• 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 line 2 m back from the "table" edge; cones as targets.

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 behind the line with one foot on the ground.
2. Toss the ball up from the hand and play it in the air with the inside of the foot, over the rope.
3. For a second serve, toss and play it with the thigh or chest instead.

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

1. Toss from the hand; serve from the air with one touch.
2. One foot on the ground behind the line.
3. First serve: any part but the arms.
4. Second serve: not with the foot.
5. 2 serves each, then swap, as in a match.

How much: 20 serves

Behind the line, every serve

Serve at the cones

Points

2 points for hitting a cone; 1 point for a legal serve that lands on the far side.

Fouls

A fault, no points: a foot on or over the line; the ball dropped and kicked off the ground instead of played in the air; a second serve with the foot

Win

More points after 10 serves each.

1. ★ 6
2. ★★ 10
3. ★★★ 14

6 of 10 serves land in the target half.

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

Well played.

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