How it works
One turn of the rope for two bounces. Jump over the rope, then do a little bounce while the rope is above your head.
Step by step
Jump the rope as it reaches your feet.
Do a small bounce while the rope is over your head.
Keep the rhythm steady: jump, bounce, jump, bounce.
skip-hop tipSay "one, two, one, two": "one" as you jump the rope, "two" while it's above you.
Teach the double bounce 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:
- Step-by-step teaching, from holding the handles to “big bounce, little bounce”
- The cue words and what to check before anyone jumps
- Spot the fault: the three most common mistakes, with the fix
- A pupil self-check and a link to assess the Orange Award
£149 a year for the whole school, or 6 months free with the whole-school rope set.
Where it fits
Forward skipping double bounce: Orange Award and Bronze Award
Orange Award: Skipper
Part of the Orange Award test.
To pass, 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
Bronze Award
This skill is a preliminary skip for the Bronze Award.
The skills on this award:
- First: the Safety and Poise checks and the preliminary skips
- Bell
- Slalom
- Twister
- Side straddle
- Front straddle (scissors)
- Combined straddle
- Ex
- Wounded duck
- Side swing
- 180 degree turn
- Then the link: any 8 of the 10 skills linked in one routine, without a miss or error.
Also a related skill for the Yellow Award.
In the scheme of work
Where this skill is taught in the skip-hop scheme of work.
- EYFSLesson 5: My own ropeReady, Steady, Jump! · Reception
- KS1Lesson 1: Rope readySkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
- KS1Lesson 2: Find the rhythmSkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
- KS1Lesson 3: Run and hopSkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
- KS1Lesson 6: Award day: Orange and GreenSkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
- LKS2Lesson 1: Skill checkSkills and Tricks · Years 3 and 4
What you need
KS1 2.1m, KS2 2.5m or KS3 2.8m. skip-hop ropes are designed specifically for the skills shown on this site.
SEND and inclusion
Make it work for everyone
Ideas for pupils with SEND, and for anyone who finds forward skipping double bounce hard. Change one thing at a time.
What usually makes it hard: Timing the swing and the jump together.
- TaskSwing, stop, jump: swing the rope over, let it rest at the toes, then jump it. Join the steps up when it’s easy.
- CommunicationSay “jump” each time the rope reaches the toes, or clap it. Count “one, two” with fingers for pupils who don’t speak.
- EquipmentA beaded rope makes a sound on the floor that tells the skipper when to jump.
- PeopleAn adult or buddy says “jump” beside the pupil.
Seated or no-jump version. Hold both handles in one hand and turn the rope at the side to a count, or a helper swings the rope under the footplates while the pupil taps their feet.
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.