ADAPT Coaching Journal

ADAPT Qualifications — The Coaching Journal
Coaching
Science
And philosophy.

Seventeen years of certifying parkour coaches across 50 countries has taught us things no textbook anticipated. The Coaching Journal is where we write them down. For coaches who take the discipline seriously.

Topics: Coaching Science Pedagogy Professional Practice The Discipline Physical Literacy Movement Science

1,500+ Coaches certified

50+ Countries

17 Years certifying

2008 Founded

Transfer of Learning: Why Skills Trained in One Context Often Fail in Another

A skill that only works where it was trained is not a skill. Understanding transfer of learning changes how you design sessions and what you actually develop.

Implicit versus Explicit Learning: What to Teach and What to Let Emerge

There is a question that every parkour coach faces, usually without naming it explicitly: How much should I explain? The beginner wants to know what to do. The coach knows what to do. The obvious response is to tell them....

The Guidance Hypothesis: Why Helping Too Much Slows Learning Down

Most coaches intervene too much. Not because they are controlling, or anxious, or lacking confidence in their participants. Because intervening feels like coaching. Silence feels like neglect. This instinct is understandable. It is also, in many cases, counterproductive. Understanding why...

External Cues Work. Here's Why You're Probably Not Using Them Enough.

Internal cues focus attention on the body. External cues focus it on effects in the world. The research is clear on which produces better movement and faster learning.

On Coaching Parkour: The Feedback Loop

This is the coach's guiding principle, his litmus test and his raison d'etre. It must be at the centre of everything the coach does, it must underpin his choice of every method, exercise or programme.