Read more jump rope stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16629/jump-rope.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 15:01:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33460/double-dutch-made-nyc-school-sport.htmlKatherine Thompson<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=122852&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401005754' border='0' />New York City schools will offer a new sport this spring: competitive double dutch jump-roping. The first school district to start official teams has done so in recognition of the sport's popularity among the city's youth—and to promote fitness, AP reports. "It's something that builds stamina," explains one coach...Long popular on New York City sidewalks, Double Dutch will become an officially sanctioned varsity sport in city public schools in the spring of 2009. http://www.newser.com/story/33460/double-dutch-made-nyc-school-sport.htmlSun, 27 Jul 2008 14:56:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/11248/us-jump-rope-team-seeks-edge.htmlZach Samalin<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=43961&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030055' border='0' />After a long tenure as an America-dominated pastime, jump-rope has gone global in recent years—and Japanese teams are leading the way. With a key competition on the horizon, the Wall Street Journal reports on a North Carolina team that is trying to reclaim America's glory by taking a page...The Bouncing Bulldogs, an American double-dutch team tired of losing to Japanese competitors, went as far as training in Japan to reclaim their edge.http://www.newser.com/story/11248/us-jump-rope-team-seeks-edge.htmlThu, 08 Nov 2007 22:06:57 CST