Upcoming Events
Travel Team: Flagstaff Trip!
Who: Travel Team students
Spring Valley Cabin and Bunkhouse
Spring Parkour Picnic
Who: All enrolled parkour students (Itty Bitty, Youth level, Development Team, Travel and Girls+ Teams!) and their families join us for a coach led game time at the park. Location TBD
Packing Day
Who: Travel Team
Bring all bags and items for our camping trip to Flagstaff. Bring ALL food donations to this event please!
Caregiver Week! Families welcome to join classes
Join your parkour athlete in their classes and teams and play fun games and learn together. Siblings welcome!
San Diego Competition and Camping Trip
Details coming soon! Stay tuned to email and GroupMe
Who: Travel and Girls+ Team
Women's Parkour Movement Gathering
See event details here: https://www.womensparkourmovement.org/2025-san-diego
Playformance students invite only
Hit Squad Ninja Gym Competition
Parents drive and return same day
Who: Development Team, Girls+ Team, and Travel Team invited
Register on the USPK Website: https://www.uspk.org/competition/2025/west-coast-region/
Playformance USPK Qualifier Competition!
Saturday, February 8th is for 7-13 year olds
Sunday, February 9th is for 14 - Adults
Register here. Registration closes the night of February 7th.
The schedule for each day is as follows:
9:55 am: Doors Open - Check-in / Warm-up
Welcome Speech and Rules Explanation
10:30 - Speed Event Begins
11:45 - 12:00 Speed Awards Ceremony
12:15 - Skill Event Begins
2:45 - 3:00 Skill Awards Ceremony
3:15 - Style Event Begins
4:45 -5:00 Style Awards Ceremony - Final Awards
My child is new to parkour should they compete?
Yes! We try to keep things fun at our competitions, and we believe they are a great chance for all skill levels to come together for a day and enjoy working on challenges together. If they are in their first semester, I would recommend the speed event; if they have completed one or more semesters of parkour, I would recommend speed and skill, and if they have done more than two semesters and are interested, I think style would be a great pick.
What are the events?
Speed: the best option for athletes new to parkour competitions. We will have two obstacle courses set up inside our gym, and athletes will have two attempts on each to get the fastest time. Their two fastest times will be combined for their final score. Obstacle courses will feature moves involving climbing, vaulting, crawling, jumping, precision landing, and sprinting.
Skill: Five stations will be set up around the gym, and athletes will have over an hour to move through the different areas, trying to score as many points as possible. At each station, there will be five challenges ranging from easy to nearly impossible. During the explanation of the challenges, there are usually many gasps and cries of shock from students saying, “No way I can do that!” and usually, they surprise themselves and are able to stick the challenge before the time is up.
Style: After some prep time, athletes will have 10-30 seconds out on the turf to show off a series of parkour moves they designed the day of utilizing the setup. Athletes will be graded by judges, and the highest score based on execution, difficulty, and composition wins.
Where do I sign up?
Unlike our past competitions athletes register for our competitions through the United States Parkour Association. Our competition is part of the West Coast Regional Qualifier circuit.
To sign up make an account with USPK and sign up for our competition here.
Age categories?
Athletes will be divided for medals by age and gender. All athletes will be competing at the same time, regardless of division. Age divisions are as follows
Saturday: 7-9, 10-13
Sunday: 14-16, 17-34, 35+
You read that right there’s a 35+ division! This is your chance parents!
How much does it cost?
You will need a yearly membership with USPK, which is $30.
After that the price is based upon how many events your child competes in at the competition. One event is $35, two events are $60, and three events are $75.
Food?
There will be a donut stand churning out hot and delicious snacks as well as a taco truck.
What’s the registration deadline?
Noon on February 7th.
Spectator Costs?
Every entrant will receive one spectator ticket, and each additional spectator will be $5. Spectators under 18 are free. Competitors under the age of 13 are encouraged to come back on Sunday and view the style event for inspiration.
Refunds? Extra questions?
Here is USPKs FAQ page which covers their refund policy and additional questions.
Competition Info Night
Parents of Girls+ and Travel team are welcome to join for this brief meeting to learn more about the Spring 2025 competition opportunities.
Yoga
Both Travel Team and Girls+ Team will be led through an hour of Yoga with Christine. Practice starts at normal 7:00 and ends at 9:30 instead of 9:00. Yoga hour from 8:30-9:30.
San Diego Trip
Drive in vans
Parents checklist:
Meal sign up, 2-3 items per family. Here is the link.
Drop off food on Tuesday the 3rd
Pay for wetsuit rental here.
Meet at Playformance at 7:00 am and depart at 7:30 on Thursday the 5th
Arrive at South Carlsbad State Beach around 2-3 pm. Hang out at campground.
Friday the 6th - Head into town to do some parkour
Saturday the 7th- Rent wetsuits and have a fun day in the water
Sunday the 8th - Pack up camp early and head back to Tucson, aiming to be back around 2-5 pm.
Coaches: Cole, Anna, Austin
Competition
World Chase Tag (WCT) competition
Younger athletes in the morning, older athletes in the afternoon
No morning practice
Yoga
Both Travel Team and Girls+ Team will be led through an hour of Yoga with Christine. Practice starts at normal 7:00 and ends at 9:30 instead of 9:00. Yoga hour from 8:30-9:30.
Sedona Trip
Parents checklist:
Meal sign up, 2-3 items per family. Link is here.
Drop off food on Thursday the 7th
Meet at Playformance at 8:00 am and depart at 8:30 on the 9th
Arrive at campground around noon
After setting up camp head into town to hike Bell Rock
Expect a hard hike on Sunday, optional for parents
Depart from Campground at 11 on Monday, return to Tucson 3-5 pm
Coaches: Cole, Anna, Austin
Parent drivers: Anne, Amron, Deborah, Hans, Luis, Margie, Paul, Tal.
Pancake Day + Sewing
Practice ends at 11:30
The Team cooks a meal together and practices cleaning up
Bring bags to stitch on patches
Haunted House (Final setup and Run)
Girls+ Team and Travel Team set up a haunted house throughout the entire basement and are the scarers of the event. 60 younger kiddos come into the facility to play and see the basement.
Meet at 8 am and set up until 12 pm. Take a two-hour break at noon and return at 2 pm to work until 8:30 pm.
Fundraiser for the Teams
Yoga (Canceled)
Both Travel Team and Girls+ Team will be led through an hour of Yoga with Christine. Practice starts at normal 7:00 and ends at 9:30 instead of 9:00. Yoga hour from 8:30-9:30.
Parents Day
Parents are invited to come along for class and see what we get up to. Welcome to join in on games and challenges or hang out and watch.
Picnic
Time: 4:30-6:30 pm
Meet at Brandi Fenton Splash Pad
Open to all members of our parkour programs. (ages from 3-18)
Bring a blanket and snacks. Hang out and watch your kiddos play!
Yoga
Both Travel Team and Girls+ Team will be led through an hour of Yoga with Christine. Practice starts at normal 7:00 and ends at 9:30 instead of 9:00. Yoga hour from 8:30-9:30.
All Team Hike
Development, Girls+, and Travel Team Hike.
Parents dropoff and pickup
Meet at Marshall Gulch at the top of Mount Lemon. Head straight up General Hitchcock Highway, staying straight through Summer Haven until the road ends at the roundabout. Pickup and drop off will be there.
Meet at 7:45, start the hike at 8:00. Pickup at 2:00 pm.
Development Team head back early for 12:00 pickup
Two liters of water per kiddo
Backpack or even better, camelback.
Two lunches and ample snacks
Hat
Pancake Day
Practice ends at 10:30 instead of 9:00
Make pancakes together, hang out, practice cleaning dishes.
Team Try-Outs
Join us for try-outs for our Girls and Travel Teams!
Athletes must be 12 by start of classes to try out for the teams.
Students will be assessed on their coachability, interest and abilities in parkour, and demeanor towards team mates. Prior parkour skills are not required nor is this try out based on physical abilities.
Advance registration for try-out is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
This is a positive event designed to help coaches place students on the correct team and to assist current skills. Try-outs are a drop-off event and parents and caregivers are welcome to wait on the porch if needed. Space limited in teams and try-outs to not guarantee team placement.
Fall Registration Opens!
Fall 2024 Parkour classes open for registration at 8am on 7/15! Semester begins at the end of August. Please see individual classes for specific details and for your team or class.
Both Teams: End of Year Pool Party
Let’s celebrate the end of our semester of hard work.
Who: All Travel Team and Girls Team athletes and their families. Bring a swimsuit!
What: We will be giving out awards for this last year. Travel team will recieve their custom bags. A great chance for kiddos to say goodbye before the summer. Fingers crossed the Girls Team and Travel Team finish their parkour videos and we can premeir them!
When: 4:00-7:00 it will be hot, plan to jump in the pool!
Where: Catalina Terrace - 2440 E. Hedrick Drive, Tucson, AZ. 85719
All athletes: Playformance Parkour Glow Picnic!
Join us for our bi-annual family picnic…this time with glow theme! Exact detail to come. Stay tuned
Who: ALL parkour athletes, Itty Bitty through Teams, and their families
Where: Himmel Park
Bring: Glow sticks, picnic blanket and/or chairs, and picnic dinner for your family
All athletes: Spring Parkour Competition
Time and details TBD but Save the Date! All athletes from Travel Team and Girls Team are expected to participate in some way.
Skill and Speed competition.
Both Teams: Bigs and Littles day
Team members will join our Itty Bitty classes as mentors and role models. Drop off at 4:00 and pickup at 5:45.
Girls Team: Camping Trip
Itinerary as follows:
Tuesday 9: Packing Day! Normal class time, 4:30-6:00pm. Athletes please bring everything to Playformance, including clothes, toiletries, and sleeping bag. This should all fit in one medium duffel bag.
Thursday 11: Parent food-donation drop off at Playformance from 2:30-4:30pm.
Friday 12: Girls Team meet at Playformance 8:00am, leave in group van at 8:30am
- Drive up Mt. Lemmon
- Stop for a hike and sack lunch
- Check-in at Showers Point Campground 2:00pm
- Games and dinner
Saturday 13:
- Adventure day: Hiking, games and exploration on Mt. Lemmon.
Sunday 14:
- Pack-up camp
- Check-out 10:30am
- Mini-adventure on way down
- Pick-up at Playformance 3:00pm
Transportation: Van
Coaches: Anna, Jakelynn, Lorcan (maybe)
Girls Team: Packing Day
Athletes should bring their packed bags in preparation for our camping trip. Please stay tuned to GroupMe for specifics