Youth Nationals Training Camp

June 27 – July 3, 2024 // The Front SLC and South Main

If your athlete has qualified for Nationals this year, make sure they’re totally prepared for competition day with The Front’s training camp! Route setting by USAC setters and led by elite-level coaches from both The Front and across the U.S. ensure that participants have a rewarding experience and the best chance possible of accomplishing their Nationals dreams.

Setting and coaching information coming soon!

Routesetting

Routesetting will be run by Mike Bockino, USAC L5 (2023 Youth Nationals Sport Chief Routesetter), and Rylan Marshall, USAC L5 (2023 Youth Nationals Bouldering Chief Routesetter), and organized by Eddie Morillas, The Front’s Director of Routesetting and L4 USAC Setter. Having this experienced team in one place ensures that the climbs will reflect the route setting found at Nationals and provide participants with a challenging and rewarding venture.

Coaching

Coaching will be managed and run by Justin Wyse, The Front’s Director of Programs, USAC Coach Committee, and Collegiate Committee member. We’re inviting elite-level coaching staff from across the U.S. to ensure that participants receive a top-level experience and the best preparation possible leading into Nationals.

Schedule

The camp will run from June 21st to June 25th at The Front South Main (our Millcreek location), with two days of mock competition for ropes, two days of mock competition for boulders, and a rest day with coaching clinics and optional speed in the middle. Skill stations for movement will be present to supplement coaching and onsight rounds. We’ll be sending out additional in-depth leading up to the event!

Benefits

Participants will receive a camp hoodie and three punch passes for the SLC facility. Lunch is not included for participants. Lunch will be an hour and a half break each day. Participants will receive a 20% off coupon code to Soma Cafe at the South Main facility or can choose to have lunch off-site. Housing and travel are not included, and participants will be responsible for coordinating their own transportation and housing accommodations.

Setting Staff

Mike Bockino // Lead Route Setter

Mike has been involved in competition routesetting since 2003, and with USA Climbing routesetting since 2009. In that time, he has been a routesetter at 22 National Championships, 5 IFSC World Cups and a Youth World Championship. With a strong background in youth routesetting-half of the nationals have been in Youth Bouldering and Sport Climbing-and time spent coaching youth athletes, he brings a unique perspective of the level of difficulty and style to a training camp. This year he is setting a Lead and TR Divisional and also will be chief routesetter for Youth National Championships for Lead and TR.

Rylan Marshall // Lead Route Setter

Routesetting since 2005, Rylan is a Level 5 National Chief Routesetter and has set over thirty USA Climbing championship events. An enthusiast of the outdoors, he draws inspiration from the rock as much as possible. This season he is setting National Team Trials (lead), the IFSC World Cup in Salt Lake, and is bouldering chief routesetter for Youth National Championships.

Eddie Morillas // Route Setting Organizer

Eddie is currently the Director of Route Setting at The Front Climbing Club. He was a top setter at Youth Nationals in 2022 and is looking forward to setting for Collegiate Nationals in 2023.

Coaching Staff

Justin Wyse // Lead Coach

Justin has been coaching for over a decade, recently as a lead coach at the nationwide USA Climbing Youth Festival in 2022. In addition, Justin is the Director of Programming at The Front Climbing Club.

Phil Symons // Lead Coach

Phil is in charge of all things competition team for The Front. He manages comp team coaches for our SLC & Soma locations while assisting in the development of the Ogden teams athletes & coaches. He has over a decade and a half of experience across the country in multiple roles. He has also retained a level four route setter certification for the past decade and is a USAC L1 certified instructor.

Marisa Romero // Lead Coach

Marisa is a rock climbing coach and director with a focus on youth competitive athletes. She currently directs Movement’s national youth team programs and previously was the Head Coach of Team Texas. Before her career as a coach, she was a USAC competitor herself, competing at international events in all three disciplines.

Accomplishments: 2022 Climbing Wall Association Summit Panelist May 2022, 2021 Youth Team of the Year Award (Team Texas) 2021, Bouldering National Championship Award (Team Texas) 2021, Speed National Championship Award (Team Texas) 2021, Combined Discipline National Championship Award (Team Texas) 2021, Inaugural USA Climbing Youth Festival Coach July 2021, USA Climbing Youth Festival Coach July 2022

Frankie Caiazzo // Lead Coach

Frankie Caiazzo is the Director of Competitive Teams at CRG Watertown and current Chair of the USA Climbing Coaching Committee. She has been coaching athletes to the National and International level for nearly a decade, including 3 years as an assistant coach for the Youth National Team. Frankie specializes in movement analysis and competition strategy and strives to help athletes expand their comfort zones, build confidence and achieve their goals.

Nayton Rosales // Lead Coach

Nayton is an experienced climber and coach with ten years of climbing experience and seven years of coaching experience. Nayton is the Head Coach at Mesa Rim Mission Valley and has worked with athletes in all climbing disciplines, including bouldering, sport, and speed climbing. In addition to coaching, Nayton is an accomplished competitor, having competed in multiple NACS events in all disciplines. This firsthand experience of competing at a high level allows Nayton to better understand how to help their athletes succeed.

Nayton has also coached at multiple training camps across the country, where they have worked with national, worlds, and world cup level athletes. As a routesetter, Nayton is able to bring a unique perspective to their coaching, using their experience to provide athletes with a well-rounded experience.

Zoe Bitters // Apprentice Coach

Zoe is currently a coach for The Front Climbing Competition Team. She has many years of experience competing on the youth circuit. She will be competing at the IFSC bouldering World Cup in SLC this May and is excited to get to know and work with the climbers of tomorrow!

Hilary Silberman // Apprentice Coach

Hilary Silberman has been an avid climber for 30 years. She grew up on the East Coast and started climbing in the Gunks making the trek from NYC every weekend. As a gymnast the transition to a climbing was easy, but learning the mental and movement aspects of climbing took more time. Hilary started competing soon after and competed at the local and national levels. She made her way Salt Lake City via a year long climbing road-trip living the “vanlife.”

Hilary has been a coach for the Front Comp team for the past 6 years and previously coached gymnastics for many years. As a climbing coach, her specialty and love is teaching movement. She feels movement is at the core of climbing and everything else builds upon that. Seeing climbers make one little change in their position or where they initiate a movement and then easily do a move, is so rewarding. Her philosophy on coaching is to help develop the whole athlete to improve not only their climbing skills, but to support them emotionally and in the mental aspects of the sport. This in turn helps athletes become the best climber and competitor they can be. Professionally, Hilary is a Speech-Language Pathologist, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. She is also a parent, of a previous Front comp team athlete.

Zach Scott // Apprentice Coach

Zach is the Youth and Adult Programs Manager of the Front Ogden, his role encompasses all thing programming as well as running Ogden’s Comp-team. With 4 years of experience coaching young athletes and 6 years in the climbing industry, he has helped several athletes reach the Regionals and Divisional level. Zach believes in focusing on the individual athlete to help them become lifelong climbers and embody the spirit of “come as you are, and we will send you home stronger!” He is excited to coach athletes from across the country at the Youth Nationals Training Camp and help them improve their skills and achieve their goals.

Registration

This camp is open to all Youth C, B, A, and JR. level athletes. Although not required, it is recommended that participants have qualified for the 2024 USAC Divisional finals to be eligible for the camp. Since the climbs will mirror national-level ability, national qualification is also recommended.

Sport

WHEN // Thursday June 27 – Friday June 28, 9:00a – 4:00p

WHERE // The Front SLC

COST // $700 per athlete

Bouldering

WHEN // Tuesday July 2 – Wednesday July 3 9:00a – 4:00p

WHERE // The Front South Main

COST // $700 per athlete

Speed

WHEN // Monday July 1, 9:00a – 4:00p

WHERE // The Front South Main

COST // $325 per athlete

Combined

WHEN // Thursday June 27 – 28 and July 1 – 3, 9:00a – 4:00p

WHERE // The Front South Main

COST // $1500 All Three Disciplines, $1250 Sport + Boulder Only

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Youth Nationals Training Camp

June 27 – July 3, 2024 // The Front SLC and South Main

Setting and coaching information coming soon!

Routesetting

Coaching

Schedule

Benefits

Setting Staff

Mike Bockino // Lead Route Setter

Rylan Marshall // Lead Route Setter

Eddie Morillas // Route Setting Organizer

Coaching Staff

Justin Wyse // Lead Coach

Phil Symons // Lead Coach

Marisa Romero // Lead Coach

Frankie Caiazzo // Lead Coach

Nayton Rosales // Lead Coach

Zoe Bitters // Apprentice Coach

Hilary Silberman // Apprentice Coach

Zach Scott // Apprentice Coach

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Bouldering

Speed

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