Please click on the following skipping lessons. New lessons will be posted every Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday).
The first four lessons do not require skipping ropes.
Lesson 1 – Jumping to Music
Lesson 2 – Jumping Games
Lesson 3 – Jumping Down the Line
Lesson 4 – Jumping Over the Line
Lesson 5 – Hold and Swing
Lesson 6 – Swing and Step
Lesson 7 – Swing, Wait, Jump
June Update
Correct skipping technique
1. Head – held straight, looking ahead
2. Shoulders – level and straight, not hunched
3. Arms – at about a 90° angle, held slightly forward and extended sideways
4. Wrists – move in a circular wrist action to turn the rope
5. Elbows – held in close to the body
6. Knees – close together with a slight bend.