Skipping

When I was young,I used to think skipping was a girls thing to do.My mum would call me to skip,but I'll just reply "Mum,skipping is for girls....not for boys".Well......now...the sutuation has changed.My athletics coach is forcing me to learn skipping.According to her,skipping is very important for an athlete.I never even bothered asking why.There must be something good....if not my coach wouldn't even insist on it.Then,I decided to learn.I borrowed one of my friend's skipping rope to learn when I'm at home.While looking at others doing it,it looked so simple.Just moving the rope with ur hands and jumping.When I tried it at home,it wasn't as simple as it looked.I was struggling to coordinate my jump with my rope swing.I tried very hard on the first day......well....a little too hard.The next day,I could not carry my arm properly.It was so painful....and it lasted for a few days.Only then did I realize that skipping isn't as easy as it looks.But,I'm not interested in giving up.I'm gonna try until I can at least skip 100 times or more without stopping.......