General Info:  The Whatcom Family YMCA Climbing Team is a competitive rock climbing team made up of climbers ranging in age from 8-18.  Team is an environment that promotes hard work and focus to build self confindence and physical strength. 

Announcements:

I have added a photo page so you all can have the pics of your kids at comps : Photos 

If anyone has photo's they would like to add please talk to Janelle or Rob about adding them to the site.

Divisionals this year will be in Sacramento, CA at Pipeworks on June 13-14,2009.  Divisionals is by invitation only but you should all talk with your families and plan to make it so there are no unexpected time conflicts that prevent you from accepting your hard earned invites at the end of the season. 

Great Job at the Circuit! I am so proud of each of you and congrats on completing your first comp of the season.  I am pleased with how each of you did and I hope that you take your experience at the first comp and use it to better prepair for future comps...PLEASE GET WARM BEFORE BIG COMPS BECAUSE YOU WON"T HAVE TIME TO DO FIVE EASY CLIMBS DURING THE COMP...some of you learned this the hard way this comp but that is fine. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TALK WITH BIG SYDNEY EVEN IF YOU DON"T THINK YOU NEED HELP...you will do better if you show her your score card half way through the comp and ask for her ideas.  GREAT JOB YOU ALL ROCK!!

CHANGE IN PLANS: Big Sydney will no longer be attending the Club Sport Comp due to the fact that Tyson is getting married that day.  She will instead be attending the Edgeworks blacklight comp in Tacoma.  You should all attend both comps.

Registration for the Circuit Comp is open and the waiver and registration forms are on the PNW Page of rockcomps.com.  Get registered before October 3rd please.

REGISTER FOR USAC ASAP!  Cameron McNally (If you aren't competing in ABS you only need an SCS membership) and Torrey Burke-Weeks are not registered yet and must be before registering for the first comp. Tyler Hannon, Ruby Bender, Kayla Culmback, Quinn Shultis and Laurie Shultis are registered- great job! 

 AWARDS:

Each of you has done an outstanding job this season.  Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to competitive climbing.  I appriciate your commitment and I would advise that you all thank your parents profusely for supporting your endeavors this season.  Below are Team Awards for Ropes Season...

Little Kayla:Best Technique   Title: Mini Me

Ruby:Most Improved            Title: Da Queen of Drop Knees

Quinn:Best Contact Strength Title: Speedy Gonzalez

Cai:Best Route Setter           Title: Andrew

Torrey:Best Forward Motion  Title: Da Pull Up Master

Nellie:Most Tenacious            Title: Broken One

Cameron:Best Attitude          Title: Buddy

Little Sidney: Best Unofficial Team Member

Practice Schedule:

Monday 4-6pm

Wednesday 5-7pm

Meet the Team:

Kayla Culmback: Female Youth D age 10

 The Circuit FYD 3rd Place

Cai MaGill: Team Assistant

Quinn Shultis: Female Youth C age 10

 The Circuit FYC 11th Place

Torrey Burke-Weeks: Male Youth B age 14

Cameron McNally: Male Youth D age 8

Tyler Hannon: Male Youth A age 15

                                                       The Circuit MYA 16th Place

Sidney Trinidad: Female Youth D age 9 (Unofficial Team member...aka that one kid who always chills with us)

 The Circuit FYD 1st Place

Work outs:

All Team members are required to get no less than 3 training sessions in each week. 2 days are taken care of by Team.  The third day is up to the kids.  Please ensure that your third day is at least a 2 hour sesh. VW Everett, Family Climb and Certified Climb are good options for your 3rd day.

INJURIES SUCK! Stay off the hang boards except during team. Do push ups no more than 3 days a week.  Please never climb more than 5 days in a week and usually only 3 or 4 days.  Abs may be done everyday. Overuse injuries are common in climbers and we all want to stay healthy so we can crush at comps. 

Comp Schedule:

  ABS10 Bouldering Season Schedule:

* Big Sydney will be at The Circuit, Edgeworks, Redmond, and Regionals.  Please try and make those comps and remember that it is your responsibility to find her.  She has too many kids to keep track of to check in on you. 

Links:

www.rockcomps.com

www.teamverticalworld.com

www.whatcomymca.org

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/lifestyle/story/357147.html

Thanks To:

www.fiveten.com

            www.evolvesports.com