Jump Rope: K through 12

The main pic of the The Atlanta Falcons Youth Fitness Contest: 60 Ways to Play 60, shows wide receiver Michael Jenkins (#12)(OSU) doing push-ups with two young boys.

Here's a pic of push-ups, Tanzania Style, at Mbuyuni, outside of Dar es Salaam:

http://www.oneworldonerope.org/media/photos/mbuyuni/mbuyuni_page_01.html

Training for jump rope, a good way to help fight youth obesity in Georgia.

But is it as good for K as it is for 12? Can the youngest kids benefit? Check this: my two young nieces learning jump rope on the family farm in Ohio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr6gXoK3bpk

Jump rope is a life long sport - from kids to star jumpers to boxers and football players in training!