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Bronze Award

Open to any skipper who passes the Safety and Poise checks and the preliminary skips.

AssessmentClass tracker, evaluation and certificates

Ropes required:

  • 1 rope per skipper, sized to their height: KS2 2.5 m up to about 5'1" (1.55 m), adult 2.8 m above that
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AwardBronze
TypeMedal award
Before you startPreliminary skips

Preliminary skips

Before the Bronze Award, skippers pass the Safety and Poise checks and show these preliminary skips.

Double bounce forwardsDouble bounce backwardsSingle bounce forwardsSingle bounce backwardsRunning on the spotSingle leg skipping

The ten Bronze Award skills

  1. Bell10 turns of the rope, no misses
  2. Slalom10 turns of the rope, no misses
  3. Twister10 turns of the rope, no misses
  4. Side straddle10 turns of the rope, no misses
  5. Front straddle (scissors)10 turns of the rope, no misses
  6. Combined straddle10 turns of the rope, no misses
  7. Ex10 turns of the rope, no misses
  8. Wounded duck5 turns of the rope, no misses
  9. Side swing10 turns of the rope, no misses
  10. 180 degree turn4 completions of the move, no misses
The linkAny 8 of the 10 skills linked in one routine, without a miss or error.

Safety comes first. If a skipper misses a Safety and Poise point, that attempt doesn't count and they try it again.

How to assess the Bronze Award

  1. Teach and practise the ten skills in PE, at a skipping club or at playtime.
  2. Tick each skill on the tick sheet as the pupil shows it. Skills can be ticked over as many sessions as needed: once a skill is ticked, it stays ticked.
  3. Finish with the link: any 8 of the 10 skills linked in one routine, without a miss or error.
  4. Award the certificate, then show the pupil their next challenge.

Open the Bronze Award assessment page →
The stages, the stipulations for every skip, a tracker for your skippers, evaluation, and certificates for every skipper who passes.

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Next: the Silver Award.

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