Double Dutch Tricks

Trick	Difficulty Rating
Patty Cake	3 points
Side Kick	3 points
Virginia Reel/Ring the Dishrag	3 points
Exchange Prop (ex. Ball with turner (2+1) for turner/s involvement	3 points
Can Can	4 points
Jumping Jacks	4 points
Pop Up	4 points
Spit Kick/Low Kick (below waist)	4 points
Syncopated Dance(+1) for turner's involvement	4 points
Rapid Dance(+1) for turner's involvement	7 points
Wall to Wall (Around the World or Wheel and Hub)	4 points
Jump Rope within Ropes	5 points
Hold Foot and Rotate	6 points
Clap Under Thigh/s	6 points
High Heel Click	6 points
High Can Can (leg/s parallel to body)	6 points
Hold Foot 360 Degree Turn	6 points
Low Buck Split	6 points
Snapper (Horizantal/Vertical)	6 points
Jump/Leap Over Turner	6 points
"High" Kicks (above the waist)	7 points
Partners Hold Each Other's Foot Turning 360 Degrees	7 points
Displacing The Center of Gravity
Thread the Needle	8 points
Buck Split	8 points
Karate kick	8 points
Pop Up 360 Degree Turn	8 points
Scissor Jump	8 points
Split Kick	8 points
Snapper/Touch Floor	8 points
Stag Jump	8 points
Pony/Eagle	8 points
Touch Floor with One hand	8 points
Boston Crab	9 points
Kick Over Back	9 points
Caterpillar (The Worm) (may not use forearms)	9 points
Crab	9 points
Hold Leg "High" (Parallel to Body)	9 points
Jump Over Prop	9 points
Peg Leg Jump/Kid in Play	9 points *
Mountain Climb	9 points *
Mule Kick	9 points * **
Vault Over Turner Low (8)   Medium (9)   High (10)	9 points
Push Ups	9 points * **
Low Stoops + Variations	9 points
Split (Vertical)	9 points *
Split (Horizantal)	10 points *
Reverse Kid & Play	10 points *
Leap Frog Jump	10 points
Wheel Barrel	10 points
Piggy Back	10 points
Inversions
Cartwheel	10 points *
Round Off	10 points *
Forward Roll	10 points *
Round Off Over Turner	11 points *
Cartwheel Over Turner	11 points *
Break Dance (Spin On Floor)	10 points *
Kip	10 points*
Back Flip	11 points *
Aerial	12 points *
Rope Tricks (If the trick performed in the rope has a higher difficulty rating, the emphasis is on the trick. 1 point is added for the rope trick.)
Reverse Turning(+1) for both turners	6 points
Rope Trick	6 points
Intricate rope Trick(+1) for each jumper/turner involved	8 points
Rope Exchange	6 points
Intricate Rope Exchange	8 points
*These singles tricks, when performed by 2 jumpers/turners simultaneously will receive (+1) for difficulty. **Variations of these strength moves, where the jumper uses one hand will receive (+1) for difficulty.

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