Life Force Ninja Teams
Apprentice and Advanced Teams
Our teams, open to ages eight and up, focuses on building obstacle skills, strategies, techniques, as well as the body awareness and strength needed to succeed. We emphasize training for competitions, and travel as a team to various regional ninja competitions throughout Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia as well as national-level competitions across the country. Our team goals include:
- Fostering a team environment for kids and adults with a shared interest
- Learning advanced obstacle skills and techniques
- Building strength needed to be successful on challenging obstacles
- Developing strategies for speed and efficiency on timed course runs
- Treating team members and coaches with respect and supporting everyone’s efforts
- Learning the competitive format and rules of the various competition leagues (NNL, UNAA, CNL, etc)
- Strongly encouraging and facilitating participation at ninja competitions in our area, including all Life Force Ninja competitions
What’s Included
- Private 90-minute team training session, two days per week, led by ninja coaches Jadyn and Becca
- 10% discount on team membership for siblings
- Unlimited access to Ninja Sport classes and open gyms
- Coach representation at regional NNL, UNAA and CNL competitions
- At-cost pricing on all Life Force Ninja apparel, including our upcoming sublimated team jerseys
- One complimentary open gym guest pass per month
- 50% discount on athlete tickets for NNL competitions held at Life Force Ninja
Team Training Schedule
Our teams meet twice per week. Team practices are 60 minutes in length on Thursdays and 90 minutes on Saturdays. Practices will include activities such as warm-up, obstacle training, skills workshops, team building, strength and conditioning, and timed course runs. Apprentice and Advanced practices run simultaneously.
Apprentice Practice Days/Times
- Thursdays 5:30pm – 6:30pm
- Saturdays 9:30am – 11:00am
Advanced Practice Days/Times
- Thursdays 5:30pm – 6:30pm
- Saturdays 9:30am – 11:00am
Regional Competition Opportunities
- NNL (National Ninja League)
- Life Force Ninja / Bellingham, WA
- UNAA (Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association)
- Skyhook Ninja Fitness / Portland, OR
- Ninja Fortress / Spokane, WA
- Northwest Ninja Park / Eugene, OR
- CNL (Canada Ninja League, an affiliate of NNL)
- Momentum Ninja / Port Coquitlam, BC
Extended Competition Opportunities
The NNL and UNAA offer dozens of additional competitions across the country, including Regional and World Championships that take place at the end of the season. Our team members will have the opportunity to qualify for World Championships by competing at the Regional Championship competitions.
Apprentice and Advanced Teams
We offer two main team groups: Apprentice and Advanced. The Apprentice team is open to folks who are newer to ninja, though there is still some baseline experience required to get on this team. If you’re brand new to ninja and need to develop basic skills, we recommend attending our Ninja Sport classes and open gym sessions until you are ready to join our team. The Advanced team is for experienced athletes only, generally with at least a year of ninja training under their belt.
To be considered for either team, a number of benchmark movements and skills need to be demonstrated successfully during one of our team tryouts. Tryouts are held on a case-by-case basis, and can be scheduled with Jadyn or Becca.
And don’t forget, during team tryouts, athletes must demonstrate:
- Respect for peers
- Respect for gym rules and etiquette
- Listening to coaches and following directions
- Maturity
Once an athlete has joined the team, we do require that they attend at least six team practices per month (there are eight total). This is to ensure that we are fostering an environment for dedicated athletes to progress their skills.
Apprentice Benchmarks
Athlete must pass 12 out of the 15 benchmarks.
- Initiating and generating swing momentum from both a static bar and trapeze bar
- 1 full ring toss traverse
- 5′ lache bar to bar
- One minute plank hold from forearms
- 2 strict pullups unbroken
- 10 pushups from toes
- 5 slanted steps, feet only, 30″ spacing
- Balance roller on flat floor (12″ diameter roller for a distance of 10′)
- 8′ cliffhanger traverse, pegboard return
- :15 single arm dead hang on each arm
- :60 two arm dead hang
- 1 rope climb using j-hook method
- 400m run in 2:00 or less
- Devil steps up/down, hands only
- 8′ balance pipe
Advanced Benchmarks
Athlete must pass 12 out of the 15 benchmarks.
- 7’ lache bar to bar with single-swing initiation
- 6’ lache to reverse grab
- 6’ lache to switch grab
- 6′ cliffhanger transfer (large green ledges)
- Tramp to 6′ lache with no backswings
- Campus board ascent on line #2, hands only
- 2 rungs up/2 rungs down on salmon ladder
- 5 strict pullups unbroken
- 8′ cliffhanger (1.5″ rounded ledge)
- :30 handstand hold against wall
- 400m run in 1:45 or less
- 3 touch-and-go rope climbs, unbroken
- Devil steps up/cannonball hooks down
- :30 single arm dead hang on each arm
- 16′ balance pipes
Elite Team
Eventually we will form an Elite team, once we have at least four ninjas that are at that level. Getting to this level takes tremendous dedication to the sport and rigorous training. Being an elite-level ninja means a lot more than just checking off some benchmark skills. The skills listed below are more of a guideline of some things that you should be able to accomplish. However, when you tryout for our Elite team, you will not know which obstacles or skills you will be tested on. There will be a course setup in advance of around 10 -12 obstacles, and you’ll need to get through the course with fewer than three fails within a certain time limit. The course will be very challenging, with both upper body and lower body/agility obstacles. It will be necessary to be able to move quickly and efficiently through obstacles (using advanced techniques such as linking) to finish the course in time. Elite team training will focus primarily on training for the unexpected, and preparing for anything that might be thrown your way when you’re competing. We will also train endurance through strength and conditioning workouts. Due to the rigorous nature of our Elite team training program, this team will available to ninjas age 13 and up.
- Three consecutive 7′ linked laches
- 9′ lache with single swing initiation
- 6′ lache to reverse blind grab
- 6′ lache to mag chucks
- 6′ lache to special delivery
- 6′ cliffhanger transfer to reverse grab
- Devil steps up/down using hook-chucks
- Salmon ladder five rungs up/five rungs down + transfer
- Salmon ladder upward transfer at least two rungs
- 12 strict pull-ups unbroken
- :05 single arm 90° lockoff hold from bar, each arm
- Flying bar, three consecutive jumps with at least 5′ gaps
- Skyhook laches to various catches (front, reverse, sideways, front-to-back, etc.)
- Bar muscle up
Team Tryouts
To be considered for our team, athletes must schedule a tryout, and successfully demonstrate at least 12 out of the 15 benchmarks. Tryouts take place during open gym sessions. Please contact Jadyn at jadyn@lifeforceninja.fit to schedule your tryout.
Pricing and Registration
The cost for our ninja team membership is $175/month. Team members can cancel any time, there is no long term commitment. We do offer discounts for family and siblings (please see all pricing options below).
Once you have completed one of our team tryouts, our team manager (Jadyn) will let you know if you made the team, and will setup the membership. Please contact our team manager Jadyn at jadyn@lifeforceninja.fit, or by calling 360-738-4724 with any questions.
Ninja Team Monthly
- Private team training session, two days per week, led by ninja coaches Jadyn and Becca
- Must attend at least six out of eight team practices per month
- 10% discount on team membership for siblings or parents
- Unlimited access to Ninja Sport classes and open gyms
- Coach representation at NNL, UNAA and CNL competitions within the region
- 25% off all Life Force Ninja apparel
- One complimentary open gym guest pass per month
- 50% discount on athlete tickets for NNL competitions held at Life Force Ninja
$175/mo
Ninja Team Family Monthly
- Up to four family members
- Private team training session, two days per week, led by ninja coaches Jadyn and Becca
- Must attend at least six out of eight team practices per month
- Unlimited access to Ninja Sport classes and open gyms
- Coach representation at NNL, UNAA and CNL competitions within the region
- 25% off all Life Force Ninja apparel
- One complimentary open gym guest pass per month
- 50% discount on athlete tickets for NNL competitions held at Life Force Ninja
$400/mo
Get in touch
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