Retaining coaches may at times feel as elusive as catching a greased pig, but here at Freedom in Motion we have researched and learned from experience some effective techniques at catching that slippery swine. There are many reasons a gym (or any business) should want to keep their employees; First, it’s expensive to train new employees and high turnover often results in a decreased sense of morale in the remaining staff. This creates a heavier workload resulting in greater stress. It's also beneficial in many ways to have a long term staff you can trust and rely on. So what can you do about turnover? Creating a sense of purpose and providing an avenue for personal and professional growth are great ways to start and if all else fails, you can always try groveling. 

On Parkour

Coaching BURNOUT

This week on with ON PARKOUR, Freedom in Motion's parkour podcast Jacob Blake and Jimmy Davidson talk about hostile architecture designed to restrict movement and in some cases, threat inflict serious injury to prevent access. We also talk about what local governments can do to foster play and positive space in contrast to simply deploying hostile architecture.

Anti-Parkour Design

Freedom in Motion is all about community. Like with any community, without the people who make it up, the community its self simply could not exist. Today we get the inside story on a recent new family who joined our gym. We learn how they found us, their first impressions, and what it is about parkour that they love so much. Later we pick the brain of an 11-year-old who has been with us since he was 6!  If you're a parkour gym owner or someone interested in growing your local community (parkour or not) then we hope that learning how these members came to join our gym can inspire you to get out there and put some love into growing your own group. 

Local Student Interview No.1

I discovered parkour through video games in high school. Now we own a parkour gym?!  In our first episode, we talk about how Jimmy and Jacob discovered Parkour, and what it currently looks like in Southern California.  

Origins of Temecula Parkour

The community and Culture of Parkour told my genuine parkour athletes of all shapes, sizes, genders, and skill levels. Join the Freedom in Motion cast as they explored parkour's origins and dark sides.

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On Parkour

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