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Rene Bibaud's Complete Fundamentals of Rope Jumping DVD:Teach

Rene Bibaud's Complete Fundamentals of Rope Jumping DVD:Teach

A Teaching Guide

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$40.95 CAD


 

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    With Rene Bibaud's Complete Fundamentals of Rope Jumping DVD, you can
    -teach rope jumping through a structured and progressive process;
    -keep your students moving, interested, challenged, and on task;
    -know common mistakes to watch for and how to correct them; and
    -effectively teach eight sets of skills.
    Long a staple in physical education programs, the jump rope is a proven, effective, and inexpensive tool—especially useful given today's education budget constraints. Yet many physical education teachers struggle with how to get the most from rope jumping.

    Rene Bibaud's Complete Fundamentals of Rope Jumping DVD will help teachers use those jump ropes—and help kids ages 7 through 11 have fun while being active. This 108-minute DVD takes the educator through eight sets of skill breakdowns, including single-rope skills, long-rope activities, group routines, build-ups for double dutch, and fun games. Instructor Rene Bibaud provides personal stories, entertaining metaphors, and inspiring messages and motivational tools, as well as concise and uncomplicated lesson plans with measurable outcomes that can be printed from a computer.

    Rene Bibaud's Complete Fundamentals of Rope Jumping DVD has these features:
    -A structured and progressive process for teaching
    -Skills introduced with quick start-up notes with expanded background on each topic
    -Common mistakes to watch for—and their solutions
    -Lesson plans in logical sequence and with flexibility for tailoring to teachers' needs
    Rene Bibaud, a five-time world champion of rope jumping who was a lead performer and coach for the renowned Cirque du Soleil, shares her proven smart progression program that she developed over decades of teaching. Bibaud's approach is highly organized and calls on strong visual and verbal cues, maximizing efficiency and effectiveness while maintaining students' interest.

    Physical Education teachers will find Rene Bibaud's Complete Fundamentals of Rope Jumping DVD a great resource for using jump ropes, teaching new skills, and keeping kids active—all packed into an easy-to-use DVD led by the talented and inspiring Rene Bibaud.

    Audience

    Resource for physical education and classroom teachers of children ages 7 through 11.

    DVD Sections

    DVD Section 1 Introduction
    Rene's Biography
    Content of Video
    Smart Sequencing
    Teaching Tips
    Rene's Philosophy of Learning

    DVD Section 2 Single-Rope Skills: Series 1
    Sizing Your Rope
    Ready Position
    Swing and Catch
    Basic Bounce
    Side Swing
    Jumping Jax
    Full Twist
    Advanced Full Twist
    Cross
    Continuous Cross
    Side Swing Cross
    Cross-Cross
    One-Foot Hop
    Jogging Step
    Double Jogger
    Swing Kick
    Swing Kick Cross
    Walk the Dog
    Rope Manipulation Highlights: Where Walk the Dog Can Go
    Pretzel
    Pretzel Mastery

    DVD Section 3 Review and Teaching Tips: Series 1

    -Review Skill Series 1 in “rundown” form with VO quick tips.

    -Teaching Tip—Magic Rope: Making a Magic Rope for a Training Tool

    -Teaching Tip—Importance of Swing and Catch

    -Teaching Tip—Perfect Side Swings

    -Teaching Tip—Young Jumpers
    DVD Section 4 Single-Rope Skills: Series 2
    Helicopter
    Blender
    Body Wrap
    Double Up, Double
    Spread Eagle
    Cossacks
    Spread Eagle Cross
    Cossack Cross
    Basic Push-Up
    Push-Up Whip
    Double Under
    Double Under Cross
    Double Unders in a Row
    Triple Under
    180 Turn
    360 Turn
    Mad Dog
    Kick and Catch

    DVD Section 5 Review and Teaching Tips: Series 2

    -Review of Skill Series 2 in Rundown Form With VO Quick Tips

    -Teaching Tip—Personal Best

    -Teaching Tip—Big Little as an Instant Activity

    -Teaching Tip—Motivational Tools: Posters and Pencils
    DVD Section 6 Single-Rope Skills: Series 3
    Can-Can
    Can-Can Cross
    Up and Over Can Can
    Skier
    Skier Double Under
    Bell
    Bell Moving Sideways
    Bell Cross
    Scissors
    Scissors Backward
    Watermelon
    Watermelon 360
    Texas Star
    Texas Stars in a Row
    Pretzel Cross
    Pretzel Cross Switches
    Front Back Cross
    Front Back Cross Double Under

    DVD Section 7 Review and Teaching Tips: Series 3

    -Review of Skill Series 3 in Rundown Form With VO Quick Tips

    -Teaching Tip—Your Skills Tool Chest
    DVD Section 8 Freestyle

    DVD Section 9 Partner Work
    Side by Side
    Partner Routine
    Shared Rope
    Shared Rope Routine
    Big Little
    Big Little Routine

    DVD Section 10 Long Rope and Double Dutch
    Run and Leap
    Rapid Fire
    Cat and Mouse
    Jumping Into Long Rope
    Long Rope Tricks
    Double Dutch
    Triple Jumping
    With a Partner
    Jogging Step
    Spread Eagle
    Basketball Bounce
    Full Twist
    Can-Can

    DVD Section 11 PDFs of Lesson Plans

    Rene Bibaud is a five-time world champion of rope jumping who held a world record for speed jumping. Currently an ESPN color commentator, Bibaud toured for more than four years with the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil as a lead performer and coach. She continues to consult regularly with Cirque du Soleil and still performs for them at high-level events.

    Bibaud also performs and speaks to thousands of young people each year at school assemblies and workshops across the country. Participants at her instructional sessions often comment that Rene breaks down skills better than anyone they've ever seen. She has also appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, MTV, Sesame Street, Good Morning America, the Today Show, and many other national shows and networks. She is the founder of Ropeworks, a company focused on jump rope instruction.