All bands
4
Black
Advanced combinations, wall run top outs, rail control, flyaways, and flips with a twist.
10 skill challenges.
Complete all 10 with coach approval. A challenge with several movements or landings includes every part.
Skills
- Plyo and stride at height. Perform plyo and stride variations on walls at least hip height, carry momentum, and stick 3 consecutive landings. Right-leg, left-leg, and plyo variations are included. The 1- and 1.5-body-length distance assignments will be confirmed.
- Wall run and top out. Wall run and top out on an 8 ft wall. Athletes must reach the top of the wall using only their hands and feet.
- Dead hang to rail walk. From a dead hang, climb onto a rail and walk to its end with control.
- Dive roll precision. Starting on a hip-height wall, perform a safe dive roll across a block.
- Double kong and dive kong clear. Perform a double kong on 2 level walls separated by 1 body length, and a dive kong clear. The dive kong clear setup will be confirmed.
- Flyaway. Demonstrate strong technique and a controlled landing.
- Running cat to 180 precision. Connect a running cat to a 180 precision and stick the 180 landing 3 times in a row, with no long pause between cat and 180. The 1.5-body-length measurement will be confirmed.
- Flip precision. Flip from one obstacle to another and control the landing. Resilite blocks and aG ninja blocks are acceptable.
- Rail precision at height, bounce back to lache precision. Perform a rail precision at height, then bounce back immediately into a lache precision to a wall close to level in height.
- Cork and palm flip. Demonstrate proficiency using a wall and the ability to twist in your flips.
Coaches will confirm distance assignments, rail heights, dive-roll and dive-kong setups, and handstand support rules before testing.
Ready to test?
Next Upgrade Night: Friday, January 22, 5:00 to 6:30 at both gyms. Free for HUB athletes.