01.2 – Qualities of a Leader

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Parkour Coach I

What is a parkour coach?

A parkour coach is a skilled individual who guides and instructs people in the practice of parkour. They help practitioners safely and effectively navigate obstacles using running, jumping, climbing, and other movement techniques. Here’s a breakdown of their responsibilities:

Technical Expertise

Movement Skills: A parkour coach must possess a deep understanding of various parkour movements, including vaults, rolls, climbs, and landings. Generally, parkour coaches can demonstrate these movements proficiently and explain them clearly with progressions.
Safe Techniques: They prioritize safety by teaching proper landing techniques, utilizing spotting methods, and assessing risks to minimize injuries.
Progression Planning: Based on individual abilities and goals, they design lesson plans that progressively challenge student practitioners while keeping them safe.

Coaching Skills

Motivation and Encouragement: Parkour coaches foster a positive and supportive environment that motivates student athletes to overcome challenges and push their limits.
Communication and Feedback: They clearly communicate instructions, provide constructive feedback, and adapt their teaching style to suit individual learning styles.
Observation and Assessment: They closely observe their students to identify strengths, weaknesses, and potential risks, adjusting their coaching accordingly.

Qualifications

Experience: Many parkour coaches have extensive experience practicing the discipline themselves, often at a high level.
Certification: While not universally required, certifications from recognized organizations (ADAPT, APK, or ParkourEDU) demonstrate a commitment to safe and effective coaching practices.

Overall, parkour coaches play a crucial role in facilitating the safe and enjoyable development of parkour practitioners of all levels.

Continuing Education

Enso Movement Continuing Education

We aim to provide movement high-quality re-education, training, and personal growth for coaches.

Movement Coach

Movement coaches at Enso Movement work with handbalancers, parkour athletes, freerunners, trickers, calisthenics enthusiasts, and other movers to impart tools for connecting to physical movement.

The Movement Coach training is an intensive introductory course for those who want to build a coaching foundation that will be suitable for learning how to incorporate basic fitness methods into their own teaching, training, and coaching practices.

Through the Movement Coach program, you will learn how to effectively coach others and will better understand your personal movement practices. You will also learn how to improve your and your student’s fitness levels.

The Movement Coach Curriculum includes:

An introduction to the coaching presence
Addressing risks appropriately
Developing the coaching voice
Assessing environments and equipment for safety
Spotting techniques for risk of injury
An overview on basic fitness terminology and primary movement patterns
Integrating learning objectives based on structured learning
Developing and refining various forms of coaching cues
Writing lesson plans for skill development
Utilizing a one-on-one student approach for student-centric coaching
Teaching self-responsible athletes

Academy Content

Lessons Status

MC #01 – The Spotlight

MC #02 – Safe Coaching Practices

MC #03 – Training Design and Fundamentals

MC #04 – Programming Fundamentals

MC #05 – Structured Learning

MC #06 – Lesson Planning

MC #07 – Student-Centered Learning

MC #08 – Developing Student Mastery

Parkour Leadership Development and Education

Parkour Leadership Development & Education Program

The Parkour LEADs Program empowers young adults, movement athletes, and developing coaches to becoming more effective influencers. The unique course features leadership tools, reflective questions, and personalized external exercises that focus on accelerating your personal growth. You will leave more confident, organized, and better equipped to overcome any obstacle. We will work upon three pillars vital to the success of leaders: reflection, connection, and communication.

What You’ll Learn

This leadership education development improves your ability to make decisions based on your own set of values by expanding into your personal experiences. With our curriculum and guided reflection, you will transform into a more courageous and self-aware leader. As a result of attending this parkour leadership program, participants will acquire the ability to:

Learn to lead with courage and confidence through challenging times
Gain self-awareness and develop a deep understanding of your authentic self
Increase your ability to perform work effectively
Establish relationships with a local community of leaders that surround you
Refine the habits to continue growing your leadership capabilities

This Program is Designed for:

Young adults who have been identified as an outstanding prospect for increased responsibilities
Experienced athletes seeking to distill their discipline of sport to additional parts of their life
Developing coaches expanding their local parkour and movement community

* Our program requires individuals to have some parkour or movement-related experiences. Designed for ages 12+.

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Lessons Status

01.2 – Qualities of a Leader

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1. Question

What three qualities are the most important in a leader to you? Why?

2. Question

What three qualities are your strengths as an individual? Why?

3. Question

What three qualities do you wish to improve on as an individual? Why?

4. Question

Take a moment to think about what it is like to be led by effective leaders. When ready, answer the following questions separately:

1) How do you perform when you work with these leaders? 2) How do you feel about yourself under these leaders? 3) What does good leadership initiate?

What is a parkour coach?

Technical Expertise

Coaching Skills

Qualifications

Enso Movement Continuing Education

Movement Coach

Academy Content

Parkour Leadership Development & Education Program

What You’ll Learn

This Program is Designed for:

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1) How do you perform when you work with these leaders?
2) How do you feel about yourself under these leaders?
3) What does good leadership initiate?