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You (or a wall) feed the ball 10 times. Your child stops it dead in one touch and scores each touch out of 10.

At home 10 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park On your own With a grown-up 2016 to 2019

Pass, Receive, Heads Up Work hard

At a glance

  • Stand a few steps from your child and throw or roll the ball to them 10 times, gently to start. On their own, your child uses a wall.
  • Your child stops each ball dead with one touch (foot, thigh or chest), within 2 giant steps of where it landed.
  • Your child scores each touch out of 10 for how clean and close it was. Write down the best score.
  • Progress 1: Fingers: hold up 1 to 3 fingers as you throw. Your child shouts the number, then controls the ball in one touch.
  • Progress 2: The same with the practice foot only, still shouting the number.

If it's not working: Roll every ball along the ground to start.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Stand a few steps away, ready to throw or roll. On their own, your child uses a wall.

Garden, park.

How to play

  • Feed the ball 10 times, gently to start. Your child stops it dead with one touch (foot, thigh or chest) inside a control zone of about 2 giant steps.
  • Your child scores each touch out of 10 for how clean and close it was.
  • Write down the best score, then keep going for a perfect 10. Throw higher and to the sides as your child improves, always below head height.

Make it easier

  • Roll every ball along the ground to start.
  • Make the control zone bigger, about 4 giant steps.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Fingers: hold up 1 to 3 fingers as you throw. Your child shouts the number out loud, then controls the ball dead inside 2 giant steps in one touch.
  2. The same with the practice foot only, still shouting the number out loud.

Three things to say

  • Soft foot, ball close. That's a top touch.

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: Throws below head height. No heading.

My best

First go and best out of 10, with the date. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.