Due to high demand, a
Parkour qualification has been specifically
developed for sport teachers in schools
PARKOUR UK
WHAT DOES PARKOUR OFFER PARTICIPANTS? It has great physical benefits – it helps peo- ple lose weight and become strong and flexible. It’s a natural, holistic type of train- ing. Young people move around in this manner anyway, so it can focus their natu- ral desire to explore their surroundings. It also has mental benefits. Because
you start to do things you didn’t think were possible, you develop confidence and an improved sense of self. You rea- lise that your potential is much more than you thought. A lot of the young people who get
involved in the Parkour classes in schools aren’t that confident, and are often not keen on team sports. They come to Parkour, which is not competitive or team based and is very much about self- improvement, and they like that. They begin to see they have a physicality, which they may not have explored, and their confidence starts to skyrocket.
WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF PARKOUR UK? Parkour UK came about as a result of its mainstream attention. The UK sporting
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sation responsible for the administra- tion, development and promotion of the discipline in the UK. It officially became a member of Skills Active in July 2010 and it is also a member of the Sport and Recreation Alliance. This vision is fuelled by a team of
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full-time practitioners and part-time volunteers who share a passion for Park-
statutory boards saw its potential for growth and wanted to see some sort of national governing body in place to reg- ulate the coaching of the sport as well as the development and promotion of it. A few of the senior instructors in
the UK, including some of the French founders, decided to create a national governing body that would regulate, promote and maintain the ethics and standards of the discipline.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FACING THE SPORT? One of the biggest challenges was get- ting recognition that Parkour is not a crazy sport that’s about jumping off
ational governing body Parkour UK (PKUK) was established in 2009. It is a not for profit organi-
our and who have been instrumental in introducing the regular teaching of the sport in nationwide schools and local authorities during the last four years. Parkour UK is in charge of the
administration of the ADAPT (Art du Deplacement and Parkour Teaching) qualification programme, which has been developed with 1st4sport Qualifi- cations – the awarding body for active learning and leisure. Details:
www.parkourgenerations.com
buildings, but is a very rigorous men- tal and physical discipline that’s about self-improvement. That’s pretty much been achieved, and most of the councils, schools and governing bodies are now happy to work with Parkour UK. The main challenge facing us now is
getting enough qualified coaches, be- cause there’s a massive demand. These statutory bodies have told us they would like Parkour to be offered in every sec- ondary school in the country. However, there’s nowhere near enough coaches for that at the moment. We need to try and get as many good
practitioners as possible to become quali- fied via the new recognised coaching
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