CrossFit Athletic Group

Once the Christmas Workout Spectacular is finished and the sugary goodness was settling in my stomach, plans and ideas for the Champions Club Summer usually starts to creep into my head.

Lately the thing I have been brainstorming most is the idea of "assigned sessions" that we have done in the past; ie., 11 am advanced session, 6 pm parents session, 9 am annoying girls session, 5 pm handsome gentlemen, etc. Last Summer we did the signup as usual but I never reinforced it because it seemed like people's schedules were all over the place. In fact, the only session that remained consistent was our 10 am rookies (which, coincidentally, Lindsey signed up for but only showed up once).

Having assigned sessions helps with group dynamics sometimes, like doing extra work on certain skills, scaling certain workouts without feeling left out, or pushing yourself against people like you. 

On the other hand, it can be tough for people's schedule. Plus that might mean people like Mrs. Pip and Ashley Fry, or Jay and Mr. Carey might only be able to see each other once or twice during the Summer.

An obvious correction to this would just be to get more people in here - which is not a strong suit of mine but something I still have been working hard on for a while. I read somewhere that the perfect student-to-teacher is like 18:1 because not only can it be broken up into many different groups, but there is also a high likelihood that everyone will find people near their ability.

But until then, what do you guys think? Do you like when I say, "Sign up for a session and God help you if you have to come to a different one," or do you prefer the more open way we did last Summer? Is there a way to give a little bit of each?

Interesting 9 am group from left to right: Female Hercules, Wackywavinginflatablearmflailingtubewoman, fastest running mother, Mrs. Pip, and rookie.