How it works
The skipper stands in the middle of the long rope while two turners turn it, and jumps every time it comes round.
skip-hop tipStart with the skipper standing still in the middle before the rope starts. Turners count the jumps out loud.
Step by step
- Set up
- Stand on the X
- Bounce first
- Bring in the rope
- A double bounce
Lee’s teaching notes for each step, the video and the printable coaching card come with the All-Access Skip Pass.
Teach skipping inside a long rope 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:
- Setting up: the rope, the turners and the X on the floor
- Matching the rope to the child’s bounce
- Things to do inside the rope once the rhythm comes
- Spot the fault, with the fix
- A pupil self-check and links to the Orange Award and the KS1 lesson
£149 a year for the whole school, or 6 months free with the whole-school rope set.
Where it fits
Skipping inside a long rope: Orange 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
In the scheme of work
Where this skill is taught in the skip-hop scheme of work.
- EYFSLesson 4: Under the MoonReady, Steady, Jump! · Reception
- KS1Lesson 1: Rope readySkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
- KS1Lesson 3: Run and hopSkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
- KS1Lesson 5: Into the long ropeSkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
- KS1Lesson 6: Award day: Orange and GreenSkipping Foundations · Years 1 and 2
What you need
For four or more skippers at once. 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 skipping inside a long rope hard. Change one thing at a time.
What usually makes it hard: Jumping as the rope arrives.
- TaskStart standing still in the middle before the rope starts, as the skip-hop tip says.
- CommunicationTurners count and call “jump”.
- EquipmentA beaded rope or bells on the rope give a sound to time the jump.
Seated or no-jump version. Turn one end of the rope, or sit in the middle while the turners make a high, slow arc over the chair.
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.