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50/50 Raffle for Calgary Skip Squad

50/50 Raffle for Calgary Skip Squad

Support Our Athletes Through Our 50/50 Raffle We’re excited to announce that our 50/50 raffle is now live in support of the 2026 Alberta Provincial Jump Rope Championships in Calgary. This raffle gives our community a fun and easy way to support the athletes and families who are helping make this competition possible. Half of…

Westjet Raffle - Win Two Flights AND Cash!

Westjet Raffle - Win Two Flights AND Cash!

Help support the athletes of the Calgary Skip Squad. The funds raised will help our athletes with travel related expenses for the upcoming competitions, registration fees, etc. Tickets are $10 and only 1200 tickets are being printed! Buy a ticket from one of our athletes directly or contact the club at info@calgaryskipsquad.com to purchase a…

Why Joining a Competitive Jump Rope Team Can Be Life-Changing

Why Joining a Competitive Jump Rope Team Can Be Life-Changing

Competitive jump rope is an exhilarating sport that offers numerous life-changing benefits. Here’s why joining a competitive jump rope team can be a transformative experience: Physical Fitness and Health Competitive jump rope is a high-intensity sport that provides a full-body workout. It improves cardiovascular health, builds muscle strength, and enhances coordination and flexibility. Athletes who…

What is Recreational Jump Rope?

What is Recreational Jump Rope?

Rope skipping is an activity fun for kids and adults, athletes, and non-athletes alike. Not only is skipping fun, it’s also an excellent calorie burner, increases bone density, builds agility, and improves your brain function! Jump rope can help children develop a foundation for all physical fitness activities by improving such things as balance, co-ordination,…

Rope skipping offers physical, emotional and social benefits to Calgary team

Rope skipping offers physical, emotional and social benefits to Calgary team

CALGARY – Competitive rope skipping might have winners and losers, but according to a few members of the Calgary Skip Squad, there are rarely hard feelings at the end of it all. “It is competitive — but it’s not like other sports, where it’s competitive but you don’t want to talk to other people [after…

Calgary rope skipping athletes pushing for more recognition

Calgary rope skipping athletes pushing for more recognition

By MARY GETANEH Star Metro Calgary Tues., August 7, 2018 CALGARY—Double-Dutchers are doubling down on their efforts to get their competitive sport more recognition with the hopes that they’ll one day see jump rope in the Olympics. It’s a hard sport, that’s what 13-year-old Halle Borden wants people to understand. “It does (frustrate me) because…

From the playground to the podium: Calgary jump ropers have Olympic dreams

From the playground to the podium: Calgary jump ropers have Olympic dreams

CALGARY — Try doing a handstand. Now, try doing a handstand as double-Dutch ropes twirl around you. And try doing that without getting tangled. Competitive rope-skipping has been around in Canada for three decades, but it’s more often thought of as a children’s playground game than a bona fide sport. Members of a newly formed…