Hybrid is one of NSC's three core disciplines and is used in prelim, youth, and finals-style competition structures.

Hybrid uses the NSC Retry System. Athletes get two retries on each obstacle and must complete the obstacle to keep advancing.

Every failed attempt counts as a fail and affects the athlete's score. If an athlete fails the same obstacle three times, the run is over.

After a failed attempt, the athlete returns to that obstacle's designated start platform, waits through the course reset time, and restarts only after the judge gives clearance.

Speed is NSC's race-oriented discipline and is used alongside Hybrid in youth qualifiers and in NSC finals scoring.

Speed also uses the NSC Retry System: two retries are available per obstacle, each failed attempt adds a fail, and the athlete must complete the obstacle to move on.

Three failures on the same obstacle ends the run. The reset procedure is the same: return to the start platform, wait for the designated reset time, and go only when the judge releases the athlete.

Because placement points matter in the overall NSC result, athletes must balance aggressive pace with clean execution and avoid collecting costly fails.

Burnout is NSC's final high-pressure discipline and is used after Hybrid and Speed in finals-style formats.

In Youth Championship qualifiers, all athletes run Hybrid and Speed first, then the top 10 boys and top 10 girls in each age division advance to Burnout.

In Pro Finals, finalists run Hybrid, Speed, and Burnout, with winners determined by combined placement points across the three final courses.

Burnout is meant to separate athletes by grip endurance, composure, and consistency after they have already been tested on the other NSC course types.