UNAA Regionals @ Ninja\U in Cedar Falls, Iowa
This event is hosted by Ninja\U in Cedar Falls and is sanctioned by UNAA. It will be on
Sunday, July 26th, 2020. You must have qualified at a UNAA qualifier to register for this competition. To verify qualification, check results here.
Find other regional competition locations & dates here.
Allowed age range is 6 years old on up - based on your age as of August 1, 2019.
Regionals will advance the TOP 3 or TOP 20% from each class to World Finals. This will be held in Las Vegas from September 17-19, 2020 at
The ORLEANS Arena and Casino Resort Hotel.
We are excited to host UNAA Regionals for the first time ever! We are going to have a great course for you in our newly rearranged gym, so we hope you enjoy the experience!
Our goal is to make this SAFE & FUN! We have many people traveling to Cedar Falls from other states & gyms. We LOVE that many of you have huge fan clubs, but in order to keep everyone as safe as possible, please ask your fan clubs to watch the livestream from home. Please bring only your immediate family to spectate. Plan to socially distance from other families while in the gym. You may only be in the gym during your competitor's age group and must leave after their award ceremony to make room for the next batch of competitors and families. Please do not come to the gym until your allotted check in time.
Please do not come to the gym if you or your child are coughing, sneezing, have a temperature, or are feeling sick. If you have been around someone who is Covid positive or have traveled in the last 2 weeks, we also ask that you stay home. If you have underlying health conditions or are 60+ years old, we encourage you to stay home.
We ask that everyone wear a mask while in the gym. Competitors may remove their mask when running the course only. The warm up area can only be used by the 5 athletes next to run. We will share the run order prior to the competition and will be using the Ninja Master app so you can follow along.
Check-in will be out front of the building. Everyone must use hand sanitizer when entering the building. Liquid chalk is recommended for competitor use due to it's high alcohol content for sanitizing. We will be selling bottles of liquid chalk for $6.
The course walk-through will be a video this time instead of in person. We will share videos with everyone prior to the competition. Competitors may ask any last minute questions right before they run.
There will be no open gym the night before. The gym will be open from 10am-2pm on Saturday for open gym, but will be closing early to ensure proper cleaning & to give us time to make the course walk through videos. No appointments are necessary to attend open gym on Saturday.
Registration Price (before processing fees)
$55 for all competitors
The cost increases to $65 on Sunday, July 19th.
Registration ends at midnight on July 23rd. There will be no refunds unless we have to cancel the entire competition.
Two waivers must be signed!
Divisions
YOU MUST COMPETE IN SAME CATEGORY YOU COMPETED IN FOR QUALIFIERS
* based on age as of August 1, 2019
9 and Under Boys
9 and Under Girls
11 and Under Boys
11 and Under Girls
13 and Under Boys
13 and Under Girls
15 and Under Boys
15 and Under Girls
(16+ now go to Adult classes)
Amateur Men
Amateur Women
Pro Men
Pro Women
Over 40 Men
Over 40 Women
Course: Athletes won’t know exactly what the course will be until the day of the event. The course is designed by Ninja U course designers and veteran athletes in line with the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA) for the best ninja experience possible. 10-15 obstacles and you are allowed 3 fails before time stops (athlete may still complete the course)
Points: Obstacles are 1 point unless noted. 2 point obstacles are more difficult and have a halfway point
Final Schedule. *Run Order was emailed out Friday night
8:30-8:45am Check in for Youth Category "9 and Under Females"
8:45am Runs Begin for "9 & Under Females”
***Podiums & Sanitizing***
10:00-10:15am Check in for Youth Category "9 and Under Males"
10:15am Runs Begin for "9 and Under Males"
***Podiums & Sanitizing***
11:30am-11:45am Check in for Youth Category “11 and Under Females”
11:45am Runs Begin for “11 & Under Females”
***Podiums & Sanitizing***
1:00-1:15pm Check in for Youth Category "11 and Under Males"
1:15pm Runs Begin for "11 & Under Males"
***Podiums & Sanitizing***
2:45-3:00pm Check in for Youth Category "13 and under" (both Male & Female)
3:00pm Runs Begin for "13 and under"
***Podiums & Sanitizing***
4:00-4:15pm Check in for Youth Category “15 and under” (both Male & Female)
4:15pm Runs begin for “15 and under”
***Podiums & Sanitizing***
5:00-5:30pm Check in for Adults (all categories)
5:30pm Competition begins for Adults
***Podiums & Sanitizing***
Need To Know
Spectators Cost is $5 at the door. Each competing ninja may have a minimal # of spectators - preferably only immediate family. They may only be in the building during their ninja's wave of kids - socially distanced from other families please. After the awards for that group, we ask that everyone leave to make room for the next group of ninjas & parents. Spectators must wear a mask and sign a waiver if they've never been to our gym before. (It is best to do this ahead of time.
www.ninjau.com/waiver.) Young kids spectating may play in our Little Ninjas area.
Chalk The UNAA allows general climbing chalk and general athletic tape to assist competitors. Gloves and sticky finger products are NOT allowed. Competitors will be allowed to wear chalk bags on the course. However, each chalk bag will be considered part of your persons. Ninja\U does sell liquid chalk for $6.
Awards & Prizes TBD
FoodThe new Try Pie food truck will be parked out front from 11am-3pm! Their pie shakes are amazing!
Read more about their special business here!
We'll have breakfast burritos from
Greenhouse Kitchen for sale as well as our other usual snacks & beverages!
Livestream We do plan to livestream the competition on Facebook. Like & Follow
NinjaUGym for a post with the link as the competition begins.
Find us! 5911 University Avenue #350, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. (Next to Kohls) Our location is surrounded by lots of restaurants & shopping for your convenience.
Hotels
The Historic
Black Hawk Hotel (Downtown atmosphere - only 5 minutes away.)
Lifestyle Inn (walkable)
Days Inn by Wyndham University Plaza (walkable)
Open GymThere will be NO open gym on the day of the competition. A small section of our gym will be available for warming up. Participants may attend open gym on the day before (Saturday) from 10-2pm for $12 admission. (No open gym appointments are necessary! Just have your Ninja\U waiver done & come on in!) We will be closing at 2pm on Saturday to begin cleaning for the competition.
Any questions? Email us at info@ninjau.com