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Please refer to the linked notice calling for positions of Chief Routesetter, Routesetters, Jury President and Head Judge for the Oceania Continental Championships, March 2020, Sydney.
See details here.Â
Please distribute to your members and interested parties.
Kind regards
David Sanders
Secretary General Oceania Council of Sport Climbing
+64 273737336
Climbing New Zealand is pleased to announce its involvement in this new initiative.
New Zealanders set to watch more than 50 sports free with exciting new Sky Sport Next initiative.
New Zealand sport is set to get a massive boost thanks to a ground-breaking grassroots sport initiative launched today by Sky and Olympian and former America’s Cup sailor Rob Waddell.
More than 50 National Sports Organisations and rights-holders have come together to form the New Zealand Sport Collective, led by Rob Waddell. Together, they will be part of Sky Sport Next, a platform designed to be a launching pad for some of New Zealand’s most popular grassroots sports and rising young talent. The full media release is available here.
The new Sky Sport Next platform is accessible at https://www.sky.co.nz/sky-sport-next.
It currently features the finals of the recent speed climbing final from the Open Combined Event held in Mount Maunganui.
Climbing New Zealand is seeking applications from people interested in the positions of New Zealand Youth Team (NZYT) Manager, Head Coach, Assistant Manager, Assistant Coach for 2020/21.
All positions are for a 2-year term, subject to review following the 2020 WYCH.
Applicants should be available to travel to the Youth World Champs usually held in Aug/Sept. 2020 venue and dates are not confirmed at this stage. Exact number of officials will depend on the size of the team selected.
Please refer to the Job Descriptions here for further information.Â
Please note there is no remuneration attached to this position, however travel and accommodation costs will be incorporated with the team travel and reimbursement of expenses relating to these positions will be made by CNZ.
Parents/guardians, or any person who has a direct family relationship (including relationship partners) with any NZYT member may not be considered for any of these positions.
Application closing date: Nov 30th 2019
Regards,
Shane Death
Secretary, Climbing New Zealand
Climbing New Zealand Open Combined event is on the 19th and 20th of October 2019 in Mount Maunganui. This event includes Speed, Bouldering and Lead and is a qualification event for the 2020 Oceania Open Combined event in Sydney, Australia which is the Oceania Olympic Qualifier.
Registration and competition details for the New Zealand Open Combined event is available here.
Timetable – This timetable is provisional based on a competitor numbers of 30 per gender. Please refer to event page on CNZ website for updates once registration is closed.
Saturday 19 October
9am Speed warm up opens at Blake Park
10am Speed Practice Men then Women
11am Speed Qualification Men then Women
12.30pm Boulder Isolation opens at Rocktopia
1.30pm Boulder Qualifications start. Men and Women together. 4 Blocs, 5 min on 5 mins off
4.40pm Boulder finishes
5.30pm Isolation closes lead
6.30pm Viewing for lead Qualifier, Men and Women
6.45pm Lead Qualifiers start, men and women.
9.15pm Climbing finishes
Sunday 20th October
Top 8 per gender through to Finals (IFSC Rule 11.2.B)
All finals men and women climb at the same time
11am Speed warm up opens at Blake Park. (Rocktopia under closed isolation rules from 7am)
12pm Speed finals Women then Men
1pm Isolation closes at Rocktopia
1.05 Bloc observation. 3 blocs, 2 mins per bloc
1.20pm Boulder Finals
2.45pm Lead observation
3pm Lead Finals
4pm Prizegiving
Climbing New Zealand (CNZ) and School Sport New Zealand (NZSSSC) are pleased to publish the full results from the National Secondary Schools Climbing Championships for 2019 held on the 2nd and 3rd of September 2019 at Rocktopia in Mount Maunganui.
Congratulations to our 2019 champions:
Junior Boys: Julian David, Tauranga Boys College
Junior Girls: Meredith Butcher, Chilton St James
Senior Boys: Luke Gardner, Rotorua Lakes High School
Senior Girls: Holly Gardner, Rotorua Lakes High School
Top School Trophy Winners: Rotorua Lakes High School
And here’s the video from last weekends comp too.
The selection document for the Open Oceania Team for Oceania Championships March 28th and 29th March 2020, Villawood, Sydney Australia is available here.
The nomination criteria for the 2020 Olympics is available here.
Second year Youth B climbers in 2019 (those who will be 16 yrs in 2020) are eligible to selection.
