- 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 start line; tape marks 0.5 to 1 m away; a broom handle.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- From the line, bend the knees, swing the arms and jump onto a mark; land with bent knees and freeze.
- Try the next jump landing with the feet wider, then narrower.
- With a broom handle resting on the shoulders (no weight), squat deep at each width, knees following the feet.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Jump from the line onto the marks, bending the knees and swinging the arms; land still.
- Try different foot widths.
- Broom handle on the shoulders: 6 deep squats per foot width, knees following the feet.
- Finish with 6 in the steadiest one.
How much: 6 jumps and 18 squats
Knees follow the toes
Freeze and push
The rules
After each landing the parent gives a gentle push; stay still to score.
- Jump onto a mark and freeze
- You give a gentle push on the shoulder from one side
- If the feet do not move, score
- 8 jumps, trying different widths
Fair play: Push gently, the same each time.
- Points
- 1 point for each landing held after the push.
- Fouls
- No point: landing with straight legs; knees and toes pointing different ways; stepping before the push
- Win
- Beat your best from 8 jumps.
- 3
- 5
- 8
The child names the steadiest position and does 6 clean squats in it.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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