page_title: Skipping rope
section_title: Competition techniques
hierarchical_section_title: Skipping rope / Skipping rope techniques / Competition techniques
caption_attribution_description: English: Arabian Gulf (Mar. 03, 2003) -- Sailors and Marines take time from a busy ship’s schedule to enjoy a day without flight operations or training drills. Crewmembers participate in a Captain's Cup jump rope competition during a steel beach picnic on the ship’s flight deck. Saipan is on deployment with Amphibious Task Force East (ATF-E) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kyle T. Voigt. (RELEASED)
context_page_description: A skipping rope or jump rope is a tool used in the sport of skipping/jump rope where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads. There are multiple subsets of skipping/jump rope, including single freestyle, single speed, pairs, three-person speed, and three-person freestyle. Often separated by sex and age, events include hundreds of competitive teams all around the world. There are a few major organizations that support jump rope as a sport as seen below. In the US, schools rarely have jump rope teams, and states do not sanction official events for high school or elementary school. In freestyle events, jumpers use a variety of basic and advanced techniques in a routine of one minute, which is judged by a head judge, content judges, and performance judges. In speed events, a jumper alternates their feet with the rope going around the jumper every time one of their feet hit the ground for 30 seconds, one minute, or three minutes. The jumper is judged on the number of times the right foot touches the ground in those times.
context_section_description: In competitions, participants are required to demonstrate competence using specific techniques. The selection depend on the judging system and country in which the tournament is held.
caption: Double Dutch - Competition during a steel beach picnic on the ship USS Saipan (LHA-2)
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