III.5.1. Categorization of basic elements

On the basis of the path of the rope:

• Swaying: the rope is not jumped over
• Swinging: the rope passes under one or both legs, and it can be done forward, backward and with single, double or triple swings.

On the basis of the arm movement:

• arms crossing in front of the body
• arms crossing behind the body
• alternating arms
• swinging in front of the knee
• swinging behind knee

On the basis of leg movement and leg swings:

• legs spread
• touching the heel and toes, crossings
• knee lifts and leg swings

On the basis of turns around vertical axis:

• 90-degree turn
• 180-degree turn
• 270-degree turn
• 360-degree turn

Acrobatic elements:

• support positions and tilts
• handsprings on the side, forward and backward
• somersaults, rundel

Combined elements:

Elements, in which we can find the movement characteristics of at least two groups of elements. One element must be a swing-type except for the basic swing.

There are single- and double-rope exercises.

Double-rope exercises (Double-Dutch) are the most spectacular, but most complicated exercises in rope jumping, so, in a group competition, it is very important that the skippers have trained a lot together. (Ferenczy, 1999)