Slalom  

Slalom  

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Skill: Basic

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

 Activity Description

  • Jump both feet to one side
  • Jump both feet to the other side
  • Keep feet together
  • Small Jumps

Progression

 EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope

Practice Jumping over a rope on the floor or a line on the ground

HARD: Try the skill whilst skipping backward

CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row?

Can you put three different skills together into a sequence

 

 

 

Jumping Jacks          

Jumping Jacks          

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Skill: Basic

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

  • Jump with feet shoulder-width apart
  • Bring the feet back together
  • Repeat

Progression 

EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope

HARD: Try the skill whilst skipping backward

CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row?

Can you put three different skills together into a sequence

 

 

 

Double Unders     

Double Unders     

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Skill: Advanced

Equipment Required

Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

  • Perform a few basic jumps
  • Jump higher and quickly turn the rope so it passes under the feet twice in one jump
  • Make sure you land softly

Progression

 EASY: Without a rope, practice jumping high whilst turning the arms quickly

HARD: Try a triple under!

CHALLENGE: How many double unders can you do in a row?

 

Twister    

Twister    

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Skill: Basic

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description:

  • Twist hips to one side
  • Twist hips to the other side
  • Keep arms still as hips are twisted
  • Keep the upper body facing forward throughout

Progression

 EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope

HARD: Try the skill whilst skipping backward

CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row

Scissors     

Scissors     

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 Skill: Basic

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

  • Jump one foot forward and one foot back
  • Jump the opposite foot forward and opposite foot back
  • Repeat

Progression

 EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope

HARD: Try the skill whilst skipping backward

CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row?

Can you put three different skills together into a sequence

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