(#79) Kait Simpson & Robbie Csontos - Routine Building 101, Peak Athletic Age, and Renaming Old Skills

The Nate K-G Podcast

Kait Simpson and Robbie Csontos are two legends of the competitive jump rope space!

We get into the weeds with competitive jump rope culture in this episode, and it's awesome! If you're not a competitive jumper, you'll still dig it but just know that we bring up a bunch of references here

We get into a LOT during our conversion, including the skills that Kait and Robbie have created, Kait’s detailed process for creating new competitive routines, why Robbie does the hardest tricks he can in his routines, and how both of their jumping has evolved over the years.

We also get into some other topics like the injuries Robbie has had (and powered through during competitions), the trend of renaming skills that have existed for a long time, whether or not there’s a peak age for a competitive jump rope athlete, and a lot more!
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1. (#79) Kait Simpson & Robbie Csontos - Routine Building 101, Peak Athletic Age, and Renaming Old Skills (00:00:00)

2. How Kait & Robbie Started Jump Roping (00:01:26)

3. How Robbie's Jumping Has Evolved Over The Years (00:02:59)

4. How Kait's Jumping Has Evolved Over The Years (00:06:06)

5. How Kait Creates Competitive Jump Rope Routines (00:07:38)

6. How Robbie Creates Competitive Jump Rope Routines (00:10:48)

7. How Kait Makes Lists Of Combos For Her Competitive Routines (00:15:29)

8. How Kait Creates Jump Rope Routines For Circus Acts (00:17:55)

9. Why Robbie Does The Hardest Tricks He Can In His Competitive Routines (00:21:48)

10. Robbie's Injuries (00:28:38)

11. Why Robbie Uses A Beaded Rope (00:36:18)

12. Skills Kait Created (00:40:19)

13. Old Skills Given New Names (00:47:50)

14. Skills Robbie Created (00:50:14)

15. Robbie's Top Competition Memories (00:58:55)

16. Kait’s Top Competition Memories (01:01:40)

17. Kait’s Coaching History (01:10:28)

18. Is There A Peak Age For Competitive Jumpers? (01:13:57)

19. Robbie’s Coaching History (01:16:52)

20. Kait & Robbie’s Relationship Story (01:23:41)

21. What Is Jump Rope To You? (01:29:07)