Body Passes

Body Passes

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Skill: Basic

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

Pass the rope around the body from one hand to the other

Progression

 EASY: Swing the rope at the side of the body

HARD: Try leg passes (swing the rope at one side, pass the rope under the legs, swing the rope at the other side)

CHALLENGE: Can you swing the rope in a figure of eight and pass it from one hand to the other?

 

 

Heel Tap

Heel Tap

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Skill: Basic

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

  • Jump and tap the heel of the one foot in front
  • Jump and tap the other heel in front
  • Repeat

Progression 

EASY: Practice the footwork without a rope

HARD: Try a heel-toe tap (tap the heel of the one foot in front, tap the toe of the same foot in front, repeat with the other foot)

CHALLENGE: How many can you do in a row?

 

Front and Back   

Front and Back   

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 Skill: Basic

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

 Activity Description:

  • Jump both feet forward
  • Jump both feet backward
  • 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

 

 

 

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?

 

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