- 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?
Pencil and paper; a rope "net".
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Write the score as two columns; add a point for each rally won.
- Mark the serve: 2 points for one player, then 2 for the other.
- Play a point slowly and count the touches aloud: "one, two, three".
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Play a set to 12 (12-11 can win).
- The serve changes every 2 points.
- At most three touches; no part twice in a row; no hands; never touch the net or "table".
- In doubles, both partners touch before returning.
How much: 1 set
Two points, then change
Best of three
The rules
Play sets to 12; the third set needs a two-point lead; the referee calls everything.
- Play with a soft ball over the rope, using the teqball rules
- The referee calls the score before each serve
- The referee calls each fault and gives the point
- Best of three sets
Fair play: The referee's call is final; no arguing.
- Points
- The referee scores 1 point for each score called right and each fault spotted.
- Fouls
- The referee loses 1 point: the wrong server; a missed fault that both players saw; the score not called before a serve
- Win
- The referee with the most points; the players play to win the match.
- 15
- 25
- 35
1 set refereed with the right server every time.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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