Learn the Ropes 2012

Rachel had a workshop today for jump rope.  It was the annual Learn the Ropes workshop that the Cardinal Skippers put on.  The Skippers had some area jump rope teams and also some well-known national jumpers there.  They are the ones who helped teach the kids the ropes. : )

Rachel was very proud to be a part of the team today... it was fun to see her excitement.

She had some friends from school that attended the workshop and you could tell Rachel had a lot of fun jumping with them and doing tricks together with them.  It was so neat to see all the young kids having so much fun.

Of course, I wish I would have taken more pictures and videos.  I was in judges training all day, so although I was at the school the entire day I really didn't have that much time to watch the jumpers.  I was nervous for the training, but it ended up being okay.  I was worried for nothing.

Here are a few pictures... nothing too special.

I did get to watch the staff show at the end of the day.  The jumpers are just amazing!  I get the goose-bumps when I watch them.  It's so neat!!!

Here are a couple videos...

Here is a youtube video also of one of the jumpers that was here.  So awesome!!

http://youtu.be/okt_UoP3j4s

This jumper was also here today, too... Mike Fry.  He has set up this wonderful program to help get kids jumping in Tanzania and Kenya.  Pretty neat.

http://www.oneworldonerope.org/index.html 

Rachel is loving being a Skipper so far and hope that continues.  The team seems to be filled with some great girls and the coaches are wonderful.  Always lots of smiles and laughing... what I love most about it.  Another thing I really like about it is that when someone messes up they usually just try the same skill/trick again and it doesn't even seem to phase them.  They don't get upset... they just keep trying.  Love that so much.

Thanks to everyone who made the workshop a success today!

Keep smiling!