Key Attributes:

Team Manager:

Successful candidates will possess:

1. Excellent organizational skills
2. Excellent communication skills
3. Excellent people skills
4. The ability to work with coaches and athletes of all age groups
5. Experience planning trips for large groups of minors or adults
6. Experience caring for large groups of minors or adults in a foreign country
7. Excellent ability to work with others in a team with varied opinions and approaches
8. Ability to plan and manage logistics
9. Strong financial skills
10. Excellent problem solving capability, particularly in unfamiliar scenarios
11. Ability to remain calm under pressure
12. Self-motivated, ability to drive a project without external input
13. Good leadership skills
14. A current Standard First Aid certification (preferred)

Head Coach:

Successful candidates willpossess:

1. A current Standard First Aid certification (required)
2. International climbing experience either as a coach or competitor, in the last five years and has been involved with a Provincial or National competition climbing program with duties including program design and implementation
3. Considerable experience with all technical aspects and an inherent understandingof climbing engrams and movements
4. Acceptable Coaching Experience (Provincial, National or International)
5. Successfully completed a judging workshop and/or worked as a route setter, judgeor scorer at Provincial, National or higher level competitions
6. An excellent understanding of current IFSC competition climbing rules and regulations, including appeal procedures and international formats
7. Excellent ability to work with others in a team with varied opinions and approaches
8. Excellent people skills
9. The ability to work with other coaches and athletes of all age groups

Assistant Coach:

Successful candidates will possess:

1. A current Standard First Aid certification (recommended)
2. A minimum of two (2) years coaching experience with a club team or youth program; during this time, must have coached at a minimum level of national team
3. Experience in developing or assisting in the development of youth competition climbing programs, with duties including program design and implementation (required)
4. Successfully completed a judging workshop and/or worked as a route setter, judgeor scorer at Provincial, National or higher level competitions
5. An excellent understanding of current IFSC competition climbing rules and regulations, including appeal procedures and international formats
6. Excellent ability to work with others in a team with varied opinions and approaches
7. Excellent people skills
8. The ability to work with other coaches and athletes of all age groups

All applicants MUST be available for the duration of the event on a 24 hour basis.

• All team officials will be expected to act as in loco parentis for all athletes irrespective of whether the athlete is over the age of 18 and irrespective of whether the athlete’s parents are attending the event as spectators in their personal capacity.The standard of care should fulfill the expectations of the most conservative risk management. This standard of care is 24 hours a day.
• All Team Officials are responsible for the care of the athletes both at and away from the venue, this includes helping with transportation, food and other nurturing needs of the athletes.
• All successful applicants will be required to undergo Criminal record checks/ Guardian checks or any other checks as may be required by the SANCF.
• All applicants should be available to participate in an interview with the SANCF Manco if required.

Specific requirements for2018:

Successful candidates will be expected to attend the following:

1. South African National Selection Event (4-6 May 2018) in Gauteng. The provisionally selected coaches will be required to form part of the Selection Panel at the Selection Event.
2. South African National Climbing Championships (29 June to 1 July 2018) at CityROCK Johannesburg.
3. The applicable international event applied for.
4. The Head Coach will be required to attend training camps if scheduled.

Term of Positions for 2018: The term of these position will be from 1 May 2018 until 30 September 2018. This is to ensure that the officials are available for all YWCH pre event planning and logistics and that sufficient time is given after the YWCH event to produce the reports required by the SANCF and SASCOC and to finalise all tour aquittals.

Application Deadline: 17 March 2018

Please e‐mail a cover letter, CV, all relevant documentation as well as references to the SANCF secretary for the attention of the SANCF Manco.

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The Africa Youth A Climbing Cup was held on Friday 8th December at CityROCK, Johannesburg.  The event was a selection competition to select our Male and Female Youth A Athlete to represent South Africa at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October next year.

With phenomenal routesetting from Chief Setter, Kent Jennings and his team of setters (James Barnes, Dylan Vogt and Katleho Pobe), the event fulfilled its promise of being a nail-biting competition between our top Youth A Climbers in South Africa.

It was unfortunate that no other Africa country was able to compete as they didn't have the eligible athletes to do so but it is the start of something exciting and new for our African Continent and there are plans for more Africa Cups to come.

The winners of the Africa Youth A Cup:

Girls Youth A Winners:

1. Gold Medalist: Angela Eckhardt
2. Silver Medalist: Hannah Sealy-Fisher
3. Bronze Medalist: Shanay Meintjes

Boys Youth A Winners:

1. Gold Medalist: David Naudé
2. Silver Medalist: Christopher Cosser
3. Bronze Medalist: Mel Janse van Rensburg

It is with great appreciation that the below officials are thanked for their time and expertise at the event:

Selection Trials:

• Date: 4th, 5th and 6th May 2018
• Categories: U15, U17, U19 and Open (Selection for 2018 IFSC World Championships) 
• Disciplines: Speed, Bouldering and Lead
• Venue: CityROCK JHB on 4th May 2018 for Speed; The Barn on 5th May 2018 for Lead and 6th May 2018 for Bouldering 

Africa Boulder Cup 2018

• Date: June 2018 (TBD)
• Categories: Open
• Discipline: Boulder
• Venue: Bloc 11, Cape Town

National Climbing Championships (Combined Event over 3 days):

• Date: 29^th June to 1^st July 2018
• Categories: U13, U15, U17, U19 and Open
• Disciplines: Speed, Boulder and Lead
• Venue: CityROCK JHB 

National Rock Junior Championships:

• Date: 13 and 14 October 2018
• Categories: U7, U9, U11 and U13
• Disciplines: Speed, Boulder, Top Rope and Lead
• Venue: JHB 

Africa Youth Cup:

• Date: 1^st & 2^nd December (TBD)
• Categories: U15, U17 and U19
• Disciplines: Speed, Boulder and Lead
• Pre-Selection of 2019 Youth Squad 
• Venue: CityROCK Cape Town