Life Force Ninja Teams
Apprentice and Advanced Teams
Our team, 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. 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 Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA), and Canadian Ninja League (CNL)
- 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 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
- Complimentary access to all competitions held at Life Force Ninja
Team Training Schedule
Our teams meet twice per week. Team practices are 90 minutes in length, and will include activities such as warm-up, obstacle training, skills workshops, team building, strength and conditioning, and timed course runs. These practices are held privately, meaning there will be no other activities going on in our gym!
Apprentice Practice Days/Times (Fall/Winter Schedule)
- Thursdays 4:00pm – 5:30pm
- Saturdays 9:30am – 11:00am
Advanced Practice Days/Times (Fall/Winter Schedule)
- Thursdays 6:00pm – 7:30pm
- Saturdays 11:30am – 1:00pm
Regional Competition Opportunities
- UNAA (Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association)
- Life Force Ninja / Bellingham, WA
- Skyhook Ninja Fitness / Portland, OR
- Ninja Fortress / Spokane, WA
- Northwest Ninja Park / Eugene, OR
- CNL (Canada Ninja League)
- The Ninja Gym / Squamish, BC
- Momentum Ninja / Port Coquitlam, BC
- Ninja Sports Club / Langley, BC
Extended Competition Opportunities
The UNAA offers dozens of additional competitions across the country, including World Championships that take place at the end of the season. Our team members will have the opportunity to qualify for these larger World Championships by competing at the regional competitions.
Additional competitive ninja leagues include NNL, UNX and Athlete Warrior Games.
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. Our next team tryout date is listed below for those who would like to be considered for the team.
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
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
- 10’ balance roller on flat ground
- :15 single arm dead hang on each arm
- :60 two arm dead hang
- 1 rope climb using j-hook method
- 8′ warped wall up and over
- 400m run in 2:30 or less
- Devil steps up/down
- Coaches choice obstacle course combining upper and lower body strength, agility, and balance. Athlete gets one run on the course and up to two obstacle fails. Three or more fails will result in a no-pass for this benchmark.
Advanced Benchmarks
Athlete must pass 12 out of the 15 benchmarks.
- 6’ lache bar to bar with single-swing initiation
- 5’ lache to reverse grab
- 5’ lache to switch grab
- 5’ drop-and-go lache
- 5’ wingnut lache cradles to cradles
- 2 or more rungs on the salmon ladder
- 5 strict pullups unbroken
- Cliffhangers 1, 2, 3, 4
- :30 handstand hold against wall
- 400m run in 2:00 or less
- 3 touch-and-go rope climbs, unbroken
- Devil steps up/cannonball hooks down
- :30 single arm dead hang on each arm
- Thigh-height standing box jump
- Coaches choice obstacle course combining upper and lower body strength, agility, and balance. Athlete gets one run on the course and up to three obstacle fails. Four or more fails will result in a no-pass for this benchmark.
Elite Benchmarks (Elite Team Coming Soon…)
More benchmarks coming soon
- Three consecutive 7′ linked laches
- 9′ lache with single swing initiation
- 6′ lache to reverse blind grab
- 8′ lache from flares to slipchucks
- Devil steps up/down using hook-chucks
- Vertical limit traverse on mini box
- 1″ grey ledge cliffhanger traverse on mini box
- Salmon ladder three rungs up/three rungs down + transfer
- Salmon ladder upward transfer at least two rungs
- 15 strict pull-ups unbroken
- :05 single arm 90° lockoff hold from bar, each arm
- 25′ handstand walk, unbroken
- Flying bar, three consecutive jumps
- 1 L-sit rope climb, arms only
- 3 bar muscle-ups, unbroken
- 1 strict ring muscle-up
- Balance roller ramp up/down, transfer to mini split rollers
- Coaches choice obstacle course combining upper and lower body strength, agility, and balance. Athlete gets one run on the course and up to two obstacle fails. Three or more fails will result in a no-pass for this benchmark.
Team Tryouts
To be considered for our team, athletes must attend one of our team tryouts. Team tryouts will allow us to assess skill level, maturity, and camaraderie to ensure a good fit for the team.
Our next team tryout is on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8:30 am for the Apprentice team, and 11:00am for the Advanced team.
Tryouts cost $20 to attend, and reservations for this event are required – please use the link below to register for the appropriate team.
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 90-minute team training session, two days per week, led by ninja coaches Jadyn and Becca
- 10% discount on team membership for siblings or parents
- Unlimited access to Ninja Sport classes and open gyms
- Coach representation at regional UNAA and CNL competitions
- 25% off all Life Force Ninja apparel
- One complimentary open gym guest pass per month
- Complimentary access to all competitions held at Life Force Ninja
$175/mo
Ninja Team Family Monthly
- Up to four family members
- Private 90-minute team training session, two days per week, led by ninja coaches Jadyn and Becca
- Unlimited access to Ninja Sport classes and open gyms
- Coach representation at regional UNAA and CNL competitions
- 25% off all Life Force Ninja apparel
- One complimentary open gym guest pass per month
- Complimentary access to all competitions held at Life Force Ninja
$400/mo
Get in touch
Do you have questions about our programming or schedule? Maybe you’re interested in planning a Life Force Ninja birthday party or corporate event. Whatever it is, we’re happy to answer any of your questions. Please send us a message here, and we’ll do our best to answer as soon as possible.