Ropes required:
- 1 KS1 rope per pupil for skipping and tricks
- 1 × 7.5 m rope for jumping inside a long rope
KS1 ropes, 2.1 mPack of 10 · Reception to Year 2Shop now →
Long rope, 7.5 mFor all the long rope gamesShop now →Our Double Dutch set is two 4.5 m ropes, sold as a pair, and each one works perfectly on its own as a long rope: one of them is just right for Under the Moon. The 7.5 m long rope is perfect for Wiggly Worm and for all of the long rope games. We suggest every school has at least one Double Dutch set and one 7.5 m long rope. Between them they give you everything you need for teaching, right the way from Reception to Year 6.
To pass the Orange Award, a pupil:
- Skips 10 times in a row (double or single bounce)
- Skips at least once backwards
- Counts their own skips out loud (forwards or backwards skipping)
- Jumps inside a long rope while teachers turn the rope
A pupil passes when they show every skill with control, on two different days. Pupils aren't held back by their age: anyone who can show these skills can take the Orange Award.
Related skills
Related skills are skills you can include during the lesson. Click a skill to see how it's done.
How to assess the Orange Award
- Teach the skills on this page, along with the related skills, in PE, at a skipping club or at playtime.
- Watch each pupil show every skill with control, and tick it on the class tracker.
- Check the skills again on a different day. A pupil passes when every skill is shown with control on two different days.
- Award the certificate in assembly or at the end of the lesson, then show the pupil their next challenge.
Open the Orange Award assessment page →
Stations, what to look for, a two-day class tracker, evaluation, and certificates for every pupil who passes.
skip-hop offers a reward rope. Click here for more information.Next: the Green Award (Rhythm).