OFF THE WALL: England Squad Applications - Round 2

Coach Jamie Vardy during a GB Climbing Team training event. Photo: Sam Pratt

The second round of applications for the England Squad will soon open.

Applications for England Regional Squad (all age categories) and England National Squad (current Upper Youth C and Youth B) will open on 27 November.

Current Junior (lower), Youth A, Youth B and upper Youth C are now able to apply for England Regional Squad places.

Youth B and Upper Youth C are also able to apply for the England National Squad depending on the number of points gained.

Applications will open on 27 November and close on 8 December.

National Squad – View the form here

Regional Squad – View the form here

Selection policies – Selection Policies 2024 — GB Climbing

Guidelines for completing the form.

  • Please ensure all contact details are entered correctly,

  • Complete all the relevant fields,

  • You must choose whether you are applying based on points for lead or boulder. You may only accrue points in one discipline,

  • You may complete results for all competitions participated in in 2023 but:

  • Only the top 2 results in the four nations series will be counted,

  • Speed athletes must submit further evidence as per the selection criteria.

Note: Section 4.2.1 of the Annual Benchmarking Strategy does not apply for those wishing to be considered for the National Squad. It does apply for those athletes looking to gain a place on the regional squad.

Exceptional Circumstances

Where an athlete has been unable to take part for reasons outlined in the selection criteria they should complete an exceptional circumstance form in order to be considered for selection.

Exceptional Circumstances Form | BMC Event Registration Service (thebmc.co.uk)

Following the application deadlines, the benchmarking invitations will be sent by 15 December. The final selections will be in February following the benchmarking event.

BMC Admin