Jump Rope Summer Camp 2021
JOIN ROPEWORKS THIS SUMMER FOR OUR FUN-FILLED
JUMP ROPE CAMPS 2021
Each of our specialized camps are directed and taught by Rene Bibaud – Ropeworks owner and creator, using her highly acclaimed approach to skill development and growth mindset providing participants a personal, high quality experience focused on the whole child.
Our camps are designed for kids aged 7 -14. We work on single rope skills, partner routines, long rope and double dutch jumping. Each person is challenged at their own skill level, and camp is open to kids of any skill level – from beginners to members of jump rope teams.
Athletes learn to build skills in a success-oriented, scaffolding approach and offers each individual tools to continually push skill development. We offer a ton of games to build coordination, timing, foot speed and endurance while maintaining a balance of a fun summer time activity kids will rave about for years to come!
Age range: 7 -14
3 hours per day
Some locations offer extended day or wrap around care
We perform for family at the conclusion of camp.
SUMMER 2021 CAMP LOCATIONS
To Register, Contact the Camp Host Directly
Summer 2021 Camps
WEEK OF:
- June 28 Meridian School 9am to noon REGISTER
- July 5 Loyal Heights CC 1pm – 4pm (Ballard) REGISTER
- July 12 High Point CC 9am – noon (West Seattle) REGISTER
- July 19 Montlake CC 1pm – 4pm (Montlake) REGISTER
- July 26 The Evergreen school 9am – noon (Shoreline) *** REGISTER
- Aug 16 Jefferson CC 1:30 PM – 5pm (Beacon Hill) REGISTER
- Aug 7, 9 and 10 Ninja Team Training Camp – VFW West Seattle*** 11am – 3pm REGISTER
***Contact Us for More Info about Training Camp
Ninja Training
Pre team & team plus acrobatics and choreography camp. Team members and pre-team members plus general public will participate in a deep dive into jump rope choreography, dance and acrobatics with a special focus on creating new skills and routines with choreography at the center of our work. Some wrap around care available
WHY JUMP ROPE?
Jumping rope is an incredible lifetime fitness activity. Athletes use rope jumping for agility, timing, coordination, foot-speed and endurance. Learning the skill early in life helps develop the skills for a lifetime of rope jumping for fun and fitness.
Jumping rope is an excellent exercise for cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance and coordination. Now researchers are learning that physical activity like jumping rope also prepares the brain for optimal learning too. So, it’s great for the mind, the body and the soul!
Current brain research supports the need for movement in the learning process. Here are just a few ways that jumping rope may help prepare the brain for learning.
- Raising heart rate gets more blood to the brain, feeding it needed nutrients and oxygen for heightened alertness and mental focus.
- Aerobic exercise grows new brain cells in rodents, and promising research suggests that may also apply to humans. In short, jumping rope is an exercise that allows both brain hemispheres to perform parallel.
- The vestibular system that creates spatial awareness and mental alertness is strengthened through activities such as jumping rope. Balance and jumping activities provide the student with a framework for reading and other academic skills.
- Rhythmic aspects of jumping rope can develop the internal dialogue needed to establish basic reading skills. Beat awareness and beat competency simulate the basic rhythm patterns of our language that need to be established for better language acquisition.
- Physical activity reduces stress. Cardiovascular exercise places the brain into homeostasis and contributes to balancing the body’s chemistry, electrical and organ systems. Exercise can have similar benefits as some anti-depressant medications. Jumping rope can be a lifelong activity requiring little equipment, time and space.