We have a few announcements to make after an officer meeting in amherst this weekend. First, we would like to introduce the officers for 2010-2011: Travis Swain(President), Marco ‘Orbit’ Casarano(Vice President), Scott Maxson(Treasurer), Marc Freccero(Public Relations Representative), and Jasper Sardonicus(Equiptment Manager). We have a few new plans for next year which we will explain during the semester. Be ready to train right at the start of the semester and if you’re looking for more information we’ll be at the activities expo. We’ll post more information on the first meetings among other things soon, so stay tuned.

As many of you know, we have started to increase the amount of training days for parkour. We now practice four days a week with a weekend jam happening almost every week. Currently we train on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00-6:00pm also we have kept the Tuesday and Thursday practices from 7:00-8:30pm.

If you would like to attend the weekend jams, they are posted in the facebook group and all members will be invited. If you would like to be one of those invited members please join our facebook group. Also, we will no longer be using the google groups.

Finally, two of our members were recently featured in a State Radio music video doing some parkour and freerunning. Travis Swain and Marc Freccero show off their moves in the last thirty seconds of the Knights of Bostonia Music Video. So check it out and train hard!

Hello traceurs and free runners of UMPK,

I just wanted up to update you on what’s going on with the RSO:

A. We are having practices every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00-8:30pm meeting in front of the Fine Arts Center. We like to stay outside even in the winter so be prepared.
B. Our first jam is tomorrow, here are the details: UMPK Jam on Facebook
C. If you have any ideas for this club please talk to Scott or Travis and we’ll see what we can do.

Train hard and safe.

The new officers for the UMass Parkour club next year will be:

President – Travis Swain
Vice President – Mike Ostroski
Treasurer – Scott Maxson
Equipment Manager – Marco Casarano

Note:
Fall ‘09 practices will be held every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00pm to 8:30pm in front of the Fine Arts Center.

Every April, there’s a nationwide Parkour initiative to come together and clean up our training environments as a way of giving back to the community. This year, we will be participating again on Wednesday, 4/22 in celebration of Earth Day.

The woods on the northeastern perimeter of campus are a great place to run through for natural Parkour training, but are unfortunately filled with litter — plastic bags, food containers, beer cans, and all
manner of trash. We’re going to meet at 4:00 p.m. next Wednesday to sweep through and pick up as much as we can, and then have a bonus jam for anybody who wants to get in extra training and try out some natural Parkour.

UPDATE
We’re postponing this event due to heavy rain. See below for the new date!

WHAT: Leave No Trace
WHEN: Wed., 4/29 at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Meet at Haigis Mall

The training times for UMass Parkour this semester are:

Tuesdays and Thursdays
7:00-8:30pm

During the winter months and until further notice, we’re meeting in the basement of the Student Union, outside the Hatch.

UPDATE: As of March 24th, we are now back to meeting outside, at Haigis Mall near the Fine Arts Center. Meeting times are the same.

Recently, UMass Parkour and many of our members were featured on the front page of the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Check out the story here:

UMass parkour club grows leaps and bounds

We’re hosting our first jam of the fall this Saturday, 10/4 at 1:00pm. It was originally planned for last week, but had to be postponed due to the weather.

We are meeting at Haigis Mall, as usual. For those of you who are new, Parkour jams are a time for traceurs all over the area to meet and train together for a day. These are a great way to connect with the wider community and have fun.

See you there!

The official meeting time and place for training sessions this semester:

Tuesdays and Thursdays
7:00-8:30pm
Haigis Mall

Club officers were elected last week. These are:

President – Jackie Hai
Vice President – Ken Scriboni
Treasurer – Travis Swain
Equipment Manager – Yair Schatz

Our first meeting of the fall semester will be on Thursday, Sept. 4th at 7:00pm. We’ll convene outside the Fine Arts Center facing Haigis Mall, near the big red sculpture. We’re going to elect officers, do a little bit of planning, and then jump right into some training. Hope to see you there!