Ensino de parkour no Brasil: primeiras aproximações

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the methodological characteristics of Parkour teaching in Brazil. This research was conducted through a descriptive-exploratory qualitative approach, to meet our objectives we used a questionnaire. We chose to use the open questionnaire because it covers a wider geographical area, gets faster and more accurate responses, more time to respond. We observed that more than 50% of respondent teachers have completed or ongoing training in Physical Education. Regarding the future of Parkour's education, the aspirations presented were the formalization of teaching, fostering the development of new teaching methodologies so that the practice is accessible to all, making it more democratic. There is a concern of the teachers regarding the dissemination of the practice, and that to guarantee the quality in the teaching it is necessary a regulation of the teaching of the Parkour and the introduction of this practice in the Physical Education school.