Jump Rope Summer Camp 2019
JOIN ROPEWORKS THIS SUMMER FOR OUR FUN-FILLED
JUMP ROPE CAMPS 2019
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.
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 2019 CAMP LOCATIONS
To Register, Contact the Camp Host Directly
June 26-28 9am to noon Mukilteo YMCA – Mukilteo WA
REGISTER AND INFO HERE
July 1-3 San Juan Island Parks and Rec – San Juan Island, WA
Register HERE
July 8-12 University Family YMCA at Sandpoint – Seattle, WA
$260 for members. $300 non members
Jump rope portion runs 9:30-12:30PM
Register HERE – also offers wrap around care.
July 22-26 1PM to 4PM
Shoreline Community Center – Seattle WA
$215 members/ $258 non members GO HERE TO REGISTER
July 29-Aug 2 1PM to 4PM
Shoreline Community Center – Seattle WA
$215 members/ $258 non members GO HERE TO REGISTER
August 12-16 9am to noon
Sartori Elementary School – Renton
$189.00 332 Park Ave N, Renton, WA 98057
GO HERE TO REGISTER (coming soon)
August 26-30 1PM to 4PM – VFW West Seattle
$215.00 ($50 DEPOSIT AT REGISTRATION)
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 (12PM to 4:45PM)
WHY JUMP ROPE?
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.