CrossFit Athlete Council

CrossFit ATHLETE COUNCIL

Purpose:

The purpose of the CrossFit Athlete Council is to ensure that athletes, affiliate owners, and coaches have a voice in shaping the CrossFit Games season. The Council also provides input on competition protocols, safety, and athlete welfare. Its overarching goal is to serve as an advocacy group and resource for the community — acting as a conduit between athletes, affiliate owners, and CrossFit HQ.

Objective:

Proactively engage with athletes and constituents from the group to gather feedback and to represent their needs and desires effectively.

CONTACT:

To contact the CrossFit Athlete Council you may email athlete.council@crossfit.com or use the button as a direct link. This email will be monitored by the CrossFit Sport Staff and will be delivered to the appropriate council cohort. 

MORE ABOUT THE BOARD

Voting process:

People self nominated to be on the council with this set criteria.

• Must hold a current CrossFit Level 1 (CF-L1) or higher trainer credential. (Applicants who are registered for, but have not completed their L1 will be considered.)
• Must be associated (i.e., coach, athlete, owner) with an affiliate in good standing.
• Must actively engage in the competition season.
• May not be a current full-time, temporary, and/or contract employee of CrossFit HQ.

Once nominations were received we narrowed the field to no more than 50 candidates using this criteria:

For Affiliates;

• good standing affiliate
• coaching credentials
• years affiliated
• open participation
• evidence of strong interest in being an advocate for other LORs to the sport (by reading the statement they have to provide when nominated)

For athletes

• meeting of minimum criteria including the CF-L1
• additional coaching credentials
• length of engagement in the sport season
• competitive success
• evidence of strong interest in being an advocate for other athletes to CrossFit related to sport (by reading the statement they have to provide when nominated)”

These are the groups who could nominate themselves, and also the same people that were able to vote.

• All previous year Individual and Team (captains only) Semifinal athletes
• All Masters, Teenagers, and Adaptive Games athletes from the previous year
• All current affiliate LOR’s with 5 or more athletes registered for the previous Open

Meeting notes can be found here.