What other sports benefit from using skipping as a cross training?

"Gymnastics research has shown that more elite performers do better with supplementary training rather than just gymnastics routines." The same can be said for every sport. The most obvious users of skipping ropes for cross training purposes are of course boxers (See also "Why is jumping rope important for boxers?"), although, every sport from climbing, basketball, tennis and windsurfing, can and does benefit from skipping. The list of complementary sports here is almost endless. Rope jumping is also the perfect warm up exercise for every sport before the real training starts or before competition.

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