News Report in GA features Georgia Jumpers coach, Cate Hernandez

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:23:55 -0500

Cate Hernandez, coach of the Georgia Jumpers, was featured on a report by channel 11 in Atlanta, GA; highlighting her passion and work keeping kids fit. Click Here to watch the video report. Congratualtions to Cate Hernandez and thank you for your work!

Georgia AAU Jump Rope District Chairman has received the prestigious NASPE Star award

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:02:42 -0500

Georgia AAU Jump Rope District Chairman has received the prestigious NASPE Star award along with her colleagues at Shiloh Point Elementary School in Cumming, GA. Her school is one of only 44 in the nation to be honored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Such schools and educators exemplify excellence in quality [...]

Meet the AAU Jump Rope Executive Committee!

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:51:44 -0500

From left to right, Jean Hodges, Paul Feciura, James E. McCleary, John Hodges, E.J. Boillot, and Rich Cendali. The committee got together last March 15th, 2009 during the Executive committee meeting. Click here to view the 2010 AAU Jump Rope Handbook and visit www.aaujumprope.org for a list of the 2010 qualifying tournaments.

AAU Jump Rope Athlete to appear on new reality series

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:22:22 -0500

AAU Jump Rope athlete Anna Schimmelfing will appear in a new reality series, The Real Winning Edge. Schimmelfing is a national Jump Rope champion from North Carolina, and in 2001 was the recipient of the AAU Joel Ferrell Award. The new reality series documents how high school athletes conquer the odds to achieve victory in [...]

AAU: Running with the mobile technology wave right with you

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:12:41 -0500

The AAU has launched its own channel on YouTube and Facebook to keep up with you – the on the go athlete who wants instantaneous communication. Find video, photos, stories and more! Log on today and check us out on YouTube and Facebook, to fill all of your sports cravings Get updates from The Real AAU first! [...]

High Flyers Perform at CDC’s “Weight of the Nation” Conference

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:39:49 -0400

Written by Laurie Whitsel, Ph.D. The Holy Trinity High Flyers from Ligonier, PA had the opportunity to perform before an enthusiastic public health community crowd of attendees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Weight of the Nation” Conference in Washington, DC in late July just before departing for the AAU Junior Olympics in Des [...]

Double dutch team ropes in gold at AAU Junior Olympic Games

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:52:07 -0400

Article originally found at SouthtownStar.com  Byline: TANIA KARAS Publication Date: 08/27/2009 12:00 AM The Pink Panthers double dutch jumpers are a blur of pink and black as they flip-flop, skip and cartwheel between two ropes slicing through the air around them. The rope makes a sharp pitter-patter as it smacks against the blacktop outside the Hazel Crest Recreational Center [...]

The AAU is Going Mobile

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:27:15 -0400

Running out of time? Running out the door? Running out of ideas? Don’t worry, because you aren’t running out of the AAU. The AAU is riding the mobile technology wave right alongside you. In the past weeks, the AAU has launched its own channel on YouTube and Facebook to keep up with you -the on the go [...]

Shawn Johnson, 79th Sullivan Award recipient wins ABC’s Dancing with the Stars

Thu, 21 May 2009 21:52:42 -0400

Shawn Johnson, Olympic Gymnast and 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award recipient, was crowned Dancing with the Stars’ eighth-season ballroom champion on May 19. At the 2008 Summer Olympics Johnson competed in all four events during the team competition, in which the United States won the silver medal. She is the 2008 Olympic women’s balance beam gold [...]

Shawn Johnson, Olympic Gymnast Wins Sullivan Award

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:00:34 -0400

Shawn Johnson, Olympic Gymnast 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award Recipient Shawn Johnson Awarded 79th AAU Sullivan Award April 15, 2009 New York Athletic Club CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP! Shawn Johnson, Olympic Gymnast, was awarded the 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award in a ceremony at the historic New York Athletic Club. Shawn is the 2008 Olympic women’s balance beam gold [...]