We are lucky enough to have the entire Hangdog Rock Climbing Centre open exclusively for our Dynomites club members and parents every Sunday during school terms from 6pm – 8.00pm.
Dynomites offer coaching to climbers aged 9 – 18 who aspire to get better at both indoor and outdoor climbing. To join coached training, athletes must be a member of Dynomites and have paid the annual membership fee for the calendar year. Training sessions are held at Hangdog Rock Climbing Centre in Alicetown, Lower Hutt.
There are no specific squads at Dynomites, however training does have distinct phases that the athletes will move through if commitment and ability are evident. Term Fee is $70.
Training
In foundation training, athletes are taught:
- Competition rules of both bouldering and sport climbing (top rope & lead)
- How to lead climb
- How to lead belay (for those identified as mature enough to handle the responsibility)
- The habit of warming up and following structured training
- Climbing techniques & drills
- Basic strength & conditioning exercises
- Climbing safety (inside and outside)
Once these skills have been acquired and coaches are confident that the athlete can progress, they will be focusing more on development training. This sees athletes that are dedicated to climbing and have demonstrated a high-level of motivation and focus see some individualisation in their training. These athletes will demonstrate:
- A high level of motivation, focus and responsibility towards completing their planned training
- Being a role model for younger Dynomites athletes, including warming up with the full Dynomites team on Sundays
- Climbing/strength & conditioning sessions – 3-4 x per week (Sunday + 2-3 individual sessions a week)
- Attendance to specialist workshops offered by Dynomites throughout the year
Requirements for joining Dynomites
- Minimum age of 9
- Ideally athletes will have a Hangdog Top Rope licence from the gym before joining. But if they don’t we can work with them and the gym to support them to get this licence.
- Willingness to train for climbing
Application form
Interested in joining Dynomites? Please fill in the form below to get started.
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