KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Explosive movements in Parkour
Parkour: control, confidence and creativity
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Your learning goal
I can perform explosive movements demonstrating coordination, control and explosive strength.
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Explosive movements in Parkour: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can perform explosive movements demonstrating coordination, control and explosive strength.
Key learning points
- Move: running precisions, strides and plyos require explosive strength and coordination.
- Move: lower body strength is essential to land safely with control and show good technique.
- Think: the correct timing and placement of the foot influences the success of running precisions, strides and plyos.
- Feel: gradually increasing the distance between movements helps to build confidence.
- Connect: working together to agree on an appropriate challenge develops trust and a strong sense of community.
Words to know
- plyos
- quick, explosive jumps involving fast transitions, landing and immediately springing off to another target
- landing
- the controlled act of making contact with the ground or a surface after a jump, drop or vault to take-off
- running precisions
- a movement involving running and jumping to land to a precise point with control on a small or specific target
Common mistakes
Pupils will often underestimate or overestimate the distance, leading to overshooting the jump or falling too short.
Emphasise that hitting the edge of the mat is crucial, therefore they should gradually increase the distance to find the correct one for them. This will also need to be adjusted when they add a run up.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The obstacle and mats should be of a similar height when performing running precisions from an obstacle. This should be considered when adding mats on top of each other. Ensure that mats do not slip (good grip) and have enough distance from the wall to allow for any forward action post landing.