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OUR AIMS & VALUES
PROFESSIONAL PARKOUR COACHING COMPANY AIMS To build the following skills via tacit & explicit methods within our community: Listening skills Patience Focus Self-discipline Resilience Respect Self-reflective High work ethic Positive relationship to fear & failure Hold yourself to a standard Personal Responsibility Support local community. and Provide masculine role models. COMPANY VALUES Coach-student relationship Leadership & guidance Prepare students to handle life's

Ovando Carter
Jan 131 min read


BUILDING STUDENTS PART 3: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE MURRAY
1. Do you remember what first interested you in parkour back in Year 6? Jamie (wearing blue, front) at our 2018 Christmas Jam When I first joined in Year 6, I remember being interested in the posters showing parkour skills. I thought they looked really cool and wanted to be able to do the same. 2. Which parkour skills did you enjoy learning the most? The tic-tac and feet-first underbar were always my favourites because they’re moves I’d seen in games like Assassin’s Creed , a

Ovando Carter
Jan 63 min read


BUILDING STUDENTS PART 2: GUIDING STUDENTS TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE ADULTS
The most effective way to teach students that these skills matter beyond parkour is to give them real responsibility and real compensation . This means authentic responsibilities — unlike much traditional work experience, where tasks rarely affect the business. Our students are integrated into real roles that genuinely matter. Passing the Torch Developing new team members requires a conscious passing of the torch. I jokingly said to a client recently that while we all know ab

Ovando Carter
Jan 62 min read


BUILDING STUDENTS PART 1: GUIDANCE, LEADERSHIP, AND MENTORSHIP BEYOND THE JUMP
Building students doesn’t stop at learning how to jump, vault, or land. True development is about guidance, leadership, and mentorship that extends far beyond the movement itself. Jamie Murray started classes with us in Year 6 (age 11) and has continued right through to today. He is currently in Year 13 (age 18) and about to begin university. Four years ago, Jamie joined the coaching team as a youth assistant. As part of the team, Jamie has coached students in three local sc

Ovando Carter
Jan 53 min read


BUILDING THE TEAM
Always trying to grow We recruit both internally from our students and externally for individuals with skills that we are not able to source internally. As the team grows we will be able to cater to a greater number of clients Ovando Founded London Parkour Project in 2010. Trained over 3,000 students. Built collaborations with over 21 educational institutions, charities, housing associations. Jamie Joined classes as a student after a summer fair in 2017. Joined the Elite Pa

Ovando Carter
Jan 31 min read
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