The College Fitness Games is a Fitness Competition for AoC Sport member colleges and their students to compete to find out who the 'fittest' student is. It is has been created and coordinated inn partnership with AoC Sport, Burnley College, the academy programme and WIT Fitness
The College Fitness Games will comprise of 2 qualifying workouts to be done at college, or a local fitness facility, a semi-final hosted at Burnley College on the 2nd February 2024 and the grand final hosted at CattleDog CrossFit on the 19th March 2024
Released on the 1st November 2023 with a submission deadline of the 15th November 2023.
The first work out is called Jumanji, this is a 12-minute AMRAP which consists of:
12 Dumbbell Snatches 10/15kg
12 Box Jumps 20/24"
12 AB Mat Sit Ups
This can be completed either at your college, at home or a local gym or box.
The athlete’s score will be the total number of repetitions completed at the time cap.
Released on the 22nd November 2023 with a submission deadline of the 6th December 2023.
Into the Wild is a 6 rounds for time workout which consists of:
16 American Kettlebell Swings 16/12kg
14 Air Squats
12 Lunges
There is a time cap of 18 minutes. (On the scoring sheet it has a 15 minute time cap, please ignore and stick to the 18 minute time cap)
The athlete’s score will be the time taken to complete 6 rounds of the workout or the total number of reps they have completed at the time cap.
The results and workouts that were completed at the College Fitness Games Semi Final on the 9th February 2024 at Burnley College
Workout:
5 minutes to find a 3RM Hang Clean
Rest 3 minutes
For time:
BB weight @ 35/25kg
Time cap: 5 minutes
Workout:
20 minute workshop for each heat including 2a.
2a) 1 minute AMRAP of Kipping Toes to bar
2b) ‘Helen’
3 rounds for time;
Time cap: 12 minutes
The final took place at CattleDog CrossFit in Northampton on the 19th March 2024
CrossFit® is a licensed brand and a training methodology of functional fitness. Affiliation with CrossFit requires compliance with their standards and the payment of an annual fee. There are two types of affiliation licenses: commercial and non-profit. While the CrossFit® Affiliate license agreement is identical for both types, there are distinctions between commercial and non-profit affiliates.
CrossFit® encourages and welcomes educational affiliates. Special affiliates operating within schools / colleges are exempt from the affiliation fee and insurance requirements. To qualify for school / college affiliation, the facility must be located on a school / college campus, exclusively train students and staff, and offer its services free of charge.
To initiate a school / college affiliation, a teacher or lecturer must become a certified CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. Once certified, the school can apply for a non-profit affiliate license, with the annual licensing fee waived. With a certified CrossFit trainer on staff, the school or college can then conduct CrossFit classes for students.
The Academy Programme offers support throughout this process, providing guidance on programming, class planning, staff training, and student opportunities to facilitate the integration of CrossFit into schools, colleges & universities.
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