Pre-Nationals Preparation Camp 2023

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Camp INFO

June 23 – 25, Friday – Sunday

This 3 day camp is designed for those athletes who are looking to step up their mental and physical game before heading to Salt Lake for this years Youth Nationals. Recommended for competitors who are qualified for Nationals. OR who have competed in a Regional or Divisional level USAC Event.

The camp will be led by Coaches Matt Jones, Kerry Scott, Max Francois, and Henry Ritterpusch.

Routestting will be led by our Head Setter, Aaron Davis and Cody Grodzki of Syndicate Routesetting.

The goal of the camp is to provide athletes with an intensive preparation environment to help instill confidence in their abilities for a National level event.

Cost: $475

If cost is a limiting factor, but you’d still like to be a part of the camp please contact our coordinator, Brittany

Purchase Ticket HERE

A lunch option will be available, but if there are major dietary restrictions or if you’d prefer to bring your own lunch, please do!

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The Coaches

Matt Jones

Matt has been training internationally competitive climbers for over a decade. He’s coached for Vertical World and Earth Treks and assisted countless youth athletes find success in the indoor competition scene as well as outdoors.

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Kerry Scott

A lifelong climber and longtime competitor. As a kid, she qualified for the US National team in 2011, 2012, and 2014. She started coaching intermediate teams at Earth Treks in Rockville when she was still in high school. In 2014, she moved to North Carolina to study at UNC Chapel Hill, and in 2015 she started working with the elite team at Triangle Rock Club. After she graduated college with a BS degree in mathematics, she started working with Team ABC in Boulder, Colorado. She worked with elite youth athletes from all over the country as a US National team coach for the Youth World Championships in 2018 and 2019.

Learn more about Kerry
She is an avid climber and competitor as well. She has bouldered v12 and climbed 5.14a, including her recent first female ascent of Mango Tango at the New River Gorge. She also makes regular appearances in semi-finals at the National Cups for both bouldering and sport climbing, and she likes to give back to USAC by being an athlete member of both the Ethics and Judges Committees.
Throughout her climbing career, she has been particularly interested in the mental aspect. She has a passion for refining her own mental game in both outdoor and competition climbing, and she strives to share what she has learned with anyone who is interested. Competition climbing can be a lot of pressure, but Kerry has always been an advocate for having fun and enjoying the experience.

Max Francois

Max has been climbing for 13 years and coaching for 8 out of Vertical Ventures in St. Pete Florida. His drive as a coach is to give people tools to succeed not only in climbing but in life. He is primarily a boulderer and has climbed up to V10 and 5.13a on sport.

Henry Ritterpusch

Henry Ritterpusch is a BlocHaven routesetter and head coach with 5 years of experience coaching competitive youth athletes. Henry himself is a National Medalist and V13 climber with notable ascents around the country.⁠

Hostel info

BlocHaven has secured a Private Group Experience at the Upstate’s most unique and affordable lodging venue, Stay Modal, with an art gallery and in-house cafe only 3-minute drive from the climbing gym.

Reserve your room or bed today to save!

Booking Deadline is 5/31/23 to guarantee a reservation at Modal!

Book your stay HERE

Daily Schedule

8am – 4pm

Mental Preparation + Mobility

This will focus mainly on mental preparation and warm ups/mobility drills.

2 Onsight Mock Comp Rounds

Each athlete will have time to run two onsight rounds of climbs set by our Headsetter, Aaron Davis and Cody Grodski of Syndicate Routesetting.

It will also include a debrief time with our coaches and scenarios for each athlete to work through.

SATURDAY

1 Onsight Round Mock Comp + Focus Group work

Day 1 will begin with introductions, then move to a mock Onsight round, break for lunch, and mental preparedness work as well as goal setting.

It will also include a debrief time with our coaches plus more movement stations and scenarios for each athlete to work through.

SUNDAY

1 Onsight Round Mock Comp + Focus Group work

Day 2 will begin with another single Onsight round of climbs for each category including ISO, more focus group work, a debrief time with our coaches and some time to work with the coaches on any specific areas.

Items to bring

Climbing Shoes

Plenty of Chalk

Tape

Water Bottle

Plenty of Snacks

Notebook and Pen/Pencil

***A lunch option will be available, but if there are major dietary restrictions or if you’d prefer to bring your own lunch, please do!

***We also have our cafe which serves coffee, smoothies, and grab and go snacks