Divisions

Team Ascent is divided into two age groups that follow the categories delineated by USA Climbing, the national governing body over youth climbing competitions. Youth C and D, comprised of athletes born 2011 or later, makes up our younger team. Youth A, B, and Jr, comprised of athletes born 2005-2010, makes up our older team. Within each group, we have three divisions; with different practice and competition expectations for each.

Prep Team

The prep team functions as an entry point from our club program into the Team, as well as a place for athletes who are motivated to progress their climbing, and are looking for more structured experiences to further develop their strength and skill base.

Prep Team C/D Practices:

• Monday and Thursday, 4-6pm

Prep Team A/B/Jr Practices:

• Monday and Friday, 6-8:30pm

Prep Team Dues:

• $220/mo, billed on the first of each month

Development Team

The Development Team is designed to cater to our athletes that are ready to train as many hours as the Comp Team, but may need emphasis on different areas of strength and skill. We want to be teaching our development team athletes self awareness by focusing on how to set, pursue, and achieve personal goals that are challenging and specific.

Dev Team C/D Practices:

• Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 4-6pm

Dev Team A/B/Jr Practices:

• Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 6-8:30pm

Dev Team Dues:

• $245/mo, billed on the first of each month

Comp Team

The Comp Team is aimed to prepare athletes to climb and compete at a high level. Athletes will learn in depth competition strategy, advanced movement on the wall, and climbing-specific strength training. It is very important that these athletes have a high-level strength and skill baseline so that they are physically and mentally capable of benefiting from the increased intensity of comp team practices.

Comp Team Practices (all ages):

• Monday, 6-8:30pm
• Wednesday, 5:00-8:00pm
• Thursday, 6-8:30pm

Comp Team Dues:

• $275/mo, billed on the first of each month

Team Ascent Tryouts

The purpose of tryouts is to find a place within The Ascent Studio Youth Instructional Program that enables each athlete to best grow as a climber. With that in mind, we limit the number of spots on each team to maintain a balanced coach-athlete ratio and enable us to give each athlete the individual attention they need. Trying out does not guarantee a spot on the team; generally, there are a greater number of participants in tryouts than spots available on the team.

An additional note: the fall season of Team Ascent is more heavily focused on bouldering.  Our training is based on the USA Climbing competition cycle, which emphasizes bouldering from September through January.  While we will be doing some sport climbing in our training, our main focus will be bouldering. 

Again, we highly recommend that climbers have prior experience in a youth climbing program either at Ascent or another climbing facility BEFORE trying out for the team.