How it works
Combine the slalom and the bell to draw a Z on the floor: jump to the side, diagonally back, then to the side again.
skip-hop tipLearn it as a double bounce first. A line on the floor helps.
Teach zeds 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: slalom, diagonal back, slalom
- Spot the fault, with the fix
- A pupil self-check, and how to go on to other shapes
£149 a year for the whole school, or 6 months free with the whole-school rope set.
Zeds
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 zeds hard. Change one thing at a time.
What usually makes it hard: Remembering a three-part pattern.
- SpaceDraw the Z on the floor with tape.
- CommunicationPicture cards for each part: side, diagonal, side.
- TaskDouble bounce only, and walk the Z without a rope first.
Seated or no-jump version. Trace the Z in the air with the handle hand, in time with a rope turned at the side.
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.