summer skip

so, as the days progress..
what are you up to?
b.d. here.

here's what's happening thus far...

July 11th through the 13th,
West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games in Reno-Tahoe Nevada!!!
It's time to grab your ropes and head on over to 'Vada and take it in. The registration deadline was June 20th, but this should be a heck of an event to see how regulated skipping competition goes down.

Check it out:

The 2008 West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games will consist of boys and girls’ basketball, baseball, diving, jump rope, karate, taekwondo, track & field, and wrestling. Young athletes between the ages of 5-18 are invited to participate, and may register by visiting the event website at www.wcaaujrogames.org. There are additional sports pending confirmation.

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is one of the largest, non-profit volunteer, sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. Founded in 1888, the AAU’s philosophy of “Sports for All, Forever” is shared by over half a million participants and volunteers.

Contacts: Amanda Stokes, AAU National Headquarters, 407-934-7200
Matt Williams, AAU Pacific District, 775-520-5446

THE RETURN OF DOUBLE DUTCHESS...
back in 2002, a bay area skipping crew called Double Dutchess took to the streets of SF with some mad freestyle skills and a quirky sense of humor. They held skipping classes at Cell Space in May of that year.
Well, 6 years later, they're back, holding open sessions, FOR FREE:

Classes are held Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons; there’s an open jump the first Saturday of every month. July’s is in Golden Gate Park — and it’s totally free.

They have also re-emerged as SFC Double Dutch, offering regular rope skipping classes in San Francisco.
For more information, you can check them out at http://www.sfcdoubledutch.com/home.htm

okie doke.
ciao for now.

keep fit.
do your reps.
practice a new move.

-bd