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News & Updates is a short video to keep you updated with everything concurrent with the sport.

This month Cory created the first Jump Rope Emoji, a world record has been reached, this weekend is Arnolds, and new Jump Rope Jam video shows are announced.

Oh, also George, Eilea’s dog, has been a bad boy!

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March 4, 2017 0 comment

Update

#iWantJumpRopeEmoji

written by Cory

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!

Just to make sure I didn’t miss the jump rope emoji, I went to the official Unicode Emoji website. Once there I confirmed that there were no single rope, double dutch, or even a jump rope by itself Emojis.

But we can change that!

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. Below, I present you with my finished results.

Jump Rope – Rope

Jump Rope -Double Dutch

Jump Rope – Single Rope

However, this is only just the first step, and I can’t do this next part alone!

The next step is submitting an Emoji proposal to Unicode. Anyone can submit a proposal for an emoji character, but the proposal needs to have all of the right information for it to have a chance of being accepted. The two most important factors for inclusion are based on how many people use the unofficial Emoji and how many people are asking for the creation of an official Emoji.

What can you do to help?

To help make this a reality download and use the Emojis in your social media feeds, all while using #iWantJumpRopeEmoji.

The more people who reply, share, and use the #iWantJumpRopeEmoji the better chance our proposal will have to becoming a reality.

Download your Jump Rope Emoji here:

March 1, 2017 2 comments

Jumper Spotlight Jumper Spotlight Videos

Welcome Tori Boggs – Jumper Spotlight: Season 2.1

written by Cory

Tori Boggs

Today Jump Rope Jam is proud to spotlight the amazingly talented, and, one of the most hardworking, jump rope athletes, Tori Boggs!

Photo by @darlabellerphotography

Currently living in Columbus, Ohio, Tori started rope skipping at the age of 5. She travels the world teaching her sport, performing in a variety of events and shows, and competing at the world-level competitions.

As a performer she continues to work as a jump roper, tumbler, acrobat, fire artist, parkour specialist, rope tumbler, actress, and public speaker.

Tori also works as a trainer, choreographer, designer, and director specializing in performance design and creation as well as athlete training and development.

Jumper Spotlight Video

Tori has been featured on The Ellen Show, America’s Got Talent, ESPN, Showtime, CNN, Robin Meade Morning Express, NBA Halftimes, MACY’S Thanksgiving Day Parade, Junior Olympis & Special Olympics, Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic International, and Buckeye Classic (largest gymnastics meet in the U.S.).

That is why, when Tori agreed to appearing on Jump Rope Jam, Eilea and I felt extremely lucky!

Now without further ado the first video cast of the new season of Jump Rope Jam. Jumper Spotlight – Tori Boggs

The first ever University Jump Rope Summit:

Ohio State Summit

Recently, Tori, working with her team, Ohio State Jump Rope, put together an amazing event at Ohio State University, the first ever University Jump Rope Summit.

The summit was held in conjunction with the first annual National College Jump Rope Championship. Following the competition there was a free workshop open to all OSU students on 1/21 & a free performance by the college teams & special guests.

The awards handed out were handmade by Boggs and the 24 other members of Ohio State’s jump-rope team.

STATS:

Stat cards are back! Enjoy Tori Boggs’ stat card and then let us know if you would like Jump Rope Jam to make a stat card for you next.

Contact

If you want to learn more about Tori, go check out her amazingly designed website: ToriBoggs.com

Want to follow Tori Boggs on social media? You can do so @ToriBoggs on FB and Twitter & @snorib on Instagram

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.

If you would like to be spotlighted, or have someone else you think should be spotlighted, feel free to e-mail us at [email protected]

January 24, 2017 1 comment