Friday Practice and Regionals Information

Please remember we do not have Friday practice as noted on the Team Calendar. The gym will be open if athletes want to come climb, but coaches will not be here due to traveling for Regionals. I want to point everyone to the MAC climbing blog. This link will take you there and give you the most up to date information about the team. http://macclimbingteam.blogspot.com/

Those traveling to Regionals please read below. All information for Saturday can be referenced using this link. http://www.usaclimbing.org/Regional/102-Cascadia.htm

2017 102 Regional Information

This weekend Bend Rock gym will host the 102 Regional Championships. Those traveling should plan to be in Bend no later than 7:00pm Friday night. We will have a mandatory athlete meeting at 7:00 pm with coaches at the team hotel (River House). Please meet in the main lobby and we will go to the meeting space from there. Parents are welcome to gather in the bar area during the team meeting. It is a good time to meet other parents and grow our climbing community. The meeting will last an hour or so and will give us a chance to meet as a team before the event and hand out logistic information to all athletes. We have close to 40 athletes participating so meeting is paramount for the success of coaches and climbers. The schedule and running order for speed and Sport Climbing are attached for your reference. All athletes will participate in both, so note both times.

I want to take a moment to remind everyone of a few expectations and norms we have established as a team for Saturday.

1.       MAC Parents volunteer. We have the most people registered and should be leading the way with volunteers. Many of the positions are really easy and only require you to show up. Some may also allow you to better understand the sport.
Here is the link to sign up. https://signup.com/client/invitation/6775657374/1839251/false#!1839251/false/false

2.       Regionals is an all-day event. Please make plans to be around all day Saturday. You will have time to leave to get lunch and snacks, but it will be imperative to be around the gym all day.

3.       MAC Athletes should be in full uniform for Sport and Speed

4.       Parents should let coaches coach. Give hugs, snacks, and complements all day. Let coaches give feedback on their climbing. 

5.       Parents should film each climb for their respected athlete. This is beneficial if we have an appeal and also gives us a backup to our iPad.  

6.       Do not talk to athletes while they are climbing or resting. This would be a breach of isolation and could get your kid disqualified.

7.       All MAC athletes should plan to be at awards unless approved by the head coach. This is a great way to come together as a team and celebrate our success for the day

Saturday night we will all go to dinner as a team. The team dinner will be held at The Lot after awards. Here is the link http://www.thelotbend.com/.

Please let me know if other questions arise. We look forward to a great weekend! See you Friday night.