Parkour
WHAT IS PARKOUR?
BEGINNER- ADVANCE (+3)
Parkour is an athletic sport that developed from military obstacle course training.
Practitioners (tracers) aim to get from one point to another in a complex environment (usually urban), negotiating obstacles without assistive equipment and in the fastest and most efficient way possible.
It includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, Tumbling / acrobatics, plyometrics, rolling, quadrupedal (crawling) movements and others as deemed most suitable for the situation.
The sport requires the athletes to see their environment in a new way, and imaging the potential for navigating it by movement around, across, through, over and under its features.
CLASS CLOTHING
Athletes can wear any sport/exercise clothing that allows for free movement to perform skills safely.
The clothing must not hinder them from performing any skills. May wear T-shirts/ leotards/sweaters (with or without sleeves) with shorts/pants/sweatpants/
trousers/leggings.
Athletes to preferably wear suitable sport/running shoes.
COMPETITION CLOTHING
Athletes needs to wear the
ChaNic Parkour Shirt with any
black shorts, sweatpants or
trousers (non-restricting) for club
and North-Gauteng Competitions.
CLASSES
CLASS IS 45MIN
BEGINNER – ADVANCE
During class we use a systematic approach to teaching Parkour were each class builds on the previous one.
During class we focus on teaching the foundational skills, efficiency and safety skills, while allow the athletes to freedom and creativity within the structured activities.
At ChaNic we have a state of the art obstacle course and equipment ensuring the athletes have a safe
environment to learn new skills and techniques.
YEAR PLANNING
– Bounce Workshop
– SYL Festival
– Club Championships
– Club Championships and Dads
vs Lads
– Club Championships
– North Gauteng
– Gauteng Zone and
Provincial Championships
– SA Gym Games
– SYL Festival
NORTH-GAUTENG COMPETITION
At ChaNic we partake and follow the National Parkour Syllabus of Gymnastics SA. This Syllabus aims at catering for Parkour students to learn the building blocks to grow into Parkour Athletes.
The levels are progressive as each level form the basis for the next. To qualify athletes need to partake in 3 club competitions and only then can they partake in North-Gauteng and SA’s. Athletes qualify for North-Gauteng colors from level 4 and upwards.
FUN, FUN, FUN
During the year we allow our Parkour athletes to partake
at festivals as a fun, non-competitive event to show off
their skills. We also arrange events for the athletes to
show case their skills for and with family members. These
events include: Dads vs Lads Day, Bounce Workshop, and
the (SYL)Festival
