The Intramural Open 2018
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Are you doing the Open? We hear, and even ask that question a lot around this time of year. The 2018 CrossFit Open begins on February 22 and we’ve already taken some steps to help get you ready. We’ve been offering weekly skills classes, working past Open WODs into the programming, doing some extra PT sessions… all in hopes of preparing for the next Open. What you don’t know, however, is that this year we have something even more exciting in store!
This year, we are going to do an Intramural Open. This is a first for CFA and we are really excited to give it a go. More details will come soon with specifics on registration and teams, but for now we just wanted to get the word out.
Who:
Open to all CFA members of all skill levels.
What:
The Intramural Open experience is a team format take on the CrossFit Games Open (the qualifying stage for the CrossFit Games season). All participants will be placed into a draft and then drafted into 4 different teams managed by your Team Captains.
Points will be earned by things like:
Participating in the Open Workouts
Top performance in the Open Workouts
Team Spirit
Team Outings
And more… To be determined, but will be established before we begin!
When:
Starting on Feb 22nd, one workout will be released from CFHQ each week for 5 weeks on Thursday evenings. We will program the workouts as the normally scheduled training sessions for Fridays. You can come morning, noon or night. Friday nights, however, will be the BIG time for teams to gather and have a fun time together. Special make ups outside of the Friday classes/events may be requested and addressed on a case-by-base basis. The Intramural Open experience will wrap up with the final WOD announced March 22nd and conclude with a closing party on Friday, March 23.
Where:
The workouts will be run at the gym on Fridays as part of the normal class sessions and Friday Night Lights events. If you are traveling during this time period, you may also find an affiliate to complete the standard workouts with to earn your participation points.
Why:
Because it’s fun and ew believe it’ll make you better in more ways that just improving your health and fitness. Cheering each on other on in this environment gives you an experience that you can’t find anywhere else. The Open is a great way to test to see where your current potential is. I encourage everyone to participate because it’s the path that’s going to allow you to pursue your most positive potential and be able to connect with other fellow CFA family members.
For those that want to submit scores via the CFHQ Open, please feel free to do so, make sure you have a judge for your workout, and we will validate your scores via the CFHQ system accordingly.
How:
Sign up on the sign up sheet at the gym. The registration fee is $30 – Can be charged to your account or cash/check in an envelope with your full name – envelopes are by sign up sheet. This includes your t-shirt, entry fee, and funding for the finals party and winning team’s prizes
In an effort to allow as many people as possible to participate, we will keep registration open until Friday, February 16th. This means shirts will not be ready for week one, but you’ll be guaranteed the correct size.
If you are paying cash or check, place payment in an envelope with your full name on it and give it to a coach.
You DO NOT have to register through CFHQ to register for the intramural open. You ONLY need to register with HQ if you want to submit your scores worldwide.
PRIZES
The top team will earn a GRAND prize. Details released soon!
Our focus is on FUN. We want participation because it will make you fitter, and it will get you high-fives and you’ll be happy and love life more and glow and stuff.
Register at the gym, and let’s start this party!
Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or if you have any reservations about any unique challenges, I’m positive we can work it out.