Some of the most important work we do at Jump Flow relates to Boundaries and Communication. The concept of boundaries is coming into our general awareness in relation to our own personal body and consent. Our program builds upon these concepts relating them to our understanding of our own body and our own physical limitations.
Communication is essential to boundary work. We work with each member to ensure they can understand, convey and agree upon boundaries. This communication can occur between a member and coach, two members and eventually can become an internal process. We train our members to communicate with the adult in charge whenever they want to try something new. Eventually they will want to take their practice outside and with their parents, and this is where this boundary communication becomes essential. This is where we will work with parents to communicate their own boundaries. The goal is to ensure a child does not attempt any parkour that their parent feels is unsafe or at a location that feels inappropriate.
Many aspects of our class are built around creating, communicating and maintaining boundaries with our members. This work begins in a simple and flexible manner. Our beginner students work with these concepts individually and in conjunction with one another. As their awareness and skills progress we integrate sophisticated, non-stationary boundaries with more sophisticated movement. Whether we are working on individual stations or running a single flow, our students must know their own personal boundaries, the personal boundaries of their classmates and the overall boundaries for the entire group.