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Skipping with Your Own Rope

In this topic you will skip continuously over a rope you turn yourself.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Hold and turn a rope correctly
  • Skip continuously with both feet
  • Try skipping on alternate feet

What you already know

  • Jumping a turning rope

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
Motor Skill And Movement, Patterns
Sub-strand
Manipulative Skills
Indicator
B3.1.2.1.3 – Jump continuously a self forward turning rope in a circle

Introduction

Skipping with your own rope is great exercise. It makes your heart, legs and coordination strong.

1. Getting Ready

  • Stand on the middle of the rope. The handles should reach your armpits.
  • Hold the ends with your hands at waist height.
  • Keep your elbows close to your body.

2. Skipping

  1. Start with the rope behind your heels.
  2. Turn the rope forward over your head with your wrists.
  3. Jump with both feet as the rope reaches your toes.
  4. Keep jumping low and steady.
A child skipping with a rope, showing rope position and small jumps
Figure 1: Skipping with your own rope Draw yourself skipping.Illustration: Sirbus

Tip: Turn the rope with your wrists, not your whole arms.

New words

skip
To jump over a turning rope.
wrist
The joint between the hand and arm.
coordination
Making body parts work together.
alternate
Taking turns, one then the other.

Summary

  • Check your rope length by standing on it.
  • Turn with your wrists and jump low.
  • Skipping builds fitness and coordination.

Class activity: Skip Count

  1. Skip as many times as you can without stopping.
  2. Count your skips.
  3. Try to beat your record.

You need: Skipping rope, Sticks of chalk, Soft sand in a landing pit

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. What should turn the rope?

    • A. Your wrists
    • B. Your knees
    • C. Your head
    • D. Your feet
    Show answer
    Answer: Your wristsWrists give control.

  2. 2. How do you check rope length?

    • A. Stand on the middle
    • B. Measure with a pen
    • C. Guess
    • D. Use a cup
    Show answer
    Answer: Stand on the middleHandles should reach the armpits.

  3. 3. We should jump low when skipping.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueLow jumps save energy.

  4. 4. Elbows should be far from the body.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseKeep elbows close.

  5. 5. The joint between the hand and arm is the ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: wristThat is the wrist.

  6. 6. Write two tips for skipping well.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two: turn with wrists, jump low, elbows close, correct rope length.These help skipping.

Homework

  1. Skip every day this week and record your best count.