Jump Rope CCA

I joined the Jump Rope CCA in my second semester. It is a school-level CCA, which is different from the basketball and badminton CCAs I joined in my residential hall.

我是在第二學期加入跳繩 CCA 的。這是學校層級的 CCA，和我之前在宿舍參加的籃球、羽球社團不太一樣。

Among all the varsity teams, this one is probably the most chill. One memorable perk is that you get a free Team NUS T-shirt, which I think is quite special. There are no prerequisites to join—you only need a jump rope, which you can purchase for $5 if you don’t already have one. There is also a $5 entrance fee per semester. Occasionally, the club organizes gatherings with free food, which is a nice bonus.

在所有校隊裡，這個應該算是最 chill 的一個。加入之後會拿到一件免費的 Team NUS T-shirt，我覺得蠻有紀念價值的。參加沒有任何門檻，只需要一條跳繩，如果沒有的話可以用 5 元購買。另外每學期要繳 5 元的入會費。不定期還會有聚餐，而且有免費食物，算是小確幸。

Training is held once a week for one hour. Instead of just basic jumping, we focus on performing various impressive tricks, ranging from individual techniques to double-dutch and even multi-person routines. The members are very skilled and also very friendly, which makes the atmosphere welcoming.

訓練時間是每週一次、一小時。內容不只是單純跳繩，而是會練很多花式技巧，從單人、雙人到多人配合的花式都有。社員都很厲害，人也很友善，整體氛圍很不錯。

Some CCAs—especially sports CCAs—need to be joined from the first semester because they participate in IVP (Inter-Varsity Games) at the beginning of the second semester. That was another reason I chose Jump Rope, as there were fewer options available in my second semester.

有些 CCA（尤其是運動類）需要第一學期就加入，因為第二學期一開始就會參加 IVP 比賽。這也是我選擇跳繩的一個原因，因為第二學期其實選擇不多。

Overall, I’m really glad that I joined this CCA. I made new friends and learned new skills, and it became a memorable part of my exchange experience.

總之，我很慶幸自己加入了這個 CCA。不但交到朋友，也學到新的技能，成為交換生活中一段很有趣的回憶。