EDGY SPORTS
There are currently around 30 purpose-built outdoor parkour parks across the UK, while there is also an increasing amount of indoor facilities being built
– is that it's so visually attractive and exciting. People now watch more You- Tube videos of parkour/freerunning than skateboarding and BMX combined. What's more, parkour fits perfectly in the social media landscape, where sharing experi- ences through videos, images and short messages is so popular.
ORGANISED PARKOUR Parkour UK is the national governing body for parkour, providing governance and regulation of parkour throughout the UK. We work closely with a variety of partners encouraging and developing the safe and appropriate practice of parkour in addition to working with groups and organisations. Parkour UK has around 70 member
organisations located across the UK. It has members as far north as the Shetland Islands and as far south as Plymouth in Devon – and everywhere between. It also provides a variety of awards, qualifications and a continuing professional development programme covering achieving, leading, coaching, teaching and instructing. These have been developed in conjunction with a variety of award bodies including AQA, Sports Leaders UK, 1st4sport Qualifications & CYQ. Parkour UK’s qualifications are approved
by sector skills council Skills Active and are part of the QCF – so they are recognised across Europe via the European Qualifications Framework. Coaching qualifications are awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications and meet the national occupational standards (NOS) for sports coaching and its instructing qualifications are awarded by CYQ and meet the NOS for exercise and fitness. Parkour UK also partners national projects, such as the Matalan Sporting Promise, to support members and help them deliver community initiatives. One of these, delivered by ParkourDance, offers parkour for the over 50s. Parkour is a sport that is available and accessible to everyone and anyone.
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Britain leads the world in parkour and around 25 per cent of participants are female Additionally parkour in the UK has ar-
guably the best cohort of professional freerunners in the world. Many of the world’s top practitioners are from UK based groups and teams – such as Storm Freerun, Storror and 3Run.
FACILITIES FOR PARKOUR The British Standards Institution (BSi) published BS10075:2013 the British Stan- dard for Parkour Equipment in 2013.
What do you need?
■ A Parkour UK qualified, insured and DBS checked coach (for sports sessions) / Instructor (for fitness sessions)
■ Some equipment (such as the portable equipment from Freemove and other suppliers)
■ To undertake a risk benefit assessment
For more information, advice & guidance on setting up Parkour/ Freerunning provision or a facility contact Parkour UK on 020 3544 5834 or
info@parkouruk.org
Parkour UK led the development of the standard, along with various partners. This is a significant achievement for
Parkour in the UK, which has been aiding the marked increase in new Parkour train- ing facilities being developed, even prior to publication. Following publication it has had and continues to have a direct and beneficial impact enabling local authori- ties, schools, colleges, universities, sports centres, land owners, manufacturers and installers to build Parkour facilities and equipment that are fit-for-purpose, safe and to the recognised standard. There are currently approximately 30 purpose built Parkour Parks across the UK ranging from the UK’s largest in Coatbridge Scotland to London’s LEAP Parkour Park in Paddington, manu- factured and installed by our facility development partners Freemove. In ad- dition there are several indoor Parkour facilities across the UK including Parkour Generations’ – The Chanistore in East London, The Airborn Academy in Liver- pool and The Parkour Project in Poole. Parkour in the UK has a well established and thriving scene that it well developed and supported by Parkour UK as the NGB for the sport in the UK. l
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