Skipping workshop
 At
Leamington we took part
in a sjipping workshop that was run by an outside
agency. Each key stage 2 year group got the chance
to take part in a 45 minute workshop were we were
taught new skills and how to work as a team. Here
is a little bit of information about it:
Skipping
Workshops was set up in 1997 by former primary
school headteacher Harold Galley. He started a
skipping club at his school and soon became aware
of the many advantages of encouraging skipping.
These include better levels of fitness, improved
behaviour on the playground and significant gains
in overall levels of performance in all aspects
of PE.
Skipping Workshops
began providing services to schools in the South-West
London area in 1997 and has gradually expanded
so that, by 2003, every LEA in England was being
offered free skipping demonstrations. Skipping
Workshops coaches come from a variety of backgrounds.
Many, like Harold Galley, have long service as
primary school teachers. All coaches undertaken
a rigorous training programme provided by the
company and all are recognised by the British
Rope Skipping Association.(BRSA). The company’s
coaches regularly attend events organised by the
BRSA. Two of our coaches, Harold Galley and Sue
Dale, run high quality display teams that promote
skipping throughout the UK.
 The
majority of our work is in primary schools, although
we have also been invited to secondary schools,
sport centres and even football clubs. We run
regular workshops during evenings and holiday
periods for a variety of organisations.
The aim of the company
is to encourage children, teaching and non-teaching
staff (and parents) to skip in order to improve
health, playground behaviour and social skills.
It appeals to children of all ages and is one
of the few activities that encourages boys and
girls to play together.
Skipping helps with
co-ordination, concentration, co-operation and
communication skills, as well as all the obvious
health benefits relating to calorie burning and
weight loss. It’s athletic, aerobic and gymnastic.
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