WORKSHOPS

To register for an upcoming workshop, click here. Workshops are conducted by Punk Rope creator, Tim Haft, and Punk Rope director of training, Shana Brady. To host a workshop or for more information, contact Tim at 646-654-0668 or tim@punkrope.com.

PUNK ROPE WORKSHOP (7 hours)

Who should attend?
Fitness instructors, personal trainers, physical education teachers, and anybody interested in learning a fun and effective approach to improving fitness. Required for those who want to launch an official Punk Rope class.

What will I learn?
—Proper rope jumping posture & mechanics
—How to teach rope jumping to anybody in 4 easy steps
—The cross, double under, and 30 more awesome rope jumping moves
—The basics of long rope and partner jumping
—Lots of fun and creative conditioning drills, fitness games, and relays
—A new perspective on interval training
—How to use thematic, raise-the-roof songs to fuel a class

What do I get?
—Continuing education credits (.7 ACE, .7 NASM, 6 AFAA, 7 ACSM)
—Instructor’s manual • Lesson plans
—Never Mind Aerobics DVD & 17-track music CD
—Official Punk Rope speed rope
—Discount off future purchases from the Punk Rope shop

Please Note
Once you attend the Punk Rope Workshop you are certified for life. There are no certificate renewal or maintenance fees. Also, we do not charge licensing fees to facilities offering Punk Rope classes.

HOPPING FOR HEALTH WORKSHOP (3 hours)
Prepares participants to deliver the Hopping for Health program, which is ideal for physical education classes, recess, and afterschool programs. We recently presented highlights of this program to 31 New York City PE teachers. They rated our presentation a 4.93 out of 5.00, nearly a perfect score.

Who should attend?
Physical education teachers, classroom teachers, school aides, parent coordinators, afterschool program coordinators and volunteers

What will I learn?
—Warm-up and cooldown protocols
—Proper rope jumping posture & mechanics
—How to teach rope jumping to children
—The basic bounce, skier, stir the pot, and several other cool rope jumping moves
—The basics of long rope and partner jumping
—A new approach to fun fitness games and relays
—Some simple, low-cost ways to assess the program’s effectiveness

What do I get?
—Hopping for Health manual (emailed)
—Official Punk Rope speed rope
—Long rope
—Discount off future purchases from the Punk Rope shop

PUNK ROPE PLAYTIME (3 hours)

Who should attend?
Fitness instructors, physical education teachers, afterschool program coordinators, camp counselors

What will I learn?
—A methodology for creating fun and effective fitness games and relay races
—How to incorporate games into group fitness, PE, recess, and afterschool programs
—How to play 20 of our favorite games including long rope baseball and long rope cat & mouse

What do I get?
—Punk Rope playbook (emailed)
—Long rope

ROPE JUMPING 101
This 3-hour workshop covers all the basics of rope jumping.

Who should attend?
Fitness instructors, personal trainers, physical education teachers, coaches, and athletes

What will I learn?
—Proper rope jumping posture & mechanics
—How to teach rope jumping to anybody in 4 easy steps
—The cross, double under, butt jump, and more than 20 other cool rope jumping moves
—A strength training protocol for rope jumping and injury prevention tips
—How to create a progressive rope jumping program

What do I get?
—Rope Jumping 101 manual (emailed)
—Official Punk Rope speed rope

TESTIMONIALS
We hosted a Punk Rope training for our 22 YMCAs and it was wonderful. It is truly the perfect program for the YMCA. It works for all ages and fitness levels.
—Sean Levesque, Director of Group X and Specialty Programming, YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis and Greater St. Paul (Minneapolis, MN)

Thank you so much for the Punk Rope training. It was truly amazing. I haven’t had that much fun working out in a while. This is exactly what I needed to take my own fitness to the next level. Thank you for the inspiration!
—Jen Watson, Youth Programs Director/Group Fitness Instructor, Thorbeckes (Centralia, WA)

Of all of the organizations I have worked with, Punk Rope has been, by far, the most beneficial to the children.
—Elizabeth D. Croswell, Health Educator/Research & Evaluation Specialist (New York, NY)

Punk Rope has worked with our program in NJ, PA, and NY training staff, writing curriculum, and leading workshops to help bring physical fitness back into our classrooms.
—Shammara Wright, Program Coordinator, The After-School Corporation (New York, NY)

I have been going to fitness workshops for 23 years. The Punk Rope Workshop was the most fun I have ever had.
—Cheryl Cox, Group Fitness Coordinator, Cary Family YMCA (Cary, NC)

We had such a BLAST with Tim at our Punk Rope Workshop. His energy, wit, and enthusiasm was contagious.
—Lisa Dickenson, Fitness/Activities Director, The Santaluz Club (San Diego, CA)