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Registration Reminder: Open Bouldering & Lead Provincials
Registration for the bouldering and lead open provincials competitions are closing soon. Head over to member.albertaclimbing.org to secure your spot.
CEC Job Opportunity: High Performance Director
Job Opportunity: High Performance Director
Location: Flexible (Domestic and International Travel Required)
Salary: $70,000 to $78,000 per year, based on qualifications and experience
Application Deadline: November 4, 2024 (or until a suitable candidate is found)
Complete Job Description available here
Climbing Escalade Canada (CEC) is seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to join our team as the High Performance Director. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader to help shape the future of high-performance climbing in Canada.
As the National Sport Organization for competition climbing, CEC is committed to fostering athlete-centred, ethical, and inclusive environments. The High Performance Director will play a key role in supporting and developing national team athletes to achieve success at prestigious international competitions, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, IFSC World Championships, and more.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage CEC’s High Performance Program, including the development of high performance plans and selection criteria for international competitions.
Oversee the selection and monitoring of all National Teams and Squads.
Collaborate with provincial and territorial sport organizations to support athlete development.
Ensure compliance with CEC policies, including Safe Sport, anti-doping, and athlete agreements.
Manage high performance budgets and deliver evaluations of program effectiveness.
Desired Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
The ideal candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and abilities. However, we encourage applications from individuals who may not meet all these criteria but demonstrate a willingness to learn and grow in the role:
4+ years of experience in high performance sport, or a combination of relevant education and professional experience.
Proven leadership in multi-disciplinary, high performance environments.
Strong consultative, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
Technical expertise in elite competition climbing.
Experience in high performance coaching or mentorship.
Understanding of the Canadian high performance sport system.
Bilingualism in English/French is considered an asset.
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Christiane Marceau, Executive Director of Climbing Escalade Canada, at info@climbingcanada.ca by November 4, 2024, or until the position is filled.
Climbing Escalade Canada is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQIA+.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Open Boulder & Lead Provincials: updated details
We’re two weeks away from our Open category boulder and lead provincials. If you haven’t registered yet, go to member.albertaclimbing.org to secure your spot. Bouldering will be held at CCC Chinook on Saturday October 26th, and the Lead competition will be held at CCC Hanger on Sunday October 27th.
The event pages have been updated with tentative schedules. Note that the times may be adjusted.
We also posted the volunteer sign ups for each competition (boulder / lead). Please sign up to help our athletes experience the best possible provincial championship.
ACA Route Setting Applications now open
The ACA is looking to standardize the setter selection process, starting the the 2024/25 Youth Lead and Bouldering Series.
Deadline to apply is on November 4, 2024 @ 11:59 MST
Reach out to communications@albertaclimbing.org with any questions or comments.
2024-NOV-02 Open Speed Local: Registration is live
The ACA has opened up the next competition: an open category speed local at CCC Rocky Mountain in Calgary. Registration is now live at member.albertaclimbing.org. Check out the event page for more details.
Don’t forget to register for the Open Bouldering and Open Lead Provincials provincials as well.
Open Bouldering & Lead Provincial Registration Live
Registration is live for the Open Bouldering & Lead provincials! Bouldering will be held on Saturday October 26th at Calgary Climbing Centre Chinook. Lead will be held on Sunday October 27th at Calgary Climbing Centre Hanger.
The open category includes Senior, Junior, and Youth A ages.
Senior Athletes can purchase a single event ACA membership for $15.75 (including GST). Youth athletes (Jr, A) can purchase a 2024/2025 seasonal membership for $90 (including GST).
Check out the event pages for details. Register at member.albertaclimbing.org
Cancellation: 2024-SEP-07 Open Lead Local @ CCC Hanger
Unfortunately, the ACA has had to cancel the 2024-SEP-07 Open Lead Local @ Calgary Climbing Centre Hanger due to low registration count.
All event registrations have been refunded. If you purchased a single event registration, that was also refunded.
Feel free to reach out to communications@albertaclimbing.org if you have questions or comments. Open bouldering and lead provincials are scheduled for October 26 and 27.
Registration closes soon: ACA Open Lead Local @ CCC Hanger 2024-SEP-07
Registration for the ACA Open Lead Local is closing on Saturday August 31st
The open category includes Senior, Junior, and Youth A categories.
Senior Athletes can purchase a single event ACA membership for $15.75 (including GST). Youth athletes (Jr, A) can purchase a 2024/2025 seasonal membership for $90 (including GST).
Check out the event page for details. Register at member.albertaclimbing.org
Open Lead Local 2024-SEP-07: schedule, volunteer, and more.
We’re excited for the Open Lead Local on 2024-SEP-07 at CCC Hanger in Calgary! Registration closes on August 31st, so head over to member.albertaclimbing.org to secure your spot today. Athletes in the Senior, Junior, and A classes are eligible.
We also published the schedule and volunteer registration link. We can’t run these events without volunteers; come out to help athletes experience the best competition possible. Sign up here.
Head over to the event page for more details.
Thank you: 2024-AUG-17 Open Bouldering Local
The first competition of the 2024 Senior Season is in the books.
Thank you to Jason and the staff at Grip It for hosting in your beautiful new facility!
Thank you to Victor and his route setting crew.
Thank you to all the volunteers. We can’t run these events without you!
Finally, thank you to the athletes and their coaches!
See you in Calgary on September 7th for the Open Lead Local.
Reminder: Open Lead Local - Sep 7 @ CCC Hanger, Calgary, AB
The ACA senior season continues in Calgary with a lead local. The open category includes Senior, Junior, and Youth A categories.
Senior Athletes can purchase a single event ACA membership for $15.75 (including GST). Youth athletes (Jr, A) can purchase a 2024/2025 seasonal membership for $90 (including GST).
Check out the event page for details. Register at member.albertaclimbing.org
Registration reminder: Open boulder local in Saskatoon
Attention all Sr, Jr, and A athletes! Registration for the Open Bouldering Competition at Grip It in Saskatoon on August 17th closes soon.
Don’t forget to sign up for the Open Lead Local competition at CCC Hanger in Calgary on September 7th too!
Register at member.albertaclimbing.org
Registration reminder: Open boulder local in Saskatoon
Attention all Sr, Jr, and A athletes! Registration for the Open Bouldering Competition at Grip It in Saskatoon on August 17th closes soon. Register at member.albertaclimbing.org
Open Lead Local - Sep 7 @ CCC Hanger, Calgary, AB
The ACA senior season continues in Calgary with a lead local. The open category includes Senior, Junior, and Youth A categories.
Senior Athletes can purchase a single event ACA membership for $15.75 (including GST). Youth athletes (Jr, A) can purchase a 2024/2025 seasonal membership for $90 (including GST).
Check out the event page for details. Register at member.albertaclimbing.org
Updated event details: Open Bouldering Local in SK
Attention Senior, Junior, and A category athletes! The event page for our first open Bouldering local at Grip It has been updated with the schedule, waiver for Grip It, and a link to sign up to volunteer.
Our competitions can’t happen without your help. Please consider signing up to help our athletes experience the best possible competition. You will be fully supported by experienced ACA officials.
Communications committee: apply to join!
We’re looking for volunteers to join the ACA communications committee for the 2024-2025 season. The communications committee will both advise and support the ACA with web, social media, and email engagements. Send an email to communications@albertaclimbing.org if you are interested.
Discounted Youth Membership: Purchase by 2024-SEP-30
The ACA board is excited to be partnering with Climbing Escalade Canada and Interpodia to roll out a new membership registration system for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. The new system is being built and tested over the summer, and will be ready for the start of the youth season. The new system from Interpodia will offer much needed improvements for athletes, parents, and event organizers, and we can’t wait to share the details with everyone. The new Interpodia system will have a new fee structure for membership and event purchases, which will be included as transaction fees at the time of registration. The ACA Senior athlete season (open competitions) have been scheduled to begin before the new Interpodia system is ready.
The ACA board has decided to offer 2024-2025 youth season memberships for purchase through the legacy system for $90 (including GST) until September 30th 2024. After September 30th, memberships will only be available for purchase through Interpodia, and will include additional transaction fees (which have not yet been determined). Memberships purchased through the legacy system will be migrated to the new Interpodia system at launch. ACA season memberships are non-refundable.
Please contact communications@albertaclimbing.org if you have questions or comments.
2024-2025 season schedule is published
We are excited to let you know that we have finalized the competition schedule for next season. The competition committee worked together with input from coaches and the Board to design the schedule that we feel will give our athletes the best season possible. You can view the 2024-2025 ACA Competition Schedule here.
After a very successful pilot project of adding a "Tier 2" competition for Youth B and A athletes to the Youth C and D competitions last season, we have decided to include that into the 2024-2025 schedule. We are working on the details of who will qualify for the Tier 2 events and how you can progress to the Tier 1 events. Once the specifics are finalized we will let our membership know.
You will note on the schedule that the format for each competition has been decided already as well. We are adding some new formats to a few competitions, in efforts to allow our younger athletes more time on the wall during ropes competitions to help give them more experience.
I would like to remind everyone that the ACA Board has approved an age category shift starting in the 2024-2025 season. This is in keeping with the CEC and the IFSC new guidelines. This shift essentially means all athletes will be repeating the same category they were in last season, giving everyone a 3rd year in that category.
We are continuing to work on finer details of the schedule, which will be shared with the membership once decided upon. Event pages for each competition will be added to the website later. In the meantime, we wanted to get the schedule out to you now so you can see what's to come for next season.
If you have any questions relating to the schedule, formats, age categories, etc, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
We are looking forward to another successful, fun, and exciting competition season!
Jacquelyn Mitchell
ACA Team Manager
Open Bouldering Local - Aug 17 @ Grip it Saskatoon
The ACA senior season kicks off in Saskatchewan with a bouldering local. The open category includes Senior, Junior, and Youth A categories.
Senior Athletes can purchase a single event ACA membership for $15.75 (including GST). Youth athletes (Jr, A) can purchase a 2024/2025 seasonal membership for $90 (including GST).
Check out the event page for details. Register at member.albertaclimbing.org
2024 AGM Documentation
The ACA hosted the 2024 Annual General Meeting on Thursday June 27th 2024. The 2023 minutes, 2024 minutes, and 2024 amended bylaws have been posted on Google Drive.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the outgoing board members for their years of selfless dedication to the Alberta Climbing Association: Adam Villard, Rob Skrypnek, Shayne Trottier, and Sylvain Vanier.
Three new members were elected to join the ACA board: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Jeremy Fidelack, and Paul Tourigny. Jacquelyn and Jeremy are familiar faces, serving as the ACA team manager and communication manager. Paul joins with extensive experience as a board member from several community organizations. Joseph Lee Son was elected to the board as the Treasurer late into the previous season, and returns this season.
Also returning to serve on the board this season: Mark Kozak (President), Grace Bowles (athlete rep), Mark Derksen (athlete rep), Werner Lau, Nicole Poirier, and Paige Boklaschuk (performance chair).
The ACA approved new bylaw amendments for the 2024 season, which can be found in the Google Drive.
We have a lot of ambitious plans for the 2024/2025 season, and look forward to sharing details with you over the summer.
