Jump Rope Videos

Here is another great video promoting JUMP! This video was shot in front of the PUMA store at North Park Center in Dallas, TX. It features interviews with director Helen Hood Scheer and jumpers Jeff Mauss and Nick Woodard. And of course it goes with out saying that you will see some amazing jumping!

Check it out…

Here is a video submitted by Sebastian Deeg.

Sebastian writes:

This video should give you some ideas, what JUMP ROPE is and can be.
Most of the sequences are from national or international championships or shows.

The video includes jumpers from Australia, Belgium, China, Germany, Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States of America. But there are MANY more…

Thanks for the great video Sebastian!

Now that the 2008 US National Jump Rope Championships are behind us, it’s time to get pumped for the World Championships. They will take place in less than a month in Cape Town, South Africa from July 22nd-30th. To help us all prepare… here’s a cool story about the development of the sport of Jump Rope in South Africa.

Good luck to all of the competitors from around the world!

This video was submitted by Vienna Huber from Camrose, Alberta in Canada.

Vienna writes:

Hi,

We love your site, it is amazing. We have put up a few videos to youtube, if you want to use any of them you can.

Our team is the Camrose Spirals, from Camrose Alberta, Canada. Our club has been competitive for 15 years. We do demonstrations, have attended camps, and compete.

Sincerely,
Vienna Huber
Camrose Spirals
www.camrosespirals.com

Thanks for sharing Vienna. Your team has some great videos. This was my favorite because of the variety of jump rope styles that it demonstrates. Tell the team I said great job and keep up the good work spreading the word about the sport!

Jump Rope is the perfect sport to help combat childhood obesity. It is cheap, portable, and easy to do. Kids of all ages can pick up a rope and get started with the basics in minutes. Jumping rope is a lot of fun and most importantly it is a great exercise. For those reasons, more and more people are using the sport as a tool to help fight childhood obesity. Here is a great example. The Jump Kids Jump Movement™ is a statewide effort in Indiana led by Clarian Health, to encourage kids of all ages and abilities to get more active by jumping rope. The launch event took place in Indianapolis on May 2nd 2008. The Indy Air Bears even performed at the event. For more information visit www.jumpkidsjump.org.

Here’s a cool video of the Cary Super Skippers jumping rope in Pullen Park. The video was created by Super Skippers coach Gary Anderson and was submitted to JRV by Maureen Tarquini. Thanks for sharing guys!!! This video reminds me of some of the stunts in Lee Reisig’s movie Welcome to Jumptown. Using obstacles in the park while jumping rope is such a cool and creative idea. It looks like a lot of fun too!

This video focuses only on Double Dutch and is from a Hong Kong Rope Skipping team called Silver Jelly. I dig the music and the way they introduce the team members. There is one trick in here that really stood out for me; the leap frog over the turner and a jumper. Pretty cool stuff.

Lee Reisig recently posted the second installment of “The Rope Show”. In this episode, Lee shares video of Nick Woodard landing a trick called the “Death Wish”. This is a new trick that Nick let us know about last year when we interviewed him about landing the Money Maker. Lee thought of the trick, and Nick has become the first to land it. It’s a Triple Under AS landing in a Frog. This is a very scary trick. If you snag your rope while your arms are behind your knees, you will be in serious trouble. Your face will be the closest thing to the ground and your arms will be stuck behind your knees and therefore unable to break your fall when you land. Landing on your face is *NOT* part of the trick.

Thanks to Lee for sharing another cool moment in Jump Rope history!

Finally!!! Today they posted a trailer for JUMP! on YouTube! (Yes, I did a little dance after I watched it. It’s THAT good.) For those that haven’t heard about it, JUMP! is a documentary that focuses on the sport we all know and love. Starting in 2005, director Helen Hood Scheer flew all over the U.S. to film some of the top jumpers in the country. The film follows kids from 5 different teams as they train for and compete at Nationals and Worlds.

The cast is an amazing collection of some of the top Jump Rope talent in the world:

Tori Boggs (River Valley Skippers)
Emily Bonnette (River Valley Skippers)
Marcus Taylor (Ropin’ Rockets)
Nick Woodard (RazzMaTazz)
Jeff Mauss (RazzMaTazz)
Lee Reisig (Summerwind Skippers)
Style Harper (West End YMCA Rope Twisters)
Jaz O’Neal (West End YMCA Rope Twisters)
Shaun Hamilton (Head Coach of Team USA)

I can’t wait to see this movie. The trailer ROCKS! Check it out:

** Update ** Jump! is now available on DVD from Amazon!

USA Jump Rope has posted the results for the 2008 US Trials. It looks like it was an incredibly tough competition. One stand out accomplishment from the tournament: Tori Boggs swept every event to win the Female Junior Masters division!

Congratulations to all of the jumpers that advanced to Worlds. Good luck in South Africa!

Here’s a treat for those that couldn’t be there: this is video of Nick Woodard’s Single Rope Freestyle at the event. Prepare to be amazed!