NYC adds double dutch rope jumping as school sport
(AP
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080726/ap_on_re_us/double_dutch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080726/capt.b9f74cf8390c48dea8d77fb92a64fe95.double_dutch_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=AOmC8ZP.Rse5MXmy0Z71Qg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Elementary school girls participate in a Double Dutch jump rope practice session at the St. Peter Claver Gym in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2008. 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. (AP Photo/Ed Ou)" border="0" /></a>AP - The popular urban street pastime called double dutch, in which competitors jump between two ropes twirled eggbeater-style, is getting more recognition, becoming an officially sanctioned sport in New York City high schools.</p><br clear="all"/>

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