AMAZING Jump Rope Performance at US Naval Academy - Kings Firecrackers... WOW!

Youtube ^ | 4-18-09

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You have never seen anyone jump rope like this!

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VIDEO

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The Firecrackers are a performance jump rope team made up of talented 4th-8th graders from the Kings Local School District in Ohio. Coached by Lynn Kelley, they perform at venues across the country. Some notable past performances have been at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a Presidential Inauguration and an appearance on The David Letterman Show.

FAQ

How did the team originate?

The Firecrackers grew out of an elementary school physical education exposition. Coach Lynn Kelly was looking for a rhythmic activity that could be choreographed to music. She found some jump ropes, a few interested students and some good music. The response to the activity was so positive, that it was suggested that the group perform at halftime of a Junior Varsity basketball game. More overwhelmingly positive feedback lead the team to perform at more high school games and then eventually college and NBA basketball games.

How often does the team practice?

The team practices approximately two hours a day, five to six times per week.

How do kids join the team?

There are tryouts each year. Tryouts are open to students in the Kings Local School District in Ohio who are going into grades 4-8.

What type of ropes does the team use?

The Firecrackers use very light weight beaded jump ropes.

What is the fee for a performance?

Donations are accepted for performances. If interested, please contact us for details.

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Whew! .. Holy Moly .. truly amazing .. gotta play this to get moving in the morning. What a great safe, healthy and fun American activity for kids .. God bless 'em!

[oyez]

I get out of breath just watching.

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~~Just good to see kids and good old fashioned fun .. PING!

[Swede Girl]

btt

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I know .... LOL! That energy .. mylord.
I can’t imagine the aching legs .. aah, youth.

[Allegra]

Wow....very impressive!

[Brad's Gramma]

Oh For Pete’s sake....WE could do this too, right?

RIGHT? Bwaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!

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REALLY neat ping to Logan’s Prayer Warriors!!! God bless these girls!!!

[Soothesayer9]

Loved the 80s music. Out of breath watching that.

[STARWISE]

In our yute.... ;)

Now .. I hurt just watching ... what endurance!

[JoeProBono]

[Brad's Gramma]

I don’t think I was that coordinated in my YUTE!!! :)

Boy, they’re something else....!!

[wastedyears]

I used to spend whole periods in gym class with a leather jump rope when I was in high school. I’m lucky if I could do 5 minutes now.

[SupplySider]

These girls are awesome!

American girls rock. Thank God Hasan's dream will never materialize here, and we won't put these beautiful girls in black bags.

[STARWISE]

Aren’t they so adorable .. compared to
the celebutard, Britney/hiphop-loving, crowd ?

[9YearLurker]

Do they look fit or what?

[Yaelle]

BG, if you can do all THAT I will be very happy for you!!! Feeling better??

[Brad's Gramma]

My dear Yaelle.... if I could do that it would be a medical miracle...

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Very good and creative! What’ the matter w/those girls, don’t they know to huff and puff and perspire! ;)

[lysie]

Wow!

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BTTT

[Red_Devil 232]

These young Ladies are amazing! Thank you for this up lifting post.

[GRRRRR]

Heck, I just pulled a hamstring WATCHING that!

God Bless them all! Kids in activities like this learn self control, discipline and team work, things that will take them very far in life.

America ROCKS!

[MEG33]

Wow ...terrific!

[LucyJo]

Wow! That improved my blood circulation by just watching them! Ha.

Thanks for the post and ping. : ))))

[Grammy]

What fun. Just sent the link to my granddaughter.

[cubreporter]

Well we all did used to do a mean jump rope and double dutch too. I think that was the extent of it though. Im sure we could have done this at their age with practice too. We were young and agile. Of course we could. :)