TEAM LEVELS
The Sportrock Youth Team Pipeline consists of four steps; step one consists of our Recreational Team and Breakfast Club, step two is our Advanced Team, step three is our Competitive Team, and step four is our Professional Development Team. The Pipeline is structured to develop skills at each step that prepare climbers to move from one to the next.
S1
RECREATIONAL TEAM
The Recreational Team is designed to familiarize new climbers with foundational skills in a fun supportive environment.
Suggested Age Range:
8-12 years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria
Saturday | 8:30am - 10:30am
Rio
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Current Status:
Accepting applications
S2
ADVANCED TEAM
The Advanced Team is an introduction to training in a structured team environment focused on skill-building and developing technical climbing ability.
Suggested Age Range:
10-16 years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria
A Days: Monday and Wednesday | 4pm – 6pm and 6pm – 8pm
B Days: Tuesday and Thursday | 4pm – 6pm and 6pm – 8pm
Sterling
Tuesday and Thursday | 4:30pm – 6:30pm and 6pm – 8pm
Rio
Monday and Wednesday | 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Current Status:
Accepting applications
YOUTH C/D PERFORMANCE
FOCUSED TEAM
The Youth C/D Performance Focused Team is specific for younger athletes who are more developmentally mature, interested in competition, and looking for extra preparation, but still need more time in a fun-focused environment before S3. This program is coached by former Sportrock athletes with extensive competition experience and overseen by
Youth Teams Head Coach, Julia Talbot.
Suggested Age Range:
9-13 years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria
Tuesday and Thursday | 4pm – 6pm and 6pm – 8pm
Sterling
Monday and Wednesday | 4pm – 6pm and 6pm – 8pm
Current Status:
Accepting applications
S3
COMPETETIVE TEAM
Competitive Team athletes work to increase their focus on training while deepening their skill development. They focus on more challenging situations and are introduced to competition climbing.
Suggested Age Range:
13-19 years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria
A Days: Monday and Wednesday | 4pm – 7pm
Saturday | 10am – 1pm
B Days: Tuesday and Thursday | 5pm – 8pm
Saturday | 10am – 1pm
Sterling
Monday and Wednesday | 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Friday | 5pm – 8pm
Saturday at the Sportrock Performance Institute | 10am – 1pm
Rio
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday | 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Additional Benefits:
S3 Team Members receive access to Friday/Saturday independent study times at the Sportrock Performance Institute with monitoring and assistance by Performance Fellows to build self-management skills and individual-focused priority development. S3 Members will also have access to climbing movement workshops run by Sportrock's routesetters, with coaching overseen by Youth Teams Head Coach, Julia Talbot.
Current Status:
Accepting applications
S4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Sportrock’s S4 Team is the newest addition to Sportrock’s youth programming. It’s based on the 4th stage of the American Development Model, which the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) recommends as the stage when an athlete strives for high performance.
Suggested Age:
14+ years old
Practice Times:
Alexandria Only:
Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays | 6pm-9:30pm
Saturdays | 9am-1pm
Current Status:
Accepting applications
Speed Climbing Team
Sportrock's Spead Climbing Team takes advantage of Alexandria's 15 meter speed wall with official IFSC sanctioned speed holds. We also have a full timing system and pressure plates. Sportrock is also the training place of IFSC silver medalist Noah Brastchi one of the fastest American's alive.