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Football Tennis at Home

Also called Football Tennis

Kick a ball back and forth over a line or low net with your child. One bounce allowed, and you count the rally.

At home 10 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park With a grown-up With brothers, sisters or friends 2016 to 2019

Pass, Receive, Heads Up Work hard

At a glance

  • Put a line on the ground, or a low net. You (G) stand 3 big steps from it on one side, and your child 3 big steps from it on the other.
  • You kick the ball over to your child. It can bounce once, then they take one soft touch and kick it back over.
  • You do the same back. Count how many times it crosses the line before the rally stops.
  • Progress 1: No bounce: your child must play it before it lands.
  • Progress 2: Same, and your child uses the practice foot only.

If it's not working: Allow two bounces before they send it back over.

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A line on the ground or a low net between you. The grown-up kicks the ball over, it bounces once at most, and the child returns it over the line in two touches: a soft first touch, then back over. Keep the rally going.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Put a line on the ground, or a low net.
  • You (G) stand 3 big steps from it on one side, and your child 3 big steps from it on the other.

Garden, park.

How to play

  • Kick the ball over to your child. It can bounce once. They take one soft touch, then kick it back over the line.
  • You do the same back: one bounce at most, one soft touch, then over.
  • Count how many times the ball crosses the line before the rally stops.

Make it easier

  • Allow two bounces before they send it back over.
  • They catch it, then drop it onto the foot and kick it back over.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. No bounce: your child must play it before it lands.
  2. Same, and your child uses the practice foot only.

Three things to say

  • Soft first touch, then return.

Colts habit

Work hard: little and often beats one long go.

Both feet

Do a round with the practice foot only.

Heads up

Look up between touches.

Safety: Keep the ball below head height. No heading.

My best

Longest rally. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.