A STRONG COMMUNITY

When I created the iPhone game, “Jump Fuzzy Jump (The first jump rope iPhone game),” I never dreamed the trial venture would drag me into the world of competitive jump rope. And that’s because I’d never heard of competitive jump rope.  It’s not surprising – the sport is not exactly plastered all over TV screens and sports magazines.

Seeing a strong community and a potential opportunity for future success in the sport of jump rope, I partnered with jump rope athlete, and, expert Eilea Given.

Utilizing Jump Rope Jam, he drove a focused external relations strategy for the global competitive jump rope community, leading to the formation of a unified, national professional organization. This introduced the sport to new audiences, gained it recognition, establishing a platform for monetization, legitimized the sport and laid a path for inclusion in the 2028 Olympics —as of this year, the sport is now part of the Olympic Channel programming.

On Jumper Spotlight we highlight someone who is, or has been, important to our sport and community.

The people we highlight can be athletes, judges, announcers, coaches, or just someone who’s passion for the sport has impacted you, your team, our community, or our sport, in an important way.

“I was very happy to collaborate with Cory Gerard from Jump Rope Jam to create the first of what I hope is an ongoing video series. The idea is to focus on the history of different jump rope tricks. The first episode features a trick that I was a part of creating; the Subway.

Cory deserves most of the credit here. It was his concept, art, and editing that brought this to life.

I simply provided the links to the videos and recorded the narration. I think it turned out great.

Let us know what YOU think.”

-Chris Holmes

Jammed into something new

by Kate Dolan | May 10, 2016 |

When graphic designer Cory Gerard created an experimental iPhone game called “Jump Fuzzy Jump,” he never dreamed the trial venture would drag him into the world of competitive jump rope. And that’s because he’d never heard of competitive jump rope.  It’s not surprising – the sport is not exactly plastered all over TV screens and sports magazines.

But now he’s on a mission to change all that. Together with jumping expert Brandon, Gerard has started Jump Rope Jam, a media presence designed to raise public awareness of the sport of jump rope. Jump Rope Jam includes a website and regular podcasts with guest speakers, plus a blog, Instagram feed (@JumpRopeJam,) Facebook page and more.

How did someone who’d never heard of competitive jump rope suddenly find himself devoting substantial time and energy to help the sport gain recognition? First, the jumpers found his game. Then they found him. Brandon, a speed record holder who has jumped with the Green Belt S.I.T.Y. Stars since he was five-years-old, connected with Gerard and shared his infectious passion for the sport. After talking to Brandon and other jumpers and watching numerous videos, Gerard was soon hooked.

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/by Chris Holmes

Today I had the pleasure of being interviewed for the Jump Rope Jam podcast. It will air in a couple of weeks, and I’ll be sure to share it here once it goes live. We discussed some of the history of our sport and I shared some of my favorite videos with them. It was so much fun that I’m sure we’ll do it again.

I had a great time talking with hosts Cory and Eilea. Once again I’m reminded why I love Jump Rope so much… it’s filled with great people that truly have a passion for the sport. Please go check them out and support what they are doing.

Video Game Pitch

After updating her phone’s iOS, my wife was excited to share with me the new Emojis that she now had access to.

​There were Emojis for dancing, fencing, surfing, weight lifting, gymnastics, water polo, handball and even juggling.

​However, there were no Jump Rope Emojis!

​Knowing my passion for the sport, and my artistic skills, my wife said that if there aren’t any jump rope Emoji, I should create them, and, thats just what I did.

My friendships with local musicians came in handy when I tried to solve a problem I saw that jumpers were having on Youtube: jump rope athlete’s videos of their routines were being taken down because they were using copyrighted music. After receiving approval from the musicians, I provided links to their music on the Jump Rope Jam website to members of JRJ only.

How Jump Rope Jams is advertised on the JRJ website:

Do you post videos of yourself or your team jumping to music on YouTube, only to have the videos taken down due to copyright? Members of jump rope jam won’t need to worry about that problem anymore. Sign up for a free account and you will have access to a list of ever growing copyright free music that you can use in your routine and videos!

“I tried to upload a video of my daughter jumping earlier and FB deleted it because there was music playing in the background.

So thank you to Jump Rope Jam for providing “copyright safe” music that jumpers can use for their videos.

Meg selected a song called “Nosferatu,” and it’s by Signal for Pilot.”

-Kate Dolan

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