- 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
The field; goals; bibs or caps.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Spread a team out across the shallow end and pass round, looking at the receiver before each pass.
- Show 2 attackers against 1 defender: draw the defender, then pass to the free player.
- Shoot at the small goal from close in.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Keep-ball: ten passes in a row score; no contact.
- 1 v 1: an attacker swims at goal against one defender.
- 2 attackers against 1 defender.
How much: 3 games
Spread out, keep moving
Small-sided match
The rules
Two teams play to small goals; every child must get a pass before the team may shoot.
- Start with the ball in the middle
- Pass with one hand; no holding, sinking or pulling
- Every player must touch the ball before a shot counts
- Change the goalkeeper after each goal. Two halves of 5 minutes
Fair play: The stronger team plays with one fewer player.
- Points
- 1 point for each goal; 1 point for ten passes in a row.
- Fouls
- A free throw to the other team: holding, pushing or sinking a player; two hands on the ball (except the keeper); shooting before every teammate has touched the ball
- Win
- The team with more points at the end.
- 1
- 3
- 5
Each child makes at least 3 passes and 1 shot in a 10-minute game.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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