- 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?
- The field lines
- The goal line
- The halfway line
- A "hand-pass" distance of about 2 m
A soft ball or a small football; a wall.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand 2 m from the child. Throw and catch with two hands.
- Throw with one hand: elbow high, shoulders turned, step with the opposite foot.
- Catch with one hand, fingers wide, letting the arm give back as the ball arrives.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Throw across to a partner 2 m away: catch and throw with two hands.
- Throw with one, catch with two.
- Then one hand only, each hand in turn, stepping with the opposite foot and letting the catching arm give.
- Then against a wall: throw, catch, clap, catch.
How much: 20 throws each way
Elbow high, turn your shoulders
Piggy in the middle
The rules
Two players pass one-handed while one in the middle tries to intercept.
- Two players stand 3 m apart with one in the middle
- Pass with one hand; the middle player tries to catch or touch the ball
- If they do, they swap with the thrower
- 5 minutes
Fair play: A grown-up in the middle must keep one hand behind the back.
- Points
- 1 point for each pass caught one-handed; the middle player scores 2 points for each interception.
- Fouls
- The ball goes to the middle player: a two-handed throw; a pass above head height that cannot be reached; pushing or grabbing the middle player
- Win
- The most points after 5 minutes.
- 5
- 10
- 15
8 of 10 one-handed passes caught at 2 m.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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