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LATEST NEWS

Aussies Hold Their Own in Imst

The Australian team were celebtraing last week after some great peformancs by our climbers at the recent World Youth Championships held in Imst, Austria.Team captain, Daniel Fisher, lead the way , making the semi finals in the Junior males, finishing a very creditable 19th. This was followed up by Art Ho Bayly who then put in a great heat for the speed event in the Junior males, qualifying in 16th place for the finals. Despite drawing the fastest qualifier in his next round, and subsequently being knocked out of the comp, Art's time in the final was good enough to see him move into 13th place overall.

Results generally were very pleasing. Lucy Stirling improved on her placing from 2010, with a 41st in the lead event in the Junior females. Other results saw - Scott Pritchard (55th) and Art Ho Bayly (59th) in Junior lead males; Loesje Fletcher (58th) in Youth A females,; Matthew Tsang (55th) and Kyle Brandon- in his first WYC experience-(71st) in Youth A males; and our young first time WYC competitors in Youth B females- Judith Carroll (58th), Lindsay Fletcher (66th) and Jemima Matters (70th). Given some fields had up to 90 competitors these results were terrific.

Well done to all involved and a big thankyou in particular to team coaches, Rob and Carlie Le Breton on preparing the team so well this year.

Nationals Over for Another Year

The weekend of July 30/31 saw the SCA Nationals held at Bayside Rock in Victoria. It was also the second round of the Oceania Series and saw a small buut very compeititve team from New Zealand make thr trip across the "ditch"to take on the Aussie climbers. The competition over the two days was awsome, ensuring that we were able to see Australia's best climbers tackle some some great route setting.

It was one of the best attended national events we have had recently with just 130 climbers involved. It proved also to be a great final hitout for many of our WYC team before they head to Europe later this month for the World Youth Championships in Austria. Congratulations to Daniel Fisher and Sam Berry in taking out their respective Open categories.

A big thankyou to all involved with the organisation of the event and to Bayside Rock for hosting a well run competition.

Sportclimbing One of Eight Sports Nominated for 2020 Olympics!

Sport Climbing is one of the 8 sports shortlisted for the Olympics 2020. The announcement was made by the IOC ahead of the the 123rd IOC session in Durban, South Africa. The sports in the shortlist will be considered for inclusion in the sports programme of the 2020 Summer Olympiad. Some of the sports included in the list - like baseball and softball - were dropped from the Olympics in 2008, and are looking for reinstatement, while others are not new to the list of possible candidates (karate, roller sports, squash). Toghether with wakeboard and wushu, sport climbing is for the first time ever being considered as a possible addition to the program. The IOC will take the final decision on the sport to be admitted in 2013, at the 125th IOC session in Buenos Aires. The comments by IOC President Jacques Rogge on the inclusion of slopestyle events in skiiing and snowboarding in 2014 may sound as a good omen for sport climbing. "It is growing very fast - said Rogge. You have young, dedicated, spectacular athletes..." which may as well apply to our sport!

NSW State Bouldering Titles

Results from the Mountain Equipment 2011 NSW State Bouldering Titles and Round 1 of the Mountain Equipment Sydney Bouldering Series have now been posted in the results section. A fantastic turn out by the climbing community with 245 compeitors taking part. Thanks heaps to Steve, Sarah and the whole Climb Fit crew who put in the hard work to make it happen. The results are separated as we only included the Open A, Youth A, Youth B, Youth C and Youth D categories as part of the NSW State Bouldering Titles.

The Revolution Team competition has been a huge success. After Rd 1, Climb Fit, the locals, have smashed the compeition. It will be interesting to see if they can keep it up over the next three months.

Oceania 2011

The Oceania Series is a new concept so at this stage full details are still being worked out. The series this year will consist of 2 events; one in Australia, one in New Zealand.

The New Zealand leg will be held in conjunction with their National Cup Round 4 event. This is on the 9th and 10th of July. It is in the middle of the NSW and Victorian school holidays (and probably other states too). All the details for this event can be found at: Oceania NZ

Nationals and Oceania

The first leg of the Oceania Serieswas held in New Zealand over the weekend of July 9 and 10. This will now be followed up with the second leg of the Oceania Series here in Australia over the weekend of July 30 and 31. The Australian leg will be held at Bayside Rock in Melbourne and will also double as our Nationals event for 2011. Climbers are encouraged to start getting your flights organised and accommodation booked!

Victorian State Climbing Champs

All the results from the weekend are now available on the results page. Great day was had by all with many (many) first time competitors having a go. Congratulations to all and a big thankyou to James Kassay and his staff for their work in running the comp. Links to photos from the event can be found on the SCA facebook page.

Action from the women's final at the recent Victorian State Climbing Championships with Ashlee Hendy on her way to state title win.

Updated Selection Policy

Thinking of competing overseas this year and representing your country? Then make yourself familiar with the associated requirements as outlined in this up-dated Selection Policy document.

(Above)Open Bouldering Champions for 2010 Callum Hyland and Sam Berry tackling some creative route setting in the finals at Villawood.

LATEST NEWS (cont)

New Documents

Revised Climber Ranking Policy

Over the past two years, Sport Climbing Australia (SCA) has attempted to introduce a National Ranking System to provide climbers with the opportunity to build their standing within the sport and provide a basis for future selection of Australian teams for international competitions. Follow the link to view the updated policy.

Selection process for WYC.
Climbers' responsibility policy; outlining how climbers selected to represent Australia are expected to conduct themselves.
Open Climber Selection Policy

Tour de Corde Entry Forms

Click this link to gain access to the 2011 Tour de Corde Information pack.

2010 Australian Boulder and Lead Rankings

Rankings for 2010 are now on the website for you to peruse. There are two files- Bouldering Rankings 2010 and Overall Lead Rankings 2010. A big thankyou to new board member Isabelle Morgans for her work in getting this completed whilst battling the floods in Brisbane!

Competitions

The 2011 Calendar is regularly being established- if you check now you will see all the NSW Tour de Corde dates, along with the NSW State Lead Championships, which will once again double as the qualifier for the 2011 World Youth Championships and Open World Cup events. This event will be held this year at the new Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym Villawood.

Drugs in Sport

The SCA has formally adopted its anti-doping policy. This policy will apply to all future competitions. All athletes in the categories that could be tested (Youth B, Youth A, Junior and Open) should make themselves familiar with it.

MEMBERSHIP

Memberships!!!!!!!!!

Have you joined yet? The discount available for January and February has now gone but memberships are still great value at $15. Remember you need to be a member of SCA to take part in SCA sponsored competitions this year.

You can still sign up online- either at the Climb Down Under website or now also at Big John Equipment. We are gratetful to have another supporter in Big John Equipment prepared to support us in helping our membership and the sport grow in Australia.

Daniel Fisher (ACT Junior) on his way to a Junior and Open title at this year's SCA National Lead Climbing event at Bayside Rock.

Become an SCA Member for 2012

Membership for 2012 will be $15 and can be completed easily on-line by clicking on either lick at the top of the page.

If you are still a pen and paper person -
Click here for individual climbing membership forms

Gyms who are looking to host SCA sanctioned events in 2012 will need to ensure they re-new their membership for 2012. Download the 2012 Climbing Facility Membership Form complete and get it mailed to Mike Garben along with membership payment. The SCA provides both full and supporting membership.

Full membership is required to:
a) compete in State and National Level SCA sanctioned events;
b) compete in International events sanctioned by the IFSC;
d) vote in official SCA processes; and
e) host SCA sanctioned events by facility owners.

2008 SCA Rules and Regulations
with updates from IFSC Rules

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BOARD NEWS

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Mel Anderson (Female Junior) WYC 2010

2012 SCA Board

The SCA Board for 2012 are:

SCA Annual General Meeting 2011

The Sport Climbing Australia AGM was held on Saturday 15 October (evening of the National Bouldering Championships) at the SSt peters Indoor Climbing Gym. The meeting was held at the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym Villawood, where a new board was voted in. We thank those outgoing board members for their work this year and wish the new board every success in their efforts to further our sport.

Sam Berry (above) works the roof during the heats of the Open Women at this year's Nationals whilst (below) WYC coach Carlie Le Breton comes agonisingly close to topping out in the final of the Open Women.

30m Wall at EICA- venue for the 2010 World Youth Championships

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