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The Synergy Project … Good Things, Better Together

Synergy Climbing Team coaches are professional climbers with over 60 years experience between them — former Open National champion, World Cup winner Lisa Rands, and her husband Wills Young.

Wills and Lisa bring a wealth of experience in coaching and instruction to Synergy Climbing. Contracted to set up all coaching and instructional programs for a large tourist-based climbing gym, they moved to Chattanooga from their mountain home in Bishop, California, and fast became essential members of the Chattanooga climbing community. Their presence in Chattanooga has been lauded by the area’s press, been noticed by national magazines and the city’s promoters, and as instructors and coaches they have had a positive impact on countless families in the area.

Both are well-known coaches, and internationally recognized climbers who have earned an enviable reputation for exceptional results in competitions, and their ability to inspire, to lead, and to create an amazing spirit of support and community within their team.

Lisa and Wills are certified coaches with the national governing body of competition climbing (USA Climbing), and Certified Single Pitch Instructors with the American Mountain Guides Association. Please learn more about Lisa Rands and Wills Young and their coaching philosophy at their About Us Page.

THE SYNERGY CLIMBING TEAM: This invite-only team is for the most dedicated competitors to get coaching up to four times per week. Team members will prepare for competitions from local to national in which they receive a national ranking. Those who excel can take their skills all the way to the national team and on to international competitions. Synergy Climbing is proud to be coaching several Regional and Divisional Champions, and a two-time National Champion.

THE SYNERGY PROJECT: There is an incredible synergy between the non-commercial, low-key community-based climbing gym, Tennessee Bouldering Authority (TBA) and Synergy Climbing’s community-spirited coaching philosophy.

TBA: The TBA gym is an intensive climbing-based training center established in 2000 by longtime climber and local climbing pioneer Lu Rodriguez. Today TBA is under the new ownership of Ben and Stephanie Sutton whose support for the Chattanooga climbing scene led them to take the reins of this deeply-loved icon. Their goal is to build on the gym’s reputation for excellence–focusing on stellar route-setting, customer service and dedication to the local climbing community. Teaming up just made sense for TBA and Synergy, and membership of TBA is a requirement of climbing team membership.

For more info, call or text Wills Young at 760-920-5348 (cell).

PRICING AND INFO

If you are interested in knowing more about our team, and whether your child may be eligible to join, please call Wills Young at 760-920-5348 (cell). Our team is by invitation or recommendation only. We have different rates depending on the number of training sessions per week and whether Saturday trips will be included.

BENEFITS OF TEAM MEMBERSHIP

Lisa Rands and Wills Young are two of the most experienced and accomplished coaches in the country and coach all Synergy Climbing team members; lead all outdoor trips, training camps, indoor gym trips, and provide all private coaching sessions.

Representation at USA Climbing competitions with team.
We will attend not less than two local events, plus all championship events from regional to national. As coaches we will support our team members at the competitions, providing advice and encouragement. Our goal is to understand each participant well enough to both prepare and effectively help them maximize their competition performance.

Invite to all team events.
We will do our best to ensure everyone comes to our team parties.
Each team member is welcome to bring a non-member friend or their family.

Team member private coaching rates. Synergy Climbing team members receive a special rate for private coaching.

Opportunity to join any indoor and outdoor climbing day-trips at special team-member rates. Seats will be offered first to those paying for trips as part of their dues.

Opportunity to join any pre-divisional or pre-national multi-day training camps and indoor-outdoor multi-day climbing camps at special team-member rates. And with first opportunity to take a place on the camps.

NOT A TEAM MEMBER…?

WELCOME ALL!

If your child is not currently a Synergy Climbing team member, but you want the best possible advice and coaching to improve technique, competition preparation, and training, we welcome you!

We have worked with several youth National Champions and other top competitors both indoors, and outside, providing coaching and advice to improve their indoor and outdoor performance.

We offer private coaching, private outdoor guided trips, group outdoor guided trips and group training and climbing camps!

The goal of all our coaching is to provide the best possible advice to parents and competitors alike … information that comes from a lifetime of learning.

TRAINING CAMPS

Our aim is to give youth climbers more variety and fun in their lives! Variety and fun are the keys to motivation. Motivation leads to hard work and hard work equals better performance. It’s that simple. You also get advice, instruction, and direction, from two of country’s best coaches! We will travel to a variety of gyms around the area to expose climbers to different styles of setting and a diverse range of holds and wall angles.

2020 Four-day Training Camps

Pre-Divisionals Climbing Camps

June 8th-11th 2020: $420. INDOOR/OUTDOOR climbing camp.
June 13th-14th 2020: $420. INDOOR training camp.

Pre-Nationals Climbing Camps

June 27th-30th 2020: $420. INDOOR/OUTDOOR climbing camp.
July 1st-4th 2020: $420. INDOOR training camp.

Departure and return time will vary depending on the day. We will pick up at a given location in Chattanooga each morning and drop off in the afternoon/evening. Participants will need to have accommodation locally.

Any questions: Wills Young 760-920-5348 (cell)

Check out Synergy Climbing on YouTube! Some samples below.

WAIVERS

We require all of our clients to fill out a waiver before they climb with us.

If you are under 18 you must have a waiver completed by your parent or legal guardian.
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