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Roots of Movement Secure £9,480 funding

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Lottery funding for next generation of Scottish Parkour Coaches 

Roots of Movement has announced that they has secured £9,480 funding from Awards for All Scotland in order to train the next generation of Parkour Coaches in Scotland!

The project, titled ‘Parkour Coaching for all’ will train a minimum fourteen new learners to become Parkour UK ADAPT 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) qualified coaches. The learners will be from nearly every Parkour community in Scotland. In addition at least five learners will undertake the Parkour UK ADAPT 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) qualification. These learners are to cover some of Scotland’s bigger communities, to lead and supervise the Level 1 coaches.

This will set up an infrastructure of qualified Parkour coaches placed around Scotland to allow provision for regular Parkour classes, courses and events anywhere in the country, meeting the current demand from young people and community groups and encouraging access to Parkour training, growing the communities.

The Parkour UK ADAPT 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) course will run Tuesday 6th – Friday 9th August in Glasgow 

The Parkour UK ADAPT 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) course will run Wednesday 21st – Sunday 25th August with the assessments taking place later in the year.

For more information about booking please contact Roots of Movement  

Roots of Movement 4

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Roots of Movement 4 

The fourth annual, Scottish Parkour event will take place over the weekend of 28/29 September 2013. This year’s the event will be held in  Coatbridge with a new refreshed format.

Full details will be announced in July but for those of you keen to get tickets, Roots of Movement are currently offering ‘early bird’ rate for tickets booked in June for the weekend.

Weekend Tickets will be the reduced price of £31 for JUNE ONLY before changing to the full price of £40. As always your ticket gains you entry to the event and all of it’s sessions as well as the customary FREE T-SHIRT!

Check out the website for details and to buy tickets.

Shetland Parkour Experience 2!

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Shetland Parkour Experience 2 led by affiliate, Northern Focus Parkour is a chance for practitioners old and new to gather in a unique setting for 4 days of training. Bringing together some of Scotland’s top Parkour coaches through affiliate organisation, Roots of Movement as well as coaches from all over the UK.

Shetland offers a host of unique outdoor training environments and extensive indoor facilities, all of which will be used in SPE 2. Participants will be taken through a number of aspects of Parkour training over many different classes such as Creative Movement, Foot Placement and Precision, Breaking Jumps, Wake-Up Class, Night Training and a Final Strength Challenge on the last day.

For 12yrs+:  Participants will be taken through a number of aspects of Parkour training over many different classes such as creative movement, foot placement and precision, breaking jumps, wake-up class, night training and a final strength challenge on the last day.   A ticket entitles you to attend as many of the classes as you would like.   Classes run through the day and evening between 10am and 9pm plus an early morning session and night session over the weekend.

For 8 – 11 yrs:  Participants will be taken through a number of aspects of Parkour training over many different classes such as creative movement, foot placement and precision, breaking jumps, wake-up class, night training and a final strength challenge on the last day. An 8-11s ticket entitles you to attend the juniors sessions which take place on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings of the event.
A free event T-Shirt comes with the ticket.

Class schedule and more info can be found at here

This is shaping up to be an amazing event! Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment, as we expect a lot of interest both locally and nationally. Call Shetland Box Office on 01595 74 5555.

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