Leapfrog

Leapfrog is a popular children's game in the world which has found as physical exercise input in the sport. In Johann Christoph Adelung Grammatically - critical dictionary of the High German dialect of 1793 states that capers were " in common life, comical or daring jumps, which jumps a buck same ".

History

The Leapfrog is known at least since the Middle Ages. In Brueghel's painting Children's Games, the children are shown in the lateral jump. Also in Little pretty pocket book of 1767 children are shown at Leapfrog. Leapfrog has long been an integral part of physical education in schools. For girls it was, however, less suitable, such as the mid-19th century Dr. Moritz Kloss (March 18, 1818 - September 1, 1881 ), who wrote the "father of gymnastics girls ". Leapfrog, and vaulting, parallel bars and horizontal bar exercises " would harm the downwardly opening and equipped with weak muscles female body and the gymnasts become masculine. " As part of the jogging path - moving tree trunks are still used in varying amounts at individual stations to leapfrog.

Expiration

Leapfrog requires at least two participants, top contributors is no limit, so that it can be practiced by complete school classes or sports teams. A participant leans forward and rests there with his hands on the legs from. He tries to maintain a stable stance, that he at the expected pressure does not come on the back to case. With or without start now trying to jump over the opponent, he pulls the trigger by himself with his hands on his back and legs legs away the goat Springer. A jump can be done from the front, from the side or from behind.

Is he jumped successfully, he bends his part to allow the players a jump. Several participants playing with, the result is a jumping exercise series.

Name

The spread in the German name goes back to the partially wild jumping out of a buck. In France, the game is called sheep jump ( Saute - Mouton ), in England it reminds the term leapfrog past the jump of a frog. The Icelandic term Höfrungahlaup refers to the water jump of a dolphin.

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