What can the parkour craftsmen tell us about bodily expertise and skilled movement?

Does Eagerness for Physical Activity Matter? The Association Between Eagerness and Physical Activity Among Adolescents

“…PAC is acknowledged as a highly important correlate of physical activity during adolescence (32, 35–37). Moreover, according to Weiss and Phillips (17), PAC is the most significant individual variable to understand the decline in young people's physical activity level, referring to “beliefs, judgments, and feelings about one's physical abilities and competencies in general or in a particular domain.” However, movement contexts differ (38), and prior studies indicate that PAC as a predictor for participation in competitive youth sports differs from PAC as a predictor for participation in self-organized activities (39, 40), and physical education in school (41).…”

Most People Hate Physical Education and Most Drop Out of Physical Activity: In Search of Credible Curriculum Alternatives

“…Over the last two decades, there has emerged a body of academic literature examining the phenomenon of what has been variously termed, 'extreme, alternative, lifestyle, whiz, action, panic, post modern, post industrial and new sport' ( [58], p. 2). Examples of such literature include studies of skateboarding [59,60], snowboarding [61,62], windsurfing [63], surfing [64], parkour [65][66][67], and ultimate frisbee [68][69][70][71]. While the adequacy of what is the most appropriate term with which to define such activities, commonalities indicate that they encompass a range of activities that broadly fail to fit into traditional conceptions of Western achievement sport [62,72].…”

“…The term 'parkour' originates from the words 'route' and 'course'. It has undergone rapid expansion all around the world [66,[93][94][95][96]. It is usually a noncompetitive activity where participants move spontaneously through and over whatever landscape appears in front of them, utilising the body's naturals aptitude to either run, jump, climb, or complete quadrupedal movement [97,98].…”

“…As a vigorous, varied, and aesthetic form of self-exploration, parkour is arguably an activity that schools should consider to meet their needs and those of the National Curriculum for Physical Education. In contrast to many other physical activities or sports, in that the training and skill development by the participant is undertaken by experimentation and self-discovery, rather than teacher or coach leading [66,96,97]. Furthermore, an attractive feature of parkour is the practicing of uploading videos, frequently referred to as samplers, which is an opportunity publish their unique accomplishments on various social media platforms, which is particularly popular with a teenage audience.…”

Beyond Health and Happiness: An Exploratory Study Into the Relationship Between Craftsmanship and Meaningfulness of Sport

“…They argued that work could be animated by a serving orientation (a desire to help others; 'doing good'), a kinship orientation (which values bonds between people created through work; 'doing with') or a craftsmanship orientation ('doing well' for its own sake). While the two first approaches have not been connected to sport, scholars have proposed a potential link between craftsmanship and meaningful experience in sport (Halldorsson, Thorlindsson, & Katovich 2014;Højbjerre Larsen, 2016;Thorlindsson et al, 2018). Therefore, we explored craftsmanship as a specific pathway to meaningfulness in sport.…”