2022 Plano Rope & Speed Qualifier

525 Talbert Dr,Plano TX 75093

08 October, 2022

Description

Competition Information All abilities welcome, 18 and under. No USA Climbing members are allowed. If you are unfamiliar with rope climbing, or have other questions please reference our rulebook, or talk to your athletes coach. - Registration will close on 10/1 at midnight. ***Only JCCA members are gauranteed a shirt. Nonmembers who sign up before 9/26 at 8am will also receive a competition t-shirt. - All competitors will receive 20 raffle tickets for attending this competition! All raffle tickets will be added up at the championship and entered into a big championship raffle! - There will be an awards ceremony and pizza party following the second session of this competition. ***You must attend TWO OR MORE of the qualifying events to be able to attend the championship. The championship will be a combination of modified redpoint and onsight format, and will have an award ceremony including all-season awards! Sign Up To Volunteer! 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 routes 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! - Spectator areas are limited. The best way to ensure you are able to watch your athlete is to volunteer. - You’ll learn what a “dyno” and “gaston” mean and have some climbing lingo at the ready! Sign Up Here! Competition Format - Top rope will be in modified redpoint format and competitors will have 5 routes per category. Each route will have 3 zones and a top. Each checkpoint is worth 25 points! Competitors will have 5 attempts per route. - Climbers will have 3 hours to climb the routes in their category (this 3 hour slot includes warm up time, as there will be no additional climbing time prior to the start of each session) Volunteer judges will be stationed throughout the climbing area. Categories Competitors will be broken up by age and by birth year for placement, and will compete against those in their category and gender. The age category breakdown is as follows by birth year: - Category 1: Born in 2014 or later (youngest) - Category 2: Born in 2012-2013 - Category 3: Born in 2009-2011 - Category 4: Born in 2006-2008 - Category 5: Born in 2004-2005 (oldest) Schedule There are two available sessions for any climber of any age or gender to attend, however spots are limited for each so register early to reserve your spot in a specific session! Ropes Schedule: Session 1 Check-in Opens: 6:45 am Rules Meeting: 7:20 am Climbing Begins: 7:30 am Climbing Ends: 10:30 am Session 2 Check-in Opens: 10:15 Rules Meeting: 10:50 am Climbing Begins: 11:00am Climbing Ends: 2:00 pm Awards Ceremony and Pizza Party To Follow! Speed Schedule: **You will compete in the speed session OPPOSITE to the rope session you signed up for. This means, if you signed up to rope climb in session one, you will compete in speed during session 2. If you signed up to rope climb in session 2, you will compete in speed during session 1. If you signed up to compete in Session 1: Speed check in will take place at 11am, and climbing will begin at 11:30am, and end at 12:30pm. You will have 1 hour to take 2 counted speed runs. If you signed up to compete in Session 2: Your speed time will take place BEFORE your rope time. Checkin for speed will begin at 8:30am. Climbing will begin at 9am, and end at10am. You will have 1 hour to take 2 speed runs. **Please note, you will need to check in for BOTH speed AND rope at the appropriate time! **To compete in speed, you MUST add the speed add-on to your ticket before checkout. This is a free add-on, but allows us to keep track of how many competitors will compete in speed. **You may NOT take your speed runs during your rope session. Speed runs must be done during the appropriate times opposite of your ropes session. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] Speed awards will take place during the award ceremony. Speed will be scored seperately, and will count towards the team score. Save the Dates! - 11/12 - Rope Qualifier (OKC) - Speed Qualifer TBD! - Championship Training Camp TBD! - 12/17 - Rope & Speed Season Championship (Grapevine)