CrossFit Gymnastics Certifications

Spend 16 hours over two days with experts in the application of gymnastics to general fitness. Learn proper progressions, strength training and safety aspects of gymnastics application to CrossFit programming. Key points on how to develop and teach gymnastics skills are covered in detail. Learn what gymnastics equipment takes priority when outfitting your gym. Learn how to incorporate gymnastics training into your CrossFit program.

The weekend will consist of 4 segments.

• Tumbling - Technical rolls, safety rolls and falling, key handstand techniques, balance concepts, cartwheels, progressions leading to more advanced tumbling skills.
• Rings - Supports, scaleable muscle up progressions, rolls, presses, conditioning, levers, kips
• Parallettes/Parallel bars - L-sits, press handstands, swings (wide variety), balance shifting and movement, learn why your gym needs a set of parallel bars.
• General gymnastics overview - General overview of gymnastics apparatus and training. Learn how to get started with a broader set of gymnastics skills.

Roger Harrell has over 20 years of gymnastics experience with 15 of those years coaching the sport. He has coached athletes ranging from toddlers, to newbie adults, to elite athletes. His personal experience in the sport is predominantly as an adult so he understands learning these skills and techniques under those constraints.

Andres De La Rosa is a lifelong athlete that came to gymnastics in college. He quickly delved into the sport and began coaching as well. His diverse background helps to contribute a multi-sport athlete perspective to gymnastics.

Russell Bruel is a lifelong gymnast and CrossFit Marin's resident kinesthetic genius. His coaching experience spans many years and includes running a competitive boys gymnastics program.

The weekend will delve in depth into the proper progressions and techniques for the gymnastics skills that all CrossFit affiliates should be teaching on a regular basis. Safety and spotting concepts will be discussed and practiced. An overview of progressive skills and other techniques will be covered to give vision and options to affiliates to progress beyond the basics.

To schedule a Gymnastics Certification at your location or to schedule a one day gymnastics training seminar with Roger Harrell , or call (415) 250-9710.