Twister    

by Neetu | Jun 23, 2020 | Fitness Activity

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     

by Neetu | Jun 23, 2020 | Fitness Activity

 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

Cross It  

by Neetu | Jun 23, 2020 | Fitness Activity

Skill: Basic

Equipment Required

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

• Jump with feet shoulder-width apart (as with Jumping Jacks)
• Cross the feet one way
• Cross the feet another way
• 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

Toe Tap    

by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity

Skill: Basic

Equipment Required

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

• Jump and tap the toe of the one foot in front
• Jump and tap the toe of the other foot in front

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?

Cross Overs   

by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity

Skill: Advanced

Equipment Required:

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per person

Activity Description

• Perform a few basic jumps
• Cross the arms in front of the body
• Jump through the loop keeping the arms crossed
• Uncross the arms

Progression

 EASY: Practice turning the rope and crossing the arms in front of the body, then stepping over the rope.

HARD: Try a backward cross over (turn the rope backward, perform a few basic jumps and cross the arms in from of the body

CHALLENGE: Can you do a continuous forward or backward cross over, where the arms remain crossed?

Partner Skills – Face to Face       

by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity

Equipment Required

Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per 2 persons

Activity Description

• Partners face each other
• One partner turns the rope (turner)
• Both partners jump together

Progression

 EASY: Partners face each other, put their hand on each other’s shoulders and practice jumping at the same time without the rope

HARD: Try different footwork skills whilst skipping face to face

CHALLENGE: Can the partner without the rope jump around on the sport?