Founded in 1994, the SuperSkippers are a performance and competition jump rope sports team, dedicated to promoting physical fitness through jump rope as a lifetime sport and fostering confidence, discipline, responsibility and leadership.
Located in Cary, NC, the team competes in regional, national, and international competitions throughout the year. They have won dozens of national medals in the US Amateur Jump Rope and AAU Nationals, and took home 6 medals and the overall gold in the 2006 Worlds competition!
The Team trains 3 days/week, increasing to 5 days/week when preparing for competitions, working to improve speed, endurance, strength and freestyle skills. They also host several clinics and summer camps at the Cary YMCA.
Head Coach: Gary Anderson
Assistant Coaches: Meredith Miles and Ashley Wilbourne
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Tryouts-Sunday, August 16th 4-6 pm. Help Day-Sunday, August 9th 4-6 pm. If you can not make one of these days, please contact Coach Gary at superskipper@gmail.com to make alternate arrangements.
Qualifying Requirements
The following requirements are a guideline for the coaches to select new skippers. Performance team members will be selected based on number of requirements fulfilled compared to other jumpers. It will still be possible to make the competition team without fulfilling all the requirements and will be the discretion of the coaches.
A. Able to perform Single Rope Compulsory as follows:
Right heel, right heel, left heel, left heel
Right toe, right toe, left toe, left toe
Right heel, right toe, left heel, left toe
Right heel, right toe crossover, left heel, left toe crossover
Right waddle, left waddle, right waddle double bounce
Left waddle, right waddle, left waddle double bounce
Right WW kick, left WW kick
Right WW kick, left WW kick
Jump, cross, jump, cross
Jump, Jump, DU, DU
End
B. Able to perform Double Dutch Compulsory routine, enter and exit clean.
C. Any other Double Dutch or Single Rope skills should be shown at the tryouts.
D. Able to jump speed as follows (counting right foot jogging step only)
30 sec. 1 min
1. 2nd grade 35 60
2. 3rd & 4th 45 80
3. 5th grade 55 90
4. 6th & up 60 100
E. Able to do consecutive double unders as follows:
1. 2nd grade 15
2. 3rd & 4th 20
3. 5th grade 40
4. 6th & up 60
F. Any gymnastics a skipper knows should be demonstrated during tryouts.
Once qualified for the team the skipper will be expected to attend all team practices and continually improve their skills. Coaches may require re-qualification from any jumper who does not meet these standards.
Double dutch compulsory
Enter
2 double straddles
4 can cans
360 turns both ways
Clean exit
Tentative Tryout Information
