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BENEFITS OF CLIMBING AT SCHOOL
WHY INVEST IN A CLIMBING STRUCTURE?
Climbing is an increasingly popular sport, especially due to its appearance at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Known for its practice in natural environments, climbing is being practiced more and more indoors and in urban areas.
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This sport comes with many virtues, beneficial to self-development.
Movements require a high level of body awareness. This gives students the ability to analyse and understand what is facing them. Indoor Climbing can be a powerful part of a high-quality physical education program. It is a very attractive activity that offers a great alternative to traditional team sports
Moreover, the paramedical community recommends the practice of climbing for the proper development of motor and mental abilities.
Traverse Walls
Traverse walls are meant to be climbed horizontally instead of vertically, this is a format called ‘bouldering’. This is done above a safety surface, thickness depends on the height of the wall and without ropes and harnesses. The fun and challenge of a Traverse Wall is to make it from one side to the other, rather than to the top. Students are never more than a few feet off the floor as they traverse the wall. A traverse wall is a great way for initiation and can be installed almost everywhere.
PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Introducing children to climbing is above all an excellent way to develop their motor skills. They learn how to become aware of their body on the wall, to apprehend certain movements that are sometimes new to them. It’s an introduction to set simple goals for them = go to the top of the challenge, or cross the whole wall. Throughout the year or over the school years, goals can evolve. Traverse walls, for example, can have several levels of route setting; fun climbing challenges also exist in multiple levels of difficulty. Time targets can also be established.
Learning how to climb at a very young age is the best way for a child to progress quickly and to develop strong values in favour of the environment.
