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Technique
Precise climbing technique is the foundation of smooth movement and reducing the risk of injuries. Guide your climbers to develop their precision, coordination, and body positioning while climbing. Climbers should watch their hand and foot placement, align their center of gravity over their feet, and lean, push, or pull against the most positive edge of each hold. All other skills build upon these fundamental techniques.
Squish
This is a great way to run through fundamental techniques while warming up. Climbers start on a line. When “Squish” is called, (only when “Squish” is called) climbers race to the wall and place hands and feet on. Coach calls out hold types and techniques. Ex: Match hands on a jug! Switchfoot on a crimp! Smear! Mantle on a Sloper! Sidepull on a Pinch! If the climber falls, they are out. The last climber hanging wins!
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Silent Feet
This is a good warm up for training precise foot placement. Climbers traverse placing feet quietly. Each sound heard = 3 push ups for all to do at the end.
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Sticky
This is a great game for warm up because it primes the climber for perfect contact. Climbers must commit to the position of their hands and feet when they first make contact with each hold as if they are glued in place.
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Balance
Practicing balance builds your climber's confidence in all their movements! A foundation of controlled movement will help climbers understand how to stack their weight on top of their feet and recenter after dynamic movement. Balance games can be adapted for all levels.
100%
Climbers flag, crossover, and switchfoot, attempting to be the first climber to touch 100% of the holds with their hands and feet up the route. The first to reach the top hold wins!
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Around the Clock
Keeping one foot in place, touch as many holds to the right, bottom, left, and above as possible. The most touches win!
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Either Or
Climbers take turns suggesting either "technique A" or "technique B". The other climber must then choose. Several rounds are played until moves are strung together and a route is made.
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Strength
Climbing is the best training for building climbing strength. As your climbers build strength in their hands, arms, shoulders, core, and legs, overhangs will become more accessible and bouldering will become more fun! Let your climbers know when you see them building more strength!
Nose to Knuckles
This is a fun way to build strength and train focus. Climbers must "lock off" bringing their nose to ther knuckles with each new hold grabbed. The first climber to complete 3 routes wins!
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Side Kicks
This drill builds strength in the legs, hips, and helps build flow Climbers tap each toe as far out to the side as they can every step of the way up! Time each climber to see who can go the fastest or slowest.
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Campus
Climbers decide a sequence on an overhang and attempt campusing the route. The climber that gets the furthest, the fastest wins!
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Focus
Building focus will help with coordination, precision, and planning. Climbers will be able to do more complex movements and have the mental fortitude for competition with a strong ability to focus. Have fun asking your climbers to refocus on a variety of movements and skills!
Gauntlet
The coach sets several top ropes swinging across an overhung climbing area. Climbers take turns running through the “gauntlet,” trying to reach the other side without being touched by a rope. If a rope touches the climber, they must return to the start and try again. Variation: Time each climber or increase the difficulty by adding more swinging ropes!
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The Wave
Climbers stand in a circle and send a “wave” around the group. Each climber places their arms straight out to the sides. One arm lifts and wiggles upward, then the other arm follows, creating a flowing wave motion that passes from climber to climber around the circle. Climbers try to keep the wave moving smoothly and quickly around the group. Variation: Change directions, send two waves at once, or try to speed up the rhythm!
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Bubble Toes
Climbers attempt to pop bubbles using their toes! This is a super fun warm-up or cool-down that focuses on coordination, focus, flexibility, and core strength.
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Check out more games in this category such as Tornado, Lemon Lime, and Royals when you start your free trial today!
Strategy
Creative problem solving is a strength in climbing and in life! Challenge your climbers to look at boulder problems and cruxes to find possibilities for how to move through them. When climbers know how to read a sequence and adjust their body positioning, their flow will follow.
Islands
Ask climbers to workk together to get all members of their team from one island to the last island without "falling in". If they touch the floor they must begin again at the start.
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Marco Polo
A blind folded climber begins in the middle of a traverse with several bandanas in their harness. They call out “Marco”, and the other climbers respond “Polo”. They are trying to tag another to become the next “Marco” and the others are trying to stealthily steal their bandanas. If no one is tagged, Marcho may choose the next climber to be Marco.
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Partner Climb
Climbers must grasp each other’s arm as they ascend a scatter wall or designated partner climb.
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Power
Powerful climbers have the confidence to commit to their movement. Build your climber's power and confidence for cruxes with fun and dynamic games! When climbers know they have power, they have the confidence to push themselves!
Reverse Limbo
With a crash pad landing, hold a pool noodle a little higher each round as climber increase their power to leap over.
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Flying Squirrel
The climber practices commitment and dynos! The climber launches toward a distant jug, keeping proper form for falling in mind. Climbers should disperse the force of the fall through their feet, then bottom, then roll onto their backs.
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Let's Roll
Climbers roll the dice and climb the rating the dice land on. For example, rolling an eight would be a 5.8 challenge! Climbers roll 3+ times.
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Check out more games in this category such as Flag Grab, Dyno War, and F.I.L.M. when you start your free trial today!
Endurance
Explore expanding the volume of challenges as your climber builds their endurance. As their endurance grows they can work on more challenging projects. Your climbers will become prepared for long days at competitions as well as full days of climbing outdoors!
4x4
Each climber chooses four boulder problems they know they can complete. The climb each problem four times. Focus on precise footwork and efficient body positioning.
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Tag
The first climber begins traversing with a 2-5 second head start. She is "it." The second climber begins climbing and tries to tag her. Multiple climbers may be added on the wall, and the one in front is always "it." If climber reaches the end or is tagged, they go to the back of the line.
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Checkpoint
On a traverse, mark 3 jugs. The first 1/3 of the way, the second 2/3 of the way, and at the end of the traverse. Climbers must climb to the first checkpoint, and back to start, then to the 2nd check point and back to start, and finally to the 3rd checkpoint and back to start. The quickest climber wins!
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