Chinese Jump Rope Directions

Chinese jump rope is a fun alternative to traditional jump roping

Jump rope is a popular game for children as well as a good way to keep physically fit. Chinese jump rope is a fun twist on traditional jump roping games. Instead of one or two jump ropes swinging around a jumper, a Chinese jump rope is an enclosed piece of elastic held in place around the ankles of two holders. A jumper then jumps in, out and around the rope.

Things You'll Need

• Three players
• Elastic Chinese jump rope

Instructions

1. Choose the holders and the jumper. To start, two players will hold the elastic Chinese jump rope. The holders face each other with the rope stretched tight around their ankles. Players take turns holding the jump rope and jumping.

2. Decide if jumpers will follow a jump sequence. Players can determine a jump sequence before play begins. Another option is for one of the holders, or even the jumper, to randomly call out the jumps. The jumper stands outside of the rope until the game begins.

3. Call out the jumps. Once the jumper begins, the jumps must be called out until the sequence is complete or the jumper misses a jump. A miss is when the jumper does not do the called jump or touches the rope. Then the jumper becomes a holder and that holder is the new jumper.

Tips & Warnings

• An "IN" jump is when both feet are inside the rope. The left foot lands on the left side of the rope at the same time as the right lands on the right side of the rope for the "ON" jump. Jump and land with both feet outside of the rope on one side for an "OUT" call. For "SIDE OUT", the jumper jumps with both feet from one side of both ropes to the other side. "STRADDLE OUT" has the jumper with the left foot on the outside of the left rope and the right foot outside of the right rope.

References

• How to Play Chinese Jump Rope