History of double dutch
Double Dutch was first seen in the Hudson River of New Amsterdam. In 1973 David A.Walker, then a New York city Police Community Affairs Detective, joined by his partner detective Ulysses Williams, developed the street game of Double Dutch into the world class sport that it is today. David A. Walker, the founder of the Double Dutch, traces the probable origins to the ancient Phonecians.
On February 14,1974 the first Double Dutch tournament was held with nearly 600 fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders.