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877-822-ROPE
2007/08 JIBS Calendar
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Junior Indoor Bouldering Series
Information
Fall 2007 JIBS/ABS Competition Season Local Events Click On Comp For Results Click for Current Rankings October 6 -- New Jersey Rock Gym Fairfield, NJ October 20 -- Sportrock Sterling, VA 703-212-7625 October 27 -- Philadelphia Rock Gym Oaks, PA 610-666-ROPE November 10 -- Earthtreks Climbing Rockville, MD 800-CLIMB UP November 17 -- Sportrock Alexandria, VA 703-212-7625 December 8 -- Earthtreks Climbing Timonium, MD 800-CLIMB UP Regional Championships JIBS 2007 Regional RankingsJanuary 19, 2008 -- PRG Climbing Center National Championships February 16-17, 2008 -- TBA Note: Climbers must attend a minimum of 3 local events to qualify for JIBS
Regional Rankings and awards.
Please call your host gyms for competition times and pricing details.
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JIBS is a local Bouldering Series dedicated to promoting Junior Bouldering in the Capital Region and surrounding area. Every year participating gyms host a series of local junior bouldering competitions in partnership with the ABS and USAC Climbing.
JIBS holds each competition under USAC guidelines. For those familiar with bouldering competitions, all JIBS comps are red-point format, scoring the top 5 problems sent for each competitor. Falls are not counted against a climber, and there are bonuses for onsighting problems. Each competitor will receive a rank based on his or her placement at their best 3 local comps. This will be combined with their score from Regional Championships to determine their overall rankings and awards. Any junior climber may participate in any JIBS competition, regardless of age, ability or experience. Climbers who wish to be eligible for the JIBS Scholarships must meet the minimum requirements, however--3 Local Events & Regional Championships. JIBS competitors who meet our requirements also meet the minimum requirements for qualification for Junior Bouldering Nationals. For more information JIBS was founded to encourage junior climbers to train, grow and excel in this sport. The Regional Rankings are used to help coaches and competitors focus their training and encourage development. In addition to medals and recognition, the Regional Champion (those who have attended at least 3 comps, and Regional Championships) in each age-group will receive a scholarship to cover travel costs for climbing related endeavors, such as clinics, travel costs for competitions or outdoor climbing trips. In addition, one scholarship will be awarded to the competitor who best exemplifies the spirit of Junior Bouldering. To be eligible for that scholarship, such a climber must meet the minimum requirements (see above) and must also: -- Be nominated by their team (one candidate per team) -- Submit a short essay (500 words or less), describing their experience in competitive bouldering and climbing in general, and what they would use the scholarship to accomplish, and how it would improve their climbing. -- Submit a recommendation by their coach (500 words or less). These submissions will be reviewed by a jury to select the best candidate for the scholarship. These scholarships may be used for any travel related expenses that will contribute to the furthering of a competitors ambitions in the sport (competition entry fees for National Level events, travel costs for competitions, clinics or climbing trips). This scholarship is open to any competitor in good standing; however, as we wish to support as many dedicated individuals as possible, we will not award more than one scholarship per athlete. Therefore, should a candidate win the Spirit Scholarship, and also win his or her age group, that candidate will only receive the scholarship for his/her championship. The Spirit Scholarship, in such a case, would be awarded to the runner up in the essay contest. It is our goal to encourage young climbers to gain as much experience as possible in this fantastic sport. These awards are, we feel, a good start in recognizing the achievements and continuing needs of our young athletes, promoting and elevating the prestige of Junior Competitive Climbing, and developing a regional community which supports its young athletes. Deadline for essay and recommendation submissions is December 15, 2007. Please mail submissions to JIBS Essay, PO Box 511, Oaks PA 19456. Submissions may be e-mailed, in pdf or MS Word, as well to drowland@philarockgym.com. Please place JIBS ESSAY in the subject line. For further details about the new Scholarship Award please contact Dave Rowland directly. Each year we give a team award based on a team's 3 best finishes at local comps and there final score for Regional Championships. Teams are ranked based on performance in the JIBS Series.
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