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The response came as the result of a question from someone
wondering about the ancient history of jump rope rhymes.
I sent her two responses that I found from various sources on some
ancient history.
Others did mention the formation of IRSO, so I didn’t find it necessary when I sent my last email to
repeat it.
Nonetheless none of us really helped Alisa, since it was the
formation of the rhymes that she was most interested in. I have been unable to find any
literature on that.
–Sorry.
In terms of the formation of USAJRF, I was able to find their
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The
sport of Jump Rope has received several major boosts in recent decades.
Even before the founding of the United States Amateur Jump Rope Federation,
(USAJRF,) in 1995, Double Dutch competition was popularized by the American
Double Dutch League in the late'70's. Single Rope, Double Dutch, and Long
Rope activities were also being developed and taught at camps and workshops
throughout the world by members of the International Rope Skipping
Organization, (IRSO.) Efforts were being made in the early '90's to promote
and standardize Rope Skipping by the World Rope Skipping Federation, (WRSF.) In
an attempt at cooperation between the proponents of the various disciplines
within the Jump Rope World, members from several organizations were invited
to develop a workable set of rules for a World Invitational Rope Skipping
Championship in 1993 and 1994. The resulting dialogue led to the formation of
a Planning Committee from IRSO and WRSF to form a national governing body for
the sport of Jump Rope. While the USAJRF Planning Committee was working towards
a merger and a national tournament structure, the leaders of Jump Rope were
approached by the Amateur Athletic Union, (AAU,) to participate through
Aerobics in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in 1995. This participation evolved
into the acceptance of Jump Rope into the AAU Family of Sports. It was also
during this time that FISAC, the international body governing Jump Rope was
formed and the The
Planning Committee met for two years prior to formation and included Jim
McCleary, Niki Glover, and Amy Steward. From there twelve people, (six from
IRSO and WRSF,) were selected, as the first official board, to construct a
new organization. Their purpose was to unify, thereby furthering, the sport
of rope skipping, in the These
original board members were: Brenda
Berry On
The
priorities of the first board were aimed at developing education materials,
and the sponsorship of a National Tournament. This became a reality with the
first nationals held at Walt Disney World Resort and the finals televised on
ESPN in the summer of 1996. A coaches handbook was the first publication
approved as the Official USAJRF Handbook in 1996, the newsletter was first
published, and at this time the website was created. USAJRF
has grown in many ways with more publications, a judging manual and video,
workshops all over the world, local and regional tournaments, a World
Championship held in |
Sorry.
Here is the best I could come up with:
Ken Solis may have some further information. You should be able to find him through
the USAJRF.org website under other US Jumpers.
Here is a site of various rhymes: http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/index.htm
Here are some quotes from Kens book on the history of Jump rope:
“According
to Dr. Ken Solis, author of The Jump Rope Primer, rope jumping may date back to
ancient
Then I found this article later written for a kids magazine in
The first skilled rope makers emerged from early
It took until the twentieth century for double Dutch to hit
the uptown streets. In the '40s and '50s,
jumping rope was all the rage in the inner city. Apartments and buildings were
stacked and sandwiched together with sprawling pavement front yards. Girls
would head to the sidewalks with their mothers' clotheslines, still wet from
laundry day if they could manage it so the ropes would be heavy enough to hit
the ground just right. By the late 1950s, double Dutch nearly became extinct as
it was overshadowed by the popularity of television and radio among youths. It
wasn't until 1973 when Officer Ulysses F. Williams of the NYPD chose to use
double Dutch in his youth outreach programs. The project was cleverly named
"Rope, not Dope", and its focus was to keep girls away from the
destructive temptations of the inner city. The amount of organized double Dutch
teams increased during the 1980s, and the
Before long, the ADDL would be created by former D.C. police
officer David Walker. He had seen the positive impact double Dutch had on his
community, watching girls being rescued from the lures of gangs, drugs, crime,
and sex. Shortly after the ADDL's inception, McDonalds restaurants began
sponsoring tournaments locally and nationally. This not only provided much
needed financial support for these events, but helped double Dutch gain a wider
audience and legitimize it as a sport. When McDonalds severed its ties with the
ADDL in the late 1990s, it also single-handedly collapsed the network of
rope-jumping leagues. The ADDL continued but struggled as it carried on without
McDonalds' clout and resources. Membership declined and tournaments were few
and far between. Double Dutch went back to the streets and so did the children
Rene'
Bibaud
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206.313.1757
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Subject: Re: [Jump Rope] more
history
hi all, reading rene's history of
jump rope, i found it odd to not read about IRSO, and it's formation since it
was so influential in this sport. I hope I didn't miss that account in an
email that came before that one, furthermore a complete story would include the
fomation of FISAC AND USAJRF. Unfortunately I dont have the original sets
of emails to see if those pieces of information were included...if so, forgive
me.
jumperifically,
ankur
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