- 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?
4 m apart.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Throw the ball so it lands beside the child's standing foot.
- The child meets it with the inside of the foot straight after the bounce.
- The leg follows through up and forward, sending it into your hands.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Take the ball with the inside of the foot just after the bounce.
- Send it up and forward into the thrower's hands.
- Follow through with the leg.
How much: 4 rounds
Straight after the bounce
Catch it still
The rules
A point for each half-volley the thrower catches without moving.
- The thrower throws to land beside the standing foot
- The player half-volleys it back
- Count the catches in 1 minute
- 4 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up uses the weaker foot.
- Points
- 1 point for each catch without the thrower moving.
- Fouls
- No point: waiting for the ball to rise high after the bounce; two bounces; passing with the toe
- Win
- Beat your best minute.
Score
- 5
- 9
- 13
7 of 10 into the hands.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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