What should I do if my child doesn’t know how to jump rope?

Rope skipping is a very suitable sport for children and teenagers, as it can promote children's growth and development. Children who like jumping exercises will not only improve their cardiopulmonary function, but also their intelligence. However, many children are young and their sense of balance, coordination and orientation may not be very good, so it is difficult for them to learn to jump rope. So how do you teach children to skip rope? Let me tell you below.

Play some small games to help children warm up for skipping rope

Learn to bounce

Before learning to skip rope, often do some jumping exercises and endurance exercises with your children, such as frog jumps, jumping on trampolines, jumping up to touch objects, and hopping on one foot. In this way, the child's feet will be much more flexible when he actually jumps rope. You can also let your child play games such as climbing upside down slides and climbing cylinders to help them get used to "not being afraid of difficulties."

Empty-handed jump

The purpose of empty-handed jumping is mainly to train children to become familiar with and master the rhythm of "jumping". The mother can stand opposite the child, clapping her hands and saying "one, two, three" while jumping with her feet to the rhythm, repeating this several times. Then, following the familiar rhythm, the mother pulls the child's hands from behind and lets his arms rotate and shake like skipping rope in coordination with the jumping. Finally, let the child jump up and down with both feet at the same time, and shake his arms empty-handed. When shaking, use your shoulder as the axis, apply force with your wrists, and keep your palms facing down or facing each other.

Kangaroo Jump

The child stands in front of the mother. The mother shakes the rope and chants "one, two, three, jump" while taking the child to jump in pairs like kangaroos, allowing the child to experience the feeling of his feet leaving the ground and the rope sliding underneath.

Personally

The child holds both ends of the rope with one hand and imitates the rope skipping movements to the rhythm, requiring both feet to jump when the rope lands. You can hold the rope alternately with your left and right hands. After the children are familiar with the movement, teach them to hold the rope handle with both hands, with the rope hanging behind them; shake the rope from back to front, and quickly jump up with their feet as the rope shakes, allowing the rope to slide under their feet.

The above is the method of teaching children to jump rope. In the process of teaching children to jump rope, parents should learn to explore and master the most effective training methods, find out the reasons why they cannot jump rope well, and provide targeted guidance based on the reasons. As long as parents pay more attention, proceed step by step, and don't rush things, children can still learn.