(#74) Carly Simpson & Chris Brown - Progressing The Sport Of Jump Rope: Next Steps, Important History, And Valuable Resources

The Nate K-G Podcast

"One of the things that I took back to the team was making sure that you're not overtraining your athletes, and developing a rotation to ensure we're developing enough physical fitness training without using a rope." - Carly Simpson

Carly Simpson and Chris Brown are world champion jumpers and hosts of The Rope Wrap podcast. We completely get into the weeds with competitive jump rope culture in this episode, and it's awesome! If you're not a competitive jump rope coach or jumper, you'll still dig it, but know that we bring up a bunch of references here.

We get into so many detailed subjects about competitive teams and international organizations, including creating pathways for new jumpers to get involved with the sport, the history of international competition rules and their influence on how athletes participate in the sport, how to structure competitive team training to avoid athlete burnout, and how to progress the sport.

We also chat about some lighter things too like favorite performances, choreographing all of the routines in the Disney movie "Jump In!," learning the push up pull through for the first time, training for world championships, and more.
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Past guests on the podcast include: Unconventional Ropestress Sonny Smith, Luke Boon, Mike Fry, LJ LaVecchia, Coach Chris Walker,

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If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to spread the sport of jump rope! I also love reading the reviews!

For show notes and past guests, please visit natekg.com/jump-rope-blog.

Check out everything new I'm doing (tutorials, email newsletter, combos, etc.) at natekg.com/new.

Discover Nate's jump rope coaching programs: natekg.com/coaching.

Follow Nate:

Instagram: instagram.com/nate_kg

YouTube: youtube.com/CoachNateKG

Facebook: facebook.com/natekg

Chapters

1. (#74) Carly Simpson & Chris Brown - Progressing The Sport Of Jump Rope: Next Steps, Important History, And Valuable Resources (00:00:00)

2. How Carly Simpson Started Competitive Jump Rope (00:01:43)

3. How Chris Brown Started Competitive Jump Rope (00:03:12)

4. Learning The Push Up Pull Through For The First Time (00:05:02)

5. All Of The Teams Carly Simpson Has Jumped With (00:06:54)

6. Chris Brown's History With Different Jump Rope Teams (00:09:47)

7. Chris' University Experience (00:11:45)

8. Chris' Involvement With World Jump Rope (00:13:01)

9. When Carly Joined Rope Skipping Canada (00:14:25)

10. International Jump Rope Competition History, Rules, And Changes (00:17:42)

11. World Championships That Carly And Chris Attended (00:25:04)

12. Should Jump Rope Athletes Be "Well-Rounded" And Avoid Specialization? (00:26:07)

13. How Carly Structures Training For Her Team (00:31:04)

14. Carly's Experience Training Actors For The Disney "Jump In!" Movie (00:33:46)

15. Chris' Favorite Performances (00:38:00)

16. Training For Fusion Double Dutch Contests (00:40:27)

17. How Take Advantage During Moments Of Increasing Attention Towards The Sport (00:42:37)

18. Creating Pathways For People To Get Involved With The Sport (00:44:47)

19. How To Grow A Jump Rope Team (00:51:10)

20. Long Term Athlete Development (00:57:46)

21. What Limits Progress In The Sport? (01:01:59)

22. Chris' Experience On The "Golden Age" All Star Team (01:10:32)

23. Detailed Breakdown Of Carly's Team Training Structure (01:15:42)

24. Chris: What Is Jump To You? (01:26:53)

25. How Carly And Chris Became A Couple Through Jump Rope (01:27:37)

26. Carly: What Is Jump Rope To You? (01:32:20)