by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Basic
Equipment Required
Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per 2 persons
Activity Description
- Partners stand side by side holding a handle of the same rope in their outside hand
- Both Partners turn the rope and jump together
Progression
EASY: Partners stand side by side and practice jumping at the same time without a rope.
HARD: Try “in and Out” (Partners stand outside the rope and turn it at a steady pace. One enters the rope, jumps once and exits. This is repeated by their partner. Repeat with both partners entering the rope)
CHALLENGE: Can you and a partner perform any foot stunts inside the rope?
by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Basic
Equipment Required:
Basic Short Skipping Rope – One per 2 persons
Activity Description
- Partners face each other and jump together
- Partner with the rope jumps to the side
- Partner without the rope continues jumping on the spot
- Partner with the rope jumps back and continues skipping face to face
Progression
EASY: Try Face-to-Face skipping.
HARD: Add more people in a line next to the partner without the rope who all jump in time on the spot. The partner with the rope moves down the line jumping with everyone in the group in turn)
CHALLENGE: How many people can you involve in the line?
by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Advanced
Equipment Required
Basic Short Skipping Rope – Two per 2 persons
Activity Description
- Partner stand side by side each holding a single rope
- Partner Swap the inside rope handles
- Both partners turn the ropes and jump together
Progression
Easy: Partner stands side by side and practice skipping at the same time with their own rope without swapping handles.
Hard: Try link skipping 180-degree turn- both partners swing arms inward and turn 180 degrees to face the opposite direction and jump backward
Challenge: Join up with other pairs and see how many people you can get link skipping together in a line. How many jumps can you do?
by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Equipment Required
Basic Long Skipping Rope – One per 3 or more persons
Activity Description
- Two people hold the ends of the rope, making sure it’s flat on the ground.
- Shake the rope so it looks like a snake, while the kids jump over it.
- If the foot of the jumping kid touches the rope, it’s his/her turn to shake it!
Progression
Easy: Shakers can slow down the speed of the long rope
Hard: Shakers can move the rope faster or add a parallel rope making it 2 to jump across
Challenge: Ad twists & turns while jumping over the rope.
by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Basic
Equipment Required:
Basic Long Skipping Rope – One per 3 or more persons
Activity Description
- Turners: Make waves by moving your arms up and down.
- Jumpers: Can you time it so you jump over the lowest part of the wave
Progression
Easy: Turners can keep it slow on speed and not high above the ground
Hard: Turners make it faster and higher to make it harder
Challenge: Ad twists & turns while jumping over the rope.
by Neetu | Jun 22, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Skill: Basic
Equipment Required:
Basic Long Skipping Rope – One per 3 or more persons
Activity Description
- As the rope brushes the floor and moves away from the skipper, they run under the moon.
- Continue running around the turners in a figure of 8 to run “Under the moon again”
- Encourage skipper to enter and exit the rope on a diagonal, close to each turner
Progression
Easy: Turners can slow down the speed of the long rope or skippers can away under the rope
Hard: Try jumping over the rope instead of running under it.
Challenge: Can you involve other people and make up your own game.
