The ACA is hiring 2 coaches and a routesetter to run the community crush event after the Trailhead ACA youth bouldering local. The session will run December 8th from 8-11am. Please send a resume and optional cover letter to Paige Boklaschuk (paigeboklaschuk@albertaclimbing.org) before the end of the day November 15th. Successful applicants will be contacted before November 18th. 

ACA community crush sessions are an opportunity for ACA athletes to work on finals boulders after the competition. These sessions are open to all competitors but are geared towards athletes who didn’t compete in finals; ACA coaches and a routesetter will be present at the session to provide support to athletes and adjust boulders so that everyone can learn and enjoy the movement of finals boulders! Note that climbers do not have to sign up for this event and will be asked to pay for a day pass at trailhead. 

Coaches- 2 positions, compensation $100/3hrs

Role: 

• Coach at the community crush session, Trail Head Competition 8-11am

• Provide coaching and support to ACA athletes of all levels, with a particular focus on providing meaningful learning opportunities 

• Ideally looking for coaches who will be present at the Trailhead competition and will have watched the final round 

• Paige will provide support to coaches before the event to help plan an appropriate and dynamic session

Ideal applicant:

• Experience coaching competitive climbing 3+ years from the development to elite level

• Familiar with ACA athletes

• Familiar with complex competition style movements

Setter- 1 position, compensation $100/3hrs

Role: 

• Set at the community crush session, Trail Head Competition 8-11am

• Will be responsible for adding ‘working jugs’ and extra footholds to make the boulders appropriate for climbers

• Communicate with coaches and observe climbers to provide the right amount of challenge for climbers

Ideal applicant:

• Experience setting competitive climbing 3+ years and ideally experience setting at youth training camps or other development events

• Familiar with ACA athletes 

• Ability to modify boulders to be appropriate for newer climbers while maintaining complex movement and essence of climbing in finals