Jump Rope Videos

Last year the USA Jump Rope All Star Team performed on “Ellen’s Really BIG Show”. This was a variety show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres that aired on November 18th, 2007. Unfortunately I missed the original airing of the show and was unable to find video of it anywhere. Thankfully, Mike Fry recently found it on YouTube and sent a link my way. THANKS MIKE!!!

Once again the All Star Team does a brilliant job of exposing our sport to a larger audience. In the process they demonstrate just how great they are. How often do you see an entire performance with absolutely NO misses?? They look very professional and represent our sport very well. Great job guys!

Note: The All Star Team isn’t introduced until about 4m50s into the video.

Here is a promo video for the Forbes Flyers Jump Rope Team from Torrington, Connecticut.

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!

This video was submitted to JRV by Mary Beth Arnold of Indy Air Bear fame. Mary Beth jumped with the Indy Air Bears for 14 years. This is some video of her and her old double dutch partners throwing down some great freestyle with a ton of turner involvement.

Nice work ladies!

Here is the latest video by the Martial Skippers from Hong Kong. I love watching these guys jump!

In today’s video the YMCA Super Skippers demonstrate some advanced Jump Rope skills for us. The first trick is a 4-wheel switch. The second trick is a trick for two people with one rope called the “TLC Tunnel”. The 3rd and final trick is a fast 3-wheel gig. These tricks take a lot of practice and good teamwork to master.

Great job guys!!

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!

Jump Rope Videos officially turned 1 this week. What an amazing time it has been. In our first year of operation we’ve shared over 150 videos from around the world. We’ve had over 46,000 visitors and 98,000 page views and are growing every day. THANK YOU for making JRV such a huge success! Special thanks to all of the jumpers, coaches, and parents that have made such great videos to share with the world. Keep it up and together we will show the world how great this sport is. Our common goal is to see that Jump Rope becomes an Olympic sport. Here are the steps you can take to help us realize our Olympic dreams by getting the word out about Jump Rope:

1. Support the local jump rope organizations in your country. Become a member today!
2. Show people what jump rope is all about. Share JRV with all of your fellow jumpers, coaches, friends, family, and co-workers. Email them a link to your favorite video today!
3. Keep making cool videos and submitting them to JRV.
4. Add a link to Jump Rope Videos on your website.
5. Become more involved in the JRV community. Rate the videos and leave comments telling us what you like or don’t like about the videos or the site. It will help us make this a better resource for everyone interested in Jump Rope.

It’s been an amazing first year and we are looking forward to sharing many more with you.