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Rope
Jumping
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The following individual rope jumping skills using a short rope are listed in their approximate order of difficulty. With a few exceptions, skills are listed and described for a double-bounce pattern only. It is assumed a performer has the option of attempting a given skill using a single-bounce pattern. Select the highlighted name of a given skill to view a short video clip.
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rope |
Description |
Hints |
| Forward double-bounce | 1 jump-bounce for each twirl of the rope forward. | |
| 1 jump for each twirl
of the rope forward. |
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| 1 jump-bounce for each
twirl of the rope backward. |
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| 1 jump for each twirl of the rope backward. |
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| Several forward
jumps, turning 180 degrees while stopping the rope momentarily, followed
by several backward jumps. |
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| Regular forward or backward
jumping while wearing a blindfold. |
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| Hopping | Landing on the same foot repetitively while twirling the rope underneath. | |
| A hop-bounce on one foot alternated with a hop-bounce on the other foot. |
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| Swing step |
A hop-bounce on one foot
alternated with a hop-bounce on the other foot, with the free leg swung
forward, backward, or to the near side. |
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| A hop-bounce on one foot
alternated with a hop-bounce on the other foot, while rocking forward
on the front foot and backward on the rear foot. |
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| 1 running
step on each foot for each twirl of the rope forward. |
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| Alternating
a double-bounce sideways (1 foot) on one side of a line, followed by
a double-bounce sideways on the other side. |
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| Alternating
a double-bounce forward (1 foot) on one side of a line, followed by
a double-bounce backward on the other side. |
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| A jump-bounce
for each twirl of the rope forward, while alternating which foot is
in front and which is behind (1 foot separation). |
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| A jump-bounce
for each twirl of the rope forward, while alternating feet together,
feet apart (1 foot separation). |
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| A jump-bounce
for each twirl of the rope forward, while alternating crossing R in
front of L and L in front of R. |
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| A jump-bounce
for each twirl of the rope forward, while alternating a regular twirling
pattern with a crossed arm pattern. |
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| Pepper | 1 jump for each twirl of the rope forward, with twirls in rapid succession, measured by number of jumps completed in 30 seconds or a minute. | |
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1
twirl of the rope forward during a jump, alternated
with 2 twirls of the rope forward during a jump. |
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| Multiple twirls |
Completing more than 2
twirls of the rope forward during a single jump. |
