What started as a lunchtime jump rope fundraising program at a Bundaberg school has grown into a competitive skipping squad. Now three Queensland pupils have been selected to represent Australia at the world championships, in Japan.
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00:00It requires speed, strength and laser-like focus.
00:07This is not your average schoolyard jump rope.
00:11Unless you've seen it, nobody understands.
00:13James picked up a rope for the first time three years ago
00:16when he arrived in Queensland from South Africa.
00:19I couldn't even skip once and I kept on tripping up
00:23and then suddenly I got one.
00:25The Year 7 student quickly took to the sport
00:28and is now one of three at his Bundaberg school
00:31selected to represent Australia in Japan
00:33at the World Jump Rope Championships in July.
00:36It's quite nerve-wracking
00:39considering that the best in the world are going to be there
00:42but I think we're going to do well.
00:44I don't know where it comes from
00:46but every single child in that school is just extremely talented.
00:50The Save Luke Skipping program has been so successful
00:53the school was able to lobby Skipping Australia
00:56to bring the state championships to Bundaberg
00:58the first time the event has been held in a regional area.
01:01Outside of the fierce competition
01:03the sport is encouraging more students to get active
01:06and breeding close friendships.
01:08It's just really an easy activity that you can implement
01:11and have some fun with your kids
01:13and bring a little bit of physical activity back into your life
01:16which is awesome.