FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Youth categories are divided into two year increments. Your category is determined by your birth year and not your age.

IMPORTANT:
Youth A and Junior will compete in competitions with Open athletes for all SCBC competitions but will be scored in their respective Youth Age Category AND will receive a second score for the Open Category.

You must have an SCBC Coaches Membership or another valid SCBC Membership (updated with Coach Access by the Registrar) to have access to the SCBC Coaches Locker.
The Coaches Locker is a secured area that will give you access to coaching resources, your team, training and comp coach registration.

Once you have access, you will find the link to the Coaches Locker under your name in the top menu after login.

IMPORTANT:
Coaches are subject to minimum training requirements and must have a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) completed to be eligible to register for comps as a coach.
Click here to view Coaches Path and training requirements

Coaches must register for each SCBC sanctioned competition if they wish to have access to designated areas (Field of Play) on the climbing floor, Isolation area and the ability to make appeals.

IMPORTANT:
You must complete the minimum training requirement and must have a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) completed.
Click here to view Coaches Path and training requirements.

Coaches with a COACH membership, must purchase a competitive ADD-ON if they also wish to compete in competitions.

Any one with an existing valid Membership other than a Coach Membership that also wishes to have Coach Access, may purchase the COACH ADD-ON for their membership.

IMPORTANT:
Coaches are subject to minimum training requirements and must have a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) completed to be eligible to register for comps as a coach.
Click here to view Coaches Path and training requirements

Youth competitors that do NOT have a club coach, may have a parent purchase a Coach membership. Coaching parents must register for comps the same as club coaches. Only 1 coaching parent per family will be granted comp access per comp - the other parent will be a spectator for that comp.

IMPORTANT:
Parent coaches are subject to the same minimum training requirements as club coaches and must have a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) completed.
Click here to view Coaches Path and training requirements

* Youth D competitors may NOT compete beyond the Provincial level and therefore cannot compete at either Regionals or Nationals.
* Youth C competitors MAY compete at Regionals but are NOT eligible to compete at Nationals.
* Youth B and Open competitors ARE eligible to qualify for both Regional and National competitions. 

MINI SCRAMBLE
YOUTH C/D:
10-15 Zone Boulders
All boulders count
2.5-3 hours

YOUTH B/A/J & Open:
6-8 Zone Boulders
All boulders count
2.5-3 hours

FULL SCRAMBLE
REC EXP & MAS:
10-15 Boulders
Top 5 boulders count
2.5-3 hours

The type of membership you choose should be based on your long term goals for the season. See Ranked vs Unranked below. If you are still not sure, consult with your coach or contact us.

A Ranked competitor will have their points tracked by SCBC and count towards Provincial Rankings, Provincial titles, and Team BC. selection.

Unranked competitors may compete up to and including the Provincial Championship level but will not have their points tracked and are not eligible for Provincial titles. Unranked competitors may not compete at Regional or at National Level competitions.

You can change categories from one competition to another (subject to age eligibility). To change categories, just select the desired category when you register for a competition. You can also change your default selection from your MySCBC profile page (note: this will not change any registrations prior to the change). There is no charge for changing categories.

You may upgrade your membership at any time throughout the competition season. When you upgrade from an Un-Ranked to a Ranked membership, results from competitions prior to the upgrade will NOT be counted towards your ranking.

Contact the CEC for information and pricing on National Licenses.

If you hold a National or Provincial level membership with a recognized federation outside of BC then you need to purchase an SCBC Other Federation membership.