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This year’s USA Jump Rope National Tournament will be held this coming weekend at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. June 22-23 will be the National Age Division Championships followed by the Grand Masters National Championship on June 24th. If you are attending, please be sure to take lots-o’-video and share it with the rest of us by submitting your videos to JRV.

Will Adam Pang repeat as Single Rope Freestyle Champion?

What sort of crazy and innovative Double Dutch tricks will the Summerwind Skippers have cooked up?

Will Justin Meier break any national speed records?

Can Tori Boggs break her own records in single rope speed? If she can maintain her top speed with no misses, we might even see some world records broken! If you’ve never had a chance to see her jump speed you’re missing out. Here is some video of her doing 30 second speed. The girl is crazy fast.

Good luck to everyone!

30 sec speed

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Fresh Look On Life: Jump Rope Team Just Jumpin’ - This is a nice story from KUTV in Salt Lake City about Just Jumpin’, a team that will be performing with Corbin Bleu (star of Disney’s Jump In!) on July 3rd and 4th.

Double Dutch Forces head to Big Apple - This is an article about Double Dutch Forces, one of the two teams featured in the new jump rope documentary “Doubletime.” Look for Double Dutch Forces on TV this Friday.
From the AikenStandard.com:

“[Double Dutch Forces] will perform on the “Today Show” Friday at the tentative time at 9 a.m., followed by an appearance on “Cold Pizza,” an ESPN2 program that airs from 10 a.m. to noon.

The team members also will see the documentary, “Doubletime,” for the first time Saturday. It’s the first of four showings as part of the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. The Discovery Channel will also air “Doubletime” later this spring or early summer.”

Jump Ropers Go to Regionals - This is a brief article about the Palpitating Panthers Jump Rope Team competing at regionals.
From La Cañada Valley Sun:

“The Panthers had a successful showing including a first place finish for Ethan Angold in both the one-minute and three-minute speed categories in the male 10-and under age group.”

Fueled by movie, double Dutch makes a comeback - This is an article about the surge in the popularity of Double Dutch we are currently experiencing.

Indy Air Bears take home gold at regionals - An article about the Indy Air Bears competing at Regionals and advancing to Nationals.

Today’s Jump Rope News Roundup is in celebration of The Disney movie Jump In! being released on DVD. The DVD will be available Tuesday, April 3rd. There are several reviews of the new DVD. Also, be sure to check out the article from the Contra Costa Times which features interviews with members of Jumping For Joy.

People flocking to learn the ropes: Sport’s popularity is jumping - CONTRA COSTA TIMES

“This is competitive jump-rope — a jaw-dropping, high- speed athletic event that’s suddenly all the rage, thanks to the new Disney movie “Jump In!”
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The Disney movie’s January premiere drew a record 8.2 million viewers; millions more have tuned in with each repeated showing. And with Tuesday’s release of the DVD, loaded with “how to double Dutch” extras, more converts will likely be wooed.”

Jump In!: Freestyle Edition DVD Reviews:

• CONTEST: Win Jump In! on DVD! - MovieWeb
• DVD Review : Jump In! - MovieVine
• Jump In!: Freestyle Edition DVD Review - UltimateDisney

Apparently the Bouncing Bulldogs put on an pretty amazing display at the USA Jump Rope Region 2 tournament last weekend.

From The Chapel Hill News:

“The Bulldogs won a total of 48 of 66 possible gold medals, 35 silver medals, 24 bronze medals and 21 fourth-place ribbons — as well as first place in both the large and small Team Show. The top four finishers in each event qualify to advance to the next level, and 43 Bulldog team members won the right to compete in the USA Jump Rope National Championships in Orlando, Fla., June 22-24.”

The article is accompanied by a couple of pictures from the tournament. One picture is of All-Stars Tim Martin and Mary Hunter Benton doing a frog during the pairs single rope freestyle event in which they won a gold medal. The other picture is of Suzanne Cash of SkipSations as she prepares to start her single rope freestyle routine.

There has been a lot of good press for the sport of Jump Rope recently. It seems appropriate to share some of it with you here.

Rope-skippers hop to top of new sport - Features an interview with Tyler Perez of Impact Tri-Force and Anna Schimmelfing of the SkipSations at their AAU District Championship.

Jump Rope’s Big Leap - Quotes from Marcus Taylor (Corbin Bleu’s stunt double in the Disney movie “Jump In”) of the Cincinnati Ropin Rockets, Kelsy Moe of The Summerwind Skippers, Coach Ray Frederick Jr. of the Bouncing Bulldogs, Mary Hunter Benton of the Bouncing Bulldogs, and Krishinda Lee of the Bouncing Bulldogs.

SXSW News & Notes: Jumping for doc - A review of the new jump rope documentary “Doubletime” by director Stephanie Johnes.

SXSW Film Reviews - Doubletime - A review of Doubletime, mentions the Bouncing Bulldogs.

If you know of any good articles in the news about Jump Rope, please let me know.

The 2007-2009 USA Jump Rope All Star Team Roster has been officially announced. I’ve reprinted it here in case you missed it. It was an absolute honor for me to get the opportunity to judge the tryouts. The future of our sport looks very bright.

Mary Hunter Benton, Bouncing Bulldogs
Tori Boggs, Jump Company USA
Chris Brown, Heartbeats
Lisa Brown, Heartbeats
Kaylee Couvillion, Heart ‘n Soul
Joe Edney, Bouncing Bulldogs
Mike Fry, Heartbeats
Cara Hassler, Hot Dog USA
Anna Holdaway, Bouncing Bulldogs
Billy Jackson, LA Jazzy Jumpers
Rae Krucoff, Bouncing Bulldogs
Jeremy Lindstrom, Pro Form Airborne
Nikki Lyman, Hot Dog USA
Timothy Martin, Bouncing Bulldogs
Jeffery Mauss, Razz-Ma-Tazz
Courtney McBroom, Hot Dog USA
Colleen McCary, Hot Dog USA
Adam Pang, Heart ‘n Soul
Andrew Pang, Heart ‘n Soul
Lee Reisig, Summerwind Skippers
Scott Simpson, Kangaroo Kids
Lindsey Wallace, One Jump Ahead
Nick Woodard, Razz-Ma-Tazz
Erica Zenn, Bouncing Bulldogs