JCCA 2023 Norman Bouldering Qualifier

Competition Information

All abilities welcome, 18 and under. No USA Climbing members are allowed. If you are unfamiliar with bouldering or have other questions, please reference our rulebookor talk to your athlete's coach.

- Registration will close on 3/22 at 11:30pm.

***Members are guaranteed a shirt. All other athletes will receive shirts according to the order in which they signed up.

- All athletes who attend qualifying competitions will receive raffle tickets (counted digitally) that will rack up to count for our championship raffle at the end of the season. Athletes will receive 10 tickets for attending this qualifier!

- A short awards ceremony will take place following the second session. Athletes who score in the top three of their category will receive a ribbon for their achievement!

***You must attend TWO OR MORE of the qualifying events to be able to attend the championship. The championship will be in onsight format and will have an award ceremony, including all-season awards!

You may not know this but all climbing comps are primarily run by volunteers. As such, we need YOU to volunteer! Here are some things to consider:

- The comp can't happen without volunteers. In fact, if there are not sufficient volunteers then the comp end time could be extended and/or the number of boulders may be reduced to get all athletes through.

- We will try to accommodate when your kids climb to the extent possible. Just indicate your athlete's category and climb time.

- Don't worry if you've never done it; we will train you!

- Space for spectators is limited. The best way to get to see your athlete climb is to volunteer!

- You’ll learn what a “dyno” and “gaston” mean and have some climbing lingo at the ready!

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Competition Format

- Bouldering will be in modified redpoint format, and competitors will have 6 boulder problems. Competitors will have 8 attempts per boulder.

- Climbers will have 2.5 hours to climb the boulders in their category (this 2.5 -hour slot includes warm-up time, as there will be no additional climbing time prior to the start of each session).

- Judges will be positioned in climbing zones to record the athletes' scores as they go.

Categories

Competitors will be divided by birth year and gender for placement.

The age category breakdown is as follows by birth year:

- Category 1: Born in 2015 or later (youngest)

- Category 2: Born in 2013-2014

- Category 3: Born in 2010-2012

- Category 4: Born in 2007-2009

- Category 5: Born in 2006 and earlier (oldest)

Schedule

There will be only one session for this competition!

Check-in Opens: 3:15 pm

Rules Meeting: 3:50 pm

Climbing Begins: 4:00 pm

Climbing Ends: 6:30 pm

Pizza and awards ceremony to follow!

Coaches will be hosting a lockin following the competition for Team Summit members. More information and signups will be through your team channels!

Save the Dates!

- 5/20 - JCCA Bouldering Championship 2023

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