How it works
A team speed-skipping relay against the clock.
Step by step
- Set up
- Count them in
- Skip for 30 seconds
- Buzzer: sit down
- Keep it going
- Add it up
Lee’s teaching notes for each step, the video and the printable coaching card come with the All-Access Skip Pass.
Teach the 30 second speed relay 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: four skippers, counters and the buzzer
- Step-by-step teaching: running the relay
- The scoring rule when the rope stops
- Spot the fault, with the fix
- A pupil self-check
£149 a year for the whole school, or 6 months free with the whole-school rope set.
30 second speed relay
This skill isn't part of a Skipping Award yet but it's a great one for lessons, clubs and playtimes.
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
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 30 second speed relay hard. Change one thing at a time.
What usually makes it hard: Speed, pressure and noise.
- TaskEach pupil beats their own last score, not someone else’s.
- CommunicationQuiet counting, and a visual timer.
- SpaceA quieter spot for pupils who find noise hard.
Seated or no-jump version. A seated speed count, turning the rope at the side, scored the same way.
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.