Climbtime Award Scheme

What is CTAS

The Climbtime Award Scheme is a logbook-based system designed to integrate into any climbing gym’s current youth sessions. The Goal of CTAS is to easily identify where an athlete is in their learning pathway no matter what system (school, club, camp, etc) they come through

CTAS in Practice

There is a program manual that covers the expectations of each level of the CTAS program, the facilitator chooses how they will integrate the logbooks and separate the groups. Each of the General Awards has 3 levels in their logbooks there are different requirements dependent on age to start both the belayer and lead awards, the facilitating gym has descretion on these requirements however stated age is recommended minimums

How do the log books Work

Each log book contains logging, upskilling and assessment pages. The logbook pages have areas for regular coach feedback.

Award Overview

Preschool Certificates

The Preschool certificates are distance-based reward certificates that are provided during sessions where climbing is available as well as space for other physical development, eg. Matts and balls etc (particularly, Agility Balance & Coordination)

Mini Monkeys

Skilled Spider

General Awards

Designed for school age climbers these log books have 3 levels each. Different ages may move to the next award at different levels of completion

Climber Award

Suitable Age 5+

Work your way through your log book with areas for coach feedback, upskill pages and assessment tasks to achieve all 3 levels of the Climber Award

Belayer Award

Min Requirements:

  • Age 10 + (shortened level 1 climber is on first page
  • Level 2 Climber and 9 years old
  • Level 3 Climber and 8 years old

Work your way through your log book with areas for coach feedback, upskill pages and assessment tasks to achieve all 3 levels of the Belayer Award

Lead Award

Min Requirements:

  • Level 2 Belayer and 13 years old
  • Level 3 Belayer and 11 years old

Work your way through your log book with areas for coach feedback, upskill pages and assessment tasks to achieve all 3 levels of the Lead Award

Boulderer Award

Separate from the Route Climbing Awards.

Work your way through your log book with areas for coach feedback, upskill pages and assessment tasks to achieve all 3 levels of the Boulder Award

Senior Awards

Specialist Awards (13 +)

Advanced Skill

Outdoor and indoor safety skills

Junior Setter

Once Advance skills award has been achieved work on the creative and technical skills required to be an amazing routesetter

Training Skill

Learn the basics of keeping yourself safe and healthy when training no matter the goal

Junior Coach

Once you have completed your training skills award work on the knowledge and skills needed to coach

Junior Judge

Learn competition rules inside out and how to be use those rules to guide your judging behaviour.

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