YouTh Team at UB/BB
We’re happy to announce that after a long hiatus the youth team is back at Urbana Boulders and Boneyard Boulders.
At UB and BB, children can start bouldering on team from the age of 7. In a motivating and supportive environment, they discover what bouldering is, learn new skills, build confidence, and solve problems alongside new friends.
Youth Team is designed around preparing kids to train for and compete in USA Climbing competition. While that is not the only goal, this is the general scope of our program. Kids are not required to compete but our programing will be based on the assumption that they are. Ultimately, our mission is to create a supportive environment focused on developing climbing skills.
Our programing curriculum is extensive and draws upon our program coaches collective years of experience coaching youth climbers.
To join the youth Team, children aged 7 to 16 first complete a one on one introductory session with one of our team coaches to asses if Team is right for your family. After this assessment, they can join the weekday group that is most appropriate.
Schedule
Over the summer our team meets and practices at least twice per week at Urbana Boulders and Boneyard Boulders. Our schedule and meeting times fluctuate and expand with the seasons. For a specific schedule and how we group ages and abilities please contact youth@urbanaboulders.com from more detailed information
Cost and commitment
To join our team program, we ask for an active UB/BB youth membership and an additional team membership of $30/month. They attend at least 1 lesson per week at a fixed day and time. Aside from their training, they have unlimited access to our gyms and enjoy all the perks of UB/BB membership. If they want to boulder outside their training group, kids younger than 14 must be supervised by an adult at all times.
about the Coaching Staff
The youth Team is primarily coached by our training director Rayaan Ahmed. Ray has a passion for teaching climbing to all ages and has coached youth teams and individuals for many years before coming to us.
Assistant coach Oliver Rund, started out as a UB team kid many years ago, competed often during that time, and is excited to give back to the community with his knowledge and enthusiasm for helping youth climbers.
Serving the team in an advisory and supportive capacity is our former Head Coach Teresa Rund. Teresa and her family have been with the team since its inception in 2015. She is a strong advocate for youth climbing and a wealth of knowledge.
Reach out to our staff with any questions or schedule a one on one to see if Team might be a good fit for you and yours. youth@urbanaboulders.com
