Roca Youth Climb Teams are invite only.
Please fill out our Climb Team Inquiry form for more information about how to get your child on Team!
Parents of current Youth Climb Team kids:
Click the link below to access our Youth Climb Team page for news, updates, and info related to Youth Climb Team!
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Registeration for Half Tilt
(Climb Team Members only)
*Level 1 & 2 Teams can register to compete on Sunday evening, 5pm-8pm
*Level 3 & Comp Team can register to compete on Saturday morning, 7am-10am.
If this time doesn’t work for your child, you can register to compete during the regular Half Tilt Comp on Friday.
General Information
Team Perks:
Team members who are not current Roca Members will receive a membership to the gym for each month they are enrolled. That means that your child can come and climb all that he/she wants that month while enrolled on Team (with an adult chaperone)!
This team membership includes all rental equipment for no extra charge
Like all of our members, your child will receive 1 free guest pass each month
Visit our membership page to explore all the member perks!
Team Restrictions:
You must sign up for one Team offering or another. Team members will NOT be able to switch days within the same month but may see if there are openings on the other team at the beginning of the next month. Please inquire at the Front Desk for team availability.
We do not offer make-ups for missed practices. Climbers should feel free to use the gym outside of practice time using their gym membership to make up missed time. Climbers under age 14, must be accompanied by an adult in the gym.
Registration for Climb Team is on a month-by-month basis. New Team members MUST be present at the first practice of the month to participate for that month. Few exceptions apply.
Evaluations & Placement:
Climbers will be evaluated to determine team placement based upon their current skills and abilities.
Across all teams, many climbers have progressed too quickly or have not been moved into a new team soon enough. This evaluation will serve as a clean slate and place climbers on a team where they will receive the most effective coaching.
Notes on Evaluations & Placement
If a climber is moved onto a more challenging team, they are not required to join that team
Coaches will evaluate climbers based upon the following criteria
Attitude/mindset
Goals
Technique
Climbing Knowledge
Strength
Coachability
For more specific information, please feel free to drop Coach Manuel an email or talk to me in person
Moving Between Teams & Placement
Moving between teams will be primarily determined by each climber’s attitude/mindset as well as skill/ability
Age will no longer be a determining factor in team placement
Moving away from age as a main deciding factor is to ensure climbers are on a team that best fits their goals and abilities, as well as ensuring coaches are able to effectively coach each team
Route Grade Goal
Each team has a specific goal in relation to route difficulty that they are working towards
This goal is a factor that coaches will look at when determining placement in higher level teams
Climb Teams are invite only. Please fill out our Climb Team Inquiry Form for more information about how to receive an invite.
Head Team Coach, Manuel at coachmanuel@climbroca.com
2024 climb team Season
Final placements will be emailed to parents on September 15th and New Teams will start practices on Monday, September 30th.
Level 1
Our Level 1 Team is designed for climbers to focus their on-the-wall skills, mastering climbing vocabulary, and working through climbing-related roadblocks such as height and falls. Route grade goals on this team are to climb 5.10 (ropes) and V0 (bouldering). Climbers will practice 1x/week for a total of 1.5 hours each week.
Practice Dates: Mondays OR Wednesdays 5pm-6:30pm
Cost: $60 Team dues + Membership Dues
Level 2
Our Level 2 Team is designed for climbers to excel at a higher level. Practices will use the USAC season to inform on projecting and drills throughout the year. Climbers are expected to already be climbing 5.10 (ropes) and V0 (bouldering) consistently. Route grade goals are to climb 5.11 (ropes) and V3 (bouldering). Climbers will practice 2x/week for a total of 3 hours each week.
Practice Dates: Tuesdays AND Thursdays 5pm-6:30pm OR 6:30-8pm
Cost: $120 Team dues + Membership Dues
Level 3
Our Level 3 Team is designed to create self-sufficient climbers and each climber will work off of a personalized workout plan. This level will offer opportunities to select captains to lead warm-ups, stretching, and assisting during practice and competitions. Climbers are expected to already be climbing 5.11 (ropes) and V3 (bouldering). Route grade goals are to climb 5.12 (ropes) and V5 (bouldering). Climbers will practice 2x/week for a total of 4 hours each week.
Practice Dates: Mondays AND Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: $145 Team dues + Membership Dues
Competition Team (Comp Team)
Our Comp Team is a new addition to Roca’s Climb Team Program. This team focuses on high level competition climbing. Try-outs are held twice a year (boulder season and rope season). Team practices 3x/week. Climbers on this team are required to compete in USAC in either boulder or ropes season. Climbers are not required to compete in both, but can only be on Comp Team during the season in which they are competing at USAC comps. Climbers are expected to already be climbing 5.12 (ropes) and V4 (bouldering) consistently.
Practice Dates: Mondays AND Thursdays 6:00pm-8:30pm AND *Saturdays 9am-11am.
Cost: $175 Team dues + Membership Dues
**Saturday morning practice may be cancelled if Head Coach is away at a competition. We will alert you to those dates.
