- 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?
Tape a line 2 m high on the wall; stand 2 m away.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Drop the ball and let it bounce once.
- Put the standing foot beside the ball and turn the kicking foot out.
- Pass with the inside of the foot under the ball so it hits the wall above the line.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Drop the ball, let it bounce.
- Standing foot beside the ball.
- Pass with the inside of the foot above the line.
- Let the return bounce once and pass again.
How much: 3 sets
Under the ball, lift it
Above the line
The rules
Count passes in a row that hit the wall above the line.
- Pass to the wall above the line
- Let it bounce once and pass again
- Count until a pass goes below the line or the ball bounces twice
- 3 sets of 2 minutes; keep the best run
Fair play: A grown-up uses the weaker foot.
- Points
- 1 point for each pass in a row above the line.
- Fouls
- The run stops: a pass below the line; two bounces before the pass; a toe poke instead of the inside of the foot
- Win
- Beat your best run.
Child
Grown-up
- 4
- 7
- 10
10 passes in a row above the line.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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