.
2. Smash: turn sideways, catch the lob with the free hand first, then hit it.
3. Serve: call the corner, then serve to it.
4. Slow down the second serve.

How much: 10 balls of each

Block it, short punch

Build and finish

Points

1 point for each point won; 2 points for a point won with a volley or smash.

Fouls

The point goes to the other player: touching the net; volleying before the ball crosses the net; a big swing on the volley that sends it out

Win

The first to 7 points.

1. ★ 3
2. ★★ 5
3. ★★★ 7

5 of 10 volleys over the net into the court and 6 of 10 first serves in.

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

Well played.

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