Your big chance to take on tradie ninja

If you have entertained the idea of challenging Albany’s Ninja Warrior Sam Goodall — the ‘Tradie Ninja” — on an obstacle course, you are about to get your chance.

The new Albany Indoor Adventures centre is a joint venture between Goodall and local nature playground designer James McLean.

Inside its walls, they have built Albany’s first ninja course.

With Goodall recently earning a place on the Australian Ninja Warrior TV show for the fourth time, he has been training hard on the new course he helped design and build.

With a warped wall, chimney climbs, salmon ladder and flying bar, the track is similar to the ones audiences around the globe are familiar with.

Now that Centennial Park centre is open, Goodall and McLean are about to launch Albany’s own weekly ninja competition — and the veteran ninja should provide a stiff challenge.

Mr McLean said the competition would be a good gateway for people keen to challenge ninjas from across the State and possibly make it onto the TV show.

“If people are good enough they will be able to represent Albany against other ninja places in Perth,” he said.

“We are calling for entrants. It is a combination of speed and technical skill, especially getting through without hitting the ground.

“Sam is starting his training program to go in his show and people can come and have a run against him. He is looking forward to some healthy competition and they can get some tips from him.”

Goodall said the ninja ethos was not an antagonistic one — it was about having a go and helping each other beat the course. “We say we are not versing each other, we are versing the course,” he said.

“We are calling for some women to come through as part of the competition.

“A lot of the girls are a bit nervous to come into this because it seems like a rough blokes’ sport but actually a lot of the obstacles require a lot of finesse and technique that the some of the girls are better at.”

People are welcome to use the obstacle track for fitness training.

Albany Indoor Adventures also has a mini golf course, a children’s workshop, a junior ninja course and a professional rock-climbing wall, which Goodall said was a key component of ninja training.

Another famous ninja, Olivia Vivian, will be visiting the centre soon to share her tips and encourage more women to get involved.

The ninja competitions are due to start later this month.

For details, visit the centre’s Facebook page.