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A very unique method of movement, parkour will be a very new
and fun discipline that can be implemented into the physical education program.
Parkour is a beneficial activity for kids of all ages and if taught correctly
it can safely teach children how to further control their body and it’s
movements. Because there is no defined movement, or specific rules or
guidelines to traversing obstacles, every obstacle you face is going to be
different so you are going to traverse each obstacle differently. You may have
to vault, jump, leap, climb, or scale the object, but each time it will be
different. So, if this were to be incorporated into a physical education
program, it would be harder to assess. It would be similar to a gymnastics unit
where students learn to safety roll and do different vaults while emphasizing
having more control of their movements in situations that they can’t control.
Little kids are always falling and getting hurt and learning how to control
their movements can be very beneficial. Parkour requires an individual to
develop their own styles using creativity and self expression, which is why it
would be beneficial to have students create their own routines that could be
assessed using a rubric. It is important to stress to students the difference
between parkour and free running, which involves flipping and rotating, where
Parkour does not because they are not efficient movements. I hope to see
parkour in future physical education programs.
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