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Kings Firecrackers: Now THIS is Jumping Rope

By Queuebot in Sports, Video Clips on Apr 20, 2009 at 1:15 pm



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Holy moley. I remember jumping rope as a kid, and always thought I was pretty good; heck, I could get through most of the Alphabet (eg: A my name is Alli, etc.). Boy, was I wrong. These young ladies make Double Dutch look like sleep walking.

The Kings Firecrackers are a group of elementary and Jr High school girls from Kings Local School District in Ohio who, besides doing their school work and keeping their grades up, practice for 5 days a week, 2 hrs a day jumping rope. And it pays off; they’ve been on Late Night With David Letterman, in the Macy’s Day parade, at one of Bush’s inaugurations as well as in American Girl magazine.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to take a nap. Just watching them has me exhausted. If you’re not too wiped out, you can take a peek at their blog: Link

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  1. lannaxe96
    Apr 20th, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    Very cool! I used to do this as a child.

  2. LisaL
    Apr 20th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    Very cool. I couldn't even double dutch when I was little lol. I wasn't very good at doing it solo either lol... that doesn't sound right but you know what I mean heh.

  3. BartC3
    Apr 20th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    its jumping rope...woo.

  4. SenorMysterioso
    Apr 20th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    How many times have you seen a standing ovation for the half time show

  5. DaveL
    Apr 20th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Time slowed down, I got tunnel vision, saw rose petals and everything. Thanks!

  6. David Govett
    Apr 21st, 2009 at 1:41 am

    Absolutely brilliant. Girls that dedicated will achieve much in life.

  7. emmakate
    Apr 21st, 2009 at 10:40 am

    I feel inadequate for not even being able to complete a 30 minute work out which involves jumping rope for about 30 seconds...I'm so jealous of their endurance and their calf muscles

  8. mmm
    Apr 21st, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    "... at one of Bush’s inaugurations ..."
    No, not "Bush" ... PRESIDENT Bush.
    Show respect for your elders and betters.

  9. Raiders757
    Apr 21st, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    Wow! My knees hurt just watching the first segment. That is incredible timing and team work. I'm not big at all into that sort of thing, but that was very impressive. Entertaining as well.

  10. maria
    Apr 27th, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Just fantastic !!

  11. Marvin8
    Jun 7th, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    What an incredible amount of time and effort that must go into this. Congrats to Lynn Kelly for a superb accomplishment. You've really moulded these girls into something impressive. Such fun to watch. I wonder how long this group has been in existence???

  12. todle
    Jan 11th, 2010 at 2:15 am

    I think I have probably watched these adorable and incredibility talented girls at least 100 times. They never cease to bring a smile to my face. They so much remind me of my grand-daughters. Lynn Kelly deserves top honors for the awesome job she has done training these young ladies.I have reccommended many friends to watch their videos, and several gentlemen said that they should be the half-time entertainment for Super-Bowl.

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