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Crougar

Put the right arm under the right leg from the inside (or the left under the left) and skip with the arm there.

Individual skill

Also called Pretzel

Purple Award · RoutineGold Award
Suitable for Years 4 to 5Speed skipping ropes

How it works

Put the right arm under the right leg from the inside (or the left under the left) and skip with the arm there.

skip-hop tipLift the leg as high as is comfortable. To come out, side swing to the opposite side.

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Teach the crougar with the All-Access Skip Pass

Everything a teacher needs to teach this skill to a whole class, from skip-hop coach Lee Collinson-James:

  • The skip-hop video of this skill, with a close-up of the arm under the leg and ½× and ¼× slow motion
  • Step-by-step teaching for a whole class: step out, arm under, hop
  • Spot the fault, with the fix
  • A pupil self-check and a link to the Gold Award
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Where it fits

Learn firstForward skipping single bounce
This skillCrougar
Try nextToadMarlee
skip-hop Skipping Awards

Crougar: Purple Award and Gold Award

Purple Award · Routine

Purple Award: Routine

A related skill for the Purple Award: one to include in lessons.

To pass, a pupil:

  • Links any 6 tricks into a routine, 8 skips each, without stopping
  • Turns a long rope steadily for others
  • Keeps the pot boiling in Figure of Eight in a group of 6 to 8, completing 2 full figures of 8 (4 jumps)
Gold Award

Gold Award

One of the eight Gold Award skills.

The skills on this award:

  • Crougar (pretzel)
  • Skipping into and out of the crougar
  • Marlee
  • Razzle dazzle
  • Toad
  • EB
  • Combined toe and heel tap
  • Caboose cross
  • Then the link: any 6 of the 8 skills linked in one routine, without a miss or error.

Also a related skill for the Red Award.

In the scheme of work

This skill isn't in the scheme of work lessons yet. It's a great one for skipping clubs and playtimes.

What you need

Speed skipping ropes, bag of 10

KS1 2.1m, KS2 2.5m or KS3 2.8m. skip-hop ropes are designed specifically for the skills shown on this site.

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SEND and inclusion

Make it work for everyone

Ideas for pupils with SEND, and for anyone who finds crougar hard. Change one thing at a time.

What usually makes it hard: An arm under the leg, with balance on one foot.

  • TaskHold the position with the rope still, then try one jump.
  • TaskLift the leg only as high as is comfortable.
  • SpaceA soft, non-slip surface.

Seated or no-jump version. Arm under the knee while seated, with a side swing.

An adapted pass is still a pass on the Skipping Awards. Use your own judgement and each pupil’s care plan. More in SEND and inclusion at skip-hop. Pupil struggling to get started? Try Lee’s tips for pupils who are struggling to skip.