CEC is excited to announce additional support to our 2022 High Performance Program! Coach Libor Hroza and Coach Dallas Mix will join National Coach Malek Taleb in athlete and team support for the 2022 IFSC World Cup Season.
Libor Hroza – High Performance Program National Coach (Speed)
Born in the Czech Republic, Libor has competed at the World Level in Lead and in Speed for the past 10 years. He is a former World Record holder in Speed with multiple World Cup podiums to his credit, including two time European champion in speed climbing and a 2nd place at the World Championships in 2012. Libor is a certified Strength and Fitness instructor and a Climbing instructor. Libor has coached athletes at various levels in all 3 disciplines for more than 8 years. In 2021, he was CEC’s National Coach, and has worked with our athletes to navigate the challenging COVID situation. For the 2022 season, we are excited to have Libor work closely with our HP Speed Athletes, including Canadian Speed Record holder, Ethan Pitcher (5.97sec).
You can reach Libor at libor@climbingcanada.ca
Dallas Mix – High Performance Program Technical Coach
Dallas is the Head Coach for the Calgary Climbing Centre Performance Team. He spent 6 years teaching for the faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Alberta where he received his Masters of Coaching through the faculty of Kinesiology. Dallas entered his graduate degree halfway into his career as a climbing coach, and as he was learning in the classroom he was immediately able to experiment with and implement concepts directly into his practice. His final project was on strength training for climbing athletes. Dallas’ background in sport science uniquely qualifies him for the High Performance Program Technical Coach position with Team Canada and he looks forward to working with the team.
You can reach Dallas at dallas@climbingcanada.ca