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Teqball · Basic · b1

Clear your side

At home 10 min 2 players Yard or lane, hall or court

Ready when: nothing, this is the first card.

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What you are learning

Sending a ball over a net with the feet, thighs or chest, lifting it so it clears the rope. It is the first feel for teqball, where every shot goes up and over.

Words on this card Net, Body part, Inside of the foot
Net
The low barrier across the middle of the table; at home a rope or a bench.
Body part
Any part used to play the ball, such as a foot, a thigh, the chest or the head; never the hands or arms.
Inside of the foot
The inside edge of the foot, used for accurate passes; the top of the foot, used for hard shots.

Set up

A rope or bench as a net; several balls.

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for teqball

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Lift a ball with your hands, let it drop and send it over the rope with the inside of the foot.
  2. Send another with the thigh, and one with the chest.
  3. Get under the ball so it goes up, not along the ground.

Your part while they practise

Give the start and stop signals; count balls.

Step by step

  1. On the signal, send as many balls as possible over the rope with the feet, thighs or chest.
  2. Hands may lift the ball first, but not send it.
  3. On the second signal, stop and count the balls on each side.

How much: 3 rounds 10 min a session 3 days a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: Clear your side

In one minute, send every ball on your side over the rope; the side with fewer balls left wins.

Who plays: 2 or more, split into two sides; you signal.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. Put the same number of balls on each side
  2. On "go", send balls over the rope with any body part except the hands and arms
  3. On "stop", everyone freezes; count the balls on each side
  4. 3 rounds
Fair play
A grown-up may only use the weaker foot.
Points
The side with fewer balls on its half wins the round: 1 point.
Fouls
The ball is put back on your side
  • Sending it with the hands or arms
  • Kicking after "stop"
  • Crossing to the other side
Winning
The side that wins 2 of 3 rounds.
Stars
  1. 1 rounds for 1 star
  2. 2 rounds for 2 stars
  3. 3 rounds for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Send with the hands.

Harder

Feet only.

What you will see, and what to say

  • hands used to send Hands lift, feet sendFeet do the work.
  • the ball stays low Under the ball, lift itUp and over.

Self-check

5

5 balls sent over in a round without hands.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains ball feel, sending over a net.

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