Meet Coach Meg
Meghan has been teaching climbing since the 90’s. In 2006 she started Team Rock in NY and coached the team for 14 years. She now lives in Denver, CO with her partner and three little pups and coaches climbers all over the country.
Before full-time coaching, she was a Division 1 scholarship athlete and received her BS in Chemistry at Fordham University. She is the current Head Coach of the US Youth National Climbing Team having served as an assistant since 2014. Meg is an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor and an Ace Personal Trainer with a specialization in youth fitness and sports performance.
She is actively engaged in her community and co-founded Crux, NY’s LGBTQ Climbing Group. She also serves on the USAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and Chairs the Coaching Committee. Meg is a competitive athlete through and through and plays ultimate frisbee, climbs, runs, cycles, kayaks, lifts, and adventures as much as she can.
Accomplishments
Team Rock.
Team Rock is where it all began and where Try Hard. Do Good. Have Fun. was born.
Team Rock is a relatively small program operating out of a single gym and climbed to one of the top team programs in the country. A huge accomplishment! In 2017 Team Rock placed 2nd in Bouldering, 2nd in Sport, and 3rd in Speed in the country and continued to place in the top 3. Team Rock alumni have gone on to do amazing things in climbing and beyond! They couldn’t be luckier to have alum Jenny Fryer as the new Head Coach!
Athletes.
Auggie Chi - Multiple time National Champion
Brian Squire - National Champion
Darren Skolnik - Multiple US National Team, Pan American bouldering, sport, speed, and overall champion
Isaac Leff - Multiple US National Team, Pan American bouldering, sport, and overall champion
Jo Jo Chi - National Champion
Lucas Oddi - Multiple time National Champion, World Championship Finalist, Pan-Am medalist
Manny Derima - Multiple time National Champion, Canadian sport, speed, and bouldering Champion
Norah Chi - Multiple time National Champion, World Championship Finalist, Pan-Am medalist
Olivia Ma -Multiple US National Team, Overall Team, Pan American podium
Sienna Perez - Multiple time National Champion
2019 Double Goal Coach of the Year Final Four
Meghan McDonald has won Positive Coaching Alliance’s coveted National Double-Goal Coach® Award presented by TeamSnap for her positive impact on youth sports. The award is named for coaches who strive to win while also pursuing the more important goal of teaching life lessons through sports. Check out the video below to see Meg in action.
Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can.
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