Description: Athletes In Motion is Play Project’s premier parkour competition. It is an opportunity for our competitive athletes and athletes from across the world to participate in Skill, Speed and Freestyle events. Unlike most international competitions, AIM features youth (10-12y) and teen (13-15y) divisions in addition to an adult (16+y) category.
Dates: January 5th-7th, 2024.
Location: Play Project Parkour Training Centre – 3466 Landmark Road, Burlington ON.
Cost:
Athletes – $30.00+HST for the first event. Additional events are $15.00+HST each.
Spectators – $10.00+HST/spectator or $25.00+HST/family (immediate family members, limit of 5 people).
Age Brackets: Each event will feature three age categories, 10-12 years, 13-15 years and 16+. Athletes are required to register in the appropriate bracket based on the age they will be on the weekend of competition.
Registration: You can register for the competition in our online store under “Upcoming Events” section. You can also purchase spectator passes to watch the event in the online store under the “Merchandise & Spectator Passes” tab.
Prizes: Prizes for 10-12y and 13-15y age categories will be a medal and Play Project merchandise, based on athlete placing. The 16+y categories will have cash prizes. Winners names will be inscribed in Play Project’s on-site trophy. Additionally, all first place athletes will have their registration fee for that event in Athletes In Motion 2025 waived.
EVENTS
SKILL
Skill events allow athletes to showcase their ability to complete parkour challenges. Athletes will be prompted to do this by completing challenges with limited attempts and under time constraints. All challenges must be completed with a stick landing for three seconds. The fastest athlete to complete all challenges in a round will receive one additional point.
Preliminary – All competitors at once, jam style, completing challenges worth one point each. Top five or six athletes will move on based on the total number registered.
Finals – Athletes rotate through three challenges and have three attempts at each challenge. Completing a challenge in fewer attempts awards more points.
SPEED
Speed events give athletes the opportunity to demonstrate how quickly they can navigate a preset course using their parkour skills. Athletes will have a small amount of practice time on the course before performing.
Preliminary – This round will be made up of two courses, the times of which will be totaled. Top six athletes move on.
Finals – This round consists of a winner takes all final course. The fastest athlete to complete this final course is the winner of the event.
FREESTYLE
Freestyle events prompt athletes to create and connect their best acrobatic parkour skills into lines of movement that are performed on hard surfaces. Athletes will have time prior to the event to create combos and lines. Movements are judged on difficulty, execution and creativity.
Preliminary – Athletes create two 3 move combos that are judged and scored. Top six athletes continue to the next round.
Finals – Athletes demonstrate, and are judged, on a line longer than a combo. Lines should not be longer than 30 seconds.
SCHEDULE*
| Friday January 5th, 2024 | |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | Pre-Event Open Gym (Ages 10-15y) |
| 6:00pm-7:00pm | |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | Pre-Event Open Gym (Ages 16+y) |
| 8:00pm-9:00pm | |
| Saturday January 6th, 2024 | |
| 9:00am-10:30am | Youth Skill - 10-12y |
| 10:30am-12:30pm | Teen Skill - 13-15y |
| 12:30pm-2:00pm | Women's Skill - All Ages |
| 2:00pm-3:50pm | Men's Skill - 16+y |
| 4:15pm-5:45pm | Youth Speed - 10-12y |
| 5:45pm-8:00pm | Teen Speed - 13-15y |
| 8:00pm-9:45pm | Adult Speed - 16+y |
| Sunday January 7th, 2024 | |
| 10:00am-11:00am | Freestyle - 10-12y (Practice) |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Freestyle - 13-15y (Practice) |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Freestyle - 16+y (Practice) |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | Freestyle - 10-12y (Prelim.) |
| 2:00pm-3:00pm | Freestyle - 13-15y (Prelim.) |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | Freestyle - 16+y (Prelim.) |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | Freestyle - All Ages (Finals) |
*This event schedule and format are subject to change to accommodate the number of registered athletes (i.e. skipping semi-final rounds, having more or less athletes in finals than the descriptions suggest, etc.).