Speed, power, timing, tumbling, and pure imagination all meet on the floor.
FORMS OF JUMP ROPE COMPETITION
The Comet Skippers are a competition jump rope team. The sport takes shape through several distinct disciplines and styles.
Individual + team
Single Rope
Individual and team events that include explosive speed, freestyle tricks, releases and tumbling.
Speed events count the number of jumps completed within a specified amount of time. Athletes may use a jog step, where the rope passes once beneath the feet with each alternating step, or compete in double-unders, where the rope passes twice beneath both feet between contacts with the ground. More advanced jumpers may also compete in triple-unders, where the rope passes three times beneath the feet between each contact with the ground.
Freestyle events build from novice skills to advanced tricks incorporating tumbling and rope releases.
Speed + freestyle
Double Dutch
Double Dutch events include three or more competitors, usually with two turning and one or more jumping. Events are contested in both speed and freestyle formats.
Speed events are often relays where athletes switch positions during the timed event. Teams practice closely to hone their timing and switch efficiently.
Freestyle gives competitors room to showcase skills and creativity. Routines are scored on difficulty, execution, presentation and entertainment, and are performed to music.
Fusion + performance
Double Dutch Contest
Double Dutch Contest, also called DDC or Fusion, is primarily a freestyle event for groups of three or more competitors.
DDC originated in Harlem, New York, and evolved in Japan over many years to combine freestyle jump-rope skills with the spirit and energy of street performance and dance.
The best routines use strong elements of dance, creativity and even sometimes humor to entertain audiences and impress judges.
Our association
Connected to the world stage.
The Comet Skippers compete at US and international events. They are members of the American Jump Rope Federation. AMJRF is the national governing body for the United States. The Comet Skippers also support the International Jump Rope Union. The IJRU is the world governing body for the sport of jump rope.
