SERIES DETAILS
- Category: Youth C (12-13 – Regionals only), Youth B (14-15), Youth A (16-17), Junior (18-19)
- Division: Female / Male
- LTAD Stages targeted: Train to Train, Train to Compete & Learn to Win
- Events (3): Eastern Regional Championships, Western Regional Championships, and National Championships
- Discipline: Boulder & Lead
- Length: 4 days (regionals) – 6 days (nationals)
There will be no Youth Lead Regionals for the 22-23 season.
OBJECTIVES
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Qualification pathway for Youth Nationals
- Development opportunity for athletes who will not qualify for Nationals
- Route setters and officials’ development opportunity
- Hosting opportunity for smaller facilities, regions, PTSOs
- Preparation for new North American Cup Series format, modified scramble
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Crowning National Champions
- Continuous National Ranking (CNR) points
- High Performance Program (HPP) entry pathway
- Youth World Championship (YWC) Selection Pathway
- Development opportunity for athletes who will not make HPP or YWC teams
- Finals are at a level to prepare athletes who will make the HPP and YWC teams.
- Talent identification event for 16-19 years old athletes
- Route setters and officials’ development opportunity
- National celebration of our sport
SCHEDULE
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: These events will take place over 2 days. In order to run in this time frame, there will be no Semi-Final Rounds:
- Day 1 – Boulder Qualification
- Day 2 – Boulder Finals
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: This event will take place over 6 days:
- Day 1-2-3 – Boulder Competition
- Day 4 – Rest day
- Day 5 and Day 6 – Lead Competition
For each event, athletes can register and qualify in both disciplines, or only one discipline.
COMPETITION FORMAT
BOULDERING FORMAT
- Qualifiers – 5 on 5 off isolation. 4 Problems OR IFSC Flash Format depending on registrations
- Semi-Finals – 5 on 5 off isolation. 4 Problems (National Events ONLY, Regional events will NOT have Semi-Final Rounds)
- Finals – WC format, 4 minutes. 4 Problems
LEAD FORMAT
- Two (2) qualifiers – Flash Format
- One (1) Semi-Final – On-sight
- One (1) Final – On-sight
QUALIFICATION PATHWAY
Pathway #1 – Pre-Qualification Pathway
Some athletes will receive an invitation to attend the National Championships, without the requirement to qualify:
- HPP Athletes: Athletes in Youth A and Junior Categories who are selected to the Senior HPP following the HP Competition will receive a direct invitation to the Youth National Championships
- Reigning National Youth Champions from previous season
- Youth World Championships attendees
Pathway #2 – Provincial or Territorial Qualification Pathway
All other athletes will be required to qualify through a Provincial or Territorial pathway:
- PTSO Guaranteed National Championships Quotas (Top X): Each province and territory will start with a fixed number of quota spots for the National Championships. The fixed number of quotas will be determined based on capacity.
- PTSO quotas to Youth Combined Regional Championships (Quotas Y): Each province and territory will start with a fixed number of quota spots for the Regional Championships for each category. The fixed number of quotas will be determined at least 5 months ahead of the Regional event based on capacity. Unused quota in this category will be re-allocated to the other provinces in the same region.
- Regional Quotas to Youth Combined National Championships (Top Z): Top finishers in each category at the Regional Championships will advance to the National Championships. Exact number of spots available will be determined at least 5 months prior to Nationals based on facility capacity.
- Each province has autonomy to decide how they will fill these quotas. CEC highly recommends the hosting of a fair competition to qualify the athletes in an equitable manner.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SERIES, PLEASE CONTACT [email protected]
