2019/20 Youth Invite Team Season Plan Season Goals: Team Goals:

Fall Bouldering: Ages 12-17 Color key: - Have fun, enjoy climbing, and try to improve **have the team fill in together, at
physically and mentally least one goal per person, including
Start Date: September 30 Easy
- Avoid injuries at all costs coaches**
End Date: January 18 Medium - No more than 2 missed practices by each
Coaches: Tyler, Danny, Jeiel, Taylor Hard climber or coach (commitment)
- Give maximal effort at all times
Practice Days: Monday, Wednsday, Friday Off - Be good friends, coaches, and teammates
Practice Times: 7:00-9:00 PM Monday/Wednesday, 6:00-8:30 PM Friday - Act responibly in and out of the gym and at
competitions
Team Captains: *to be named during final week of pre-season*
- Honor commitments: team, family, school, etc.
October Pre-Season
Week 1 Practice # Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout Pre Season Goals & Objectives
Monday 1 Evaluation/Team Culture Names, Rules Team culture exercise Warm-up routine climb 5 favorites easy core circuit
- evaluate climber abilities, strengths & weaknesses
Wednesday 2 Goal Setting good goal setting writing goals exercise volume points stick game bodyweight circuit - develop individual goals and team goals/culture
Friday 3 Projecting Skills Picking Projects Point Pyramid Projecting individual moves flexibility - establish baseline climbing fitness, technique, and mental skills
Week 2 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 4 volume tolerance consistent effort Max points 4x4 boulder suicides medium core circuit
Wednesday 5 basic mental skills reading/visualization onsighting talking reads drawing projects weight circuit
Friday 6 footwork foot placement/heels bad foot traverse heel hook climbs slab climbs core/flexibility
Week 3 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 7 max power strength+power take-aways campus problems steep stick game weight circuit
Wednesday 8 volume tolerance getting to climb a lot TopRope Suicide Max points boulder circuits hard core circuit
Friday 9 enjoyment/work reward active recovery projects stick game add-on game flexibility
Week 4 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 10 volume tolerance mental resilience 4x4s time on wall max points weight circuit
Wednesday 11 onsighting competition mentality mock comp., 4 minutes on/off, 4 climbs partner makeups flexibility
Friday 12 Power/Projects/Name Captains trying hard, often steep add on game campus problems full project trys hard core circuit
November Competition Season Competition Goals & Objective
Week 1 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout - develop basic competition skills
Monday 13 moderate volume preperation for comps max points, grade min. 5 max climbs (scorecard) moderate core - improve on baseline abilities and fitness
- avoid injury
Wednesday 14 comp preparation preperation/details stick game slab climbs add on game flexibility - develop better mental skills
Friday 15 Rest for saturday competition (first of the season). Relax, hydrate, pack, stretch, & carb load. Get enough sleep. - be prepared to do our best at competitions
Week 2 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 16 competition recap recap comp identify needs, make plans drill biggest weakness 5 climbs on weakness weight circuit
Wednesday 17 addressing weaknesses individual plans drill biggest weakness 5 3-try hard climbs 5 climbs on weakness hard core circuit
Friday 18 fun/project keep climbing fresh stick game project climber choice flexibility
Week 3 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 19 Power Endurance commiting to prep. 4x4 drop sets campus drop sets max points, grade min. hard core circuit
Wednesday 20 comp preparation preperation/details 3 weakness, 3 strength climbs stick game add on game flexibility
Friday 21 Rest for saturday competition (second of the season). Relax, hydrate, pack, stretch, & carb load. Get enough sleep.
Week 4 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 22 competition recap recap comp identify needs, make plans drill biggest weakness 5 climbs on weakness weight circuit
Wednesday 23 addressing weaknesses individual plans drill biggest weakness 4x4s 5 climbs on weakness hard core circuit
Friday 24 hard climbs quickly trying hard every try max reverse pyramid 5 3-try hard climbs projects flexibility
December Regional & Divisional Competitions Regional/Divisional Goals & Objective
Week 1 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout - develop advanced competition skills
- maintain fitness, continue to develop mental skills
Monday 25 moderate volume preperation for comps max points, grade min. 5 max climbs (scorecard) moderate core - stay injury free
Wednesday 26 comp preparation preperation/details stick game slab climbs add on game flexibility - compete to the best of our ability
Friday 27 Rest for saturday competition (third of the season). Relax, hydrate, pack, stretch, & carb load. Get enough sleep.
Week 2 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 28 competition recap recap comp identify needs, make plans drill biggest weakness 5 climbs on weakness weight circuit
Wednesday 29 addressing weaknesses individual plans drill biggest weakness 4x4s 5 climbs on weakness hard core circuit
Friday 30 technique brush up reading and executing bad feet/heels hooks swinging feet/toe hooks slab climbs team vote
Week 3 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 31 moderate volume preperation for comps max points, grade min. 5 max climbs (scorecard) weight circuit
Wednesday 32 comp preparation preperation/details stick game slab climbs add on game flexibility
Friday 33 Rest for saturday competition (Regionals). Relax, hydrate, pack, stretch, & carb load. Get enough sleep.
Week 4 Holiday break, climbers encouraged to climb for fun and stay active during their time off.
January Nationals/Post Season Nationals/Post Goals & Objective
Week 1 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout - recognize individuals for their improvement and effort
Monday 34 addressing weaknesses individual plans drill biggest weakness 4x4s 5 climbs on weakness hard core circuit - celebrate a successful season as a team
- prepare any qualifiers for nationals
Wednesday 35 moderate volume preperation for comps max points, grade min. 5 max climbs (scorecard) weight circuit - encourage everyone to climb for fun in the off season, whatever that means to them
Friday 36 fun/low injury risk the fun in trying hard add on game stick game climber choice body weight circuit - encourage sign ups for next season
Week 2 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 37 technique brush up reading and executing bad feet/heels hooks swinging feet/toe hooks slab climbs team vote
Wednesday 38 comp preparation preperation/details stick game slab climbs add on game flexibility
Friday 39 Rest for saturday competition (Divisionals). Relax, hydrate, pack, stretch, & carb load. Get enough sleep.
Week 3 Objective Announcements Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity #3 Workout
Monday 40 Only for members who qualify for nationals. Will be spent on onsighting and addressing individual weaknesses/holes in technique. Emphasis on mental skills and
Wednesday 41 preperation. Non-qualifiers are encouraged to climb on their own or with teammates, but are not required to attend.
Friday 42 Team Climbing/Dinner Party. Team Awards.

Intro: Who, What, When, Where

This is a season plan for the youth invitational team at The Cliffs at Valhalla in New York. It is meant to serve for the fall competitive bouldering season, beginning at the end of September and
ending midway through January.
Objectives
The goal of this season is to develop a stronger team culture and increase the physical, mental, and tactical skills of the climbers on the team. We also want to prepare our climbers for
competitions as thoroughly as we can while avoiding injury and mental burnout. We want to ensure that the climbers are giving full effort while still being able to enjoy climbing after their
competitive careers.
Philosophy
A big part of my coaching philosophy centers around developing athletes in a manner in which they are able to develop a sense of intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy that will allow them to
improve and enjoy climbing over a long period of time. Within this lies a necessity for adequate injury prevention work as well as physical and mental rest so that the athletes may avoid injury and
burnout. This is represented in the fact that the climbers only have practice 3 days per week, they ahve off days, and often have a chance to choose their own activities during practices. There is
also an emphasis on using games rather than drills to develop skills when appropriate. I believe that this plan accurately represents my coaching philosophy because it takes into account athlete
development and enjoyment in both the short and long term.