This event is SOLD OUT. To be added to the waitlist contact ali@crossfitnewengland.com

What makes a World-Class CrossFit Affiliate?  In the words of Greg Glassman, it is the “The Constant and Relentless Pursuit of Excellence.”  This one-day seminar will explore the best practices that the world’s best affiliates use everyday, and how to use these practices to create Excellence in your Affiliate.

Learn the ins-and-outs of running a World-Class Affiliate:

• Hiring, Training and Paying Coaches.
• Programming for the Elite, Sport Specific and Masses.
• Marketing your Affiliate and getting so many members you’ll have to turn them away.
• Creating a Community of Trust, Support, Honesty and Excellence.
• Organizing your Affiliate to Run Efficiently.
• The Details of a Successful On-Ramp Program.

There is no substitute for being a great coach, but just like being a great chef might not make you a great restaurant owner, simply being a great coach may not be sufficient to run a World-Class Affiliate.  This seminar will turn Great Coaches into Great Affiliate Owners.

WHAT:  The pilot launch of THE AFFILIATE BUSINESS SEMINAR.
$375/per person – Discounted Rate for the pilot launch only, limited to the first 30 attendees.
WHO:  Affiliate owners, coaches, and staff, and anyone interested in “The Pursuit of Excellence.”
WHERE:  CrossFit New England, 15 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760
WHEN: April 7th, 2012, 9am-5pm

REGISTRATION:  Reserve your spot now by clicking HERE.

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Clean Complex
6 sets of the following Complex :
High Hang Squat Clean + Hang Squat Clean + Squat Clean + Push Press
High Hang Squat Clean + Hang Squat Clean + Squat Clean + Push Jerk
High Hang Squat Clean + Hang Squat Clean + Squat Clean + Split Jerk

One set consists of all 12 reps. Try not to drop the bar during the entire set; if you must drop after the Overhead movements, it’s allow – just be quick to get back on the bar.  Rest as needed between sets and try to increase weight after each set.

High Hang – Start with the bar at “the pockets.”
Hang – Start with the bar just above the knee.
Squat Clean – Start with the bar on the ground.

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Competitors
Clean Complex

Check out the solid standards Jen and Deb hold for the abmat sit up. Shoulders touch the floor behind you and chest touches your thighs at the top.

Bergeron Baby Shower
Who: EVERYONE… Dudes and Babes, spouses included
When: Friday March 30th at 6pm
Where: CFNE
What: $10 per person, put in envelop at front desk
Registry: https://www.giggle.com/registry/64364
Interest in helping?  Contact Jayme Faberman at jfaberman@gmail.com

Vin sets his midline from the top when he preps for his deadlift

Open WOD 11.1
AMRAP 10:
30 Double Unders
15 Snatches (75, 55)

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This is the first WOD from last year’s CrossFit Open. Check out your scores from last year!

Competitors
1. 5 x Power Snatch + Squat Snatch, climbing
2. Open WOD 11.1

Angelo having fun with ring dips

Schedule:
WOD announced: Wedesdays at 8pm
Compete: Friday and Saturday during
class times. If you compete Friday, Thursdays and Sundays will be rest days. Ify ou compete Saturday, take Friday and Monday off.
Day Before Game Day: Rest or Pre –Game
WOD:
2 or 3 Rounds (not for time):
1 Snatch (you determine weight)
2 Overhead Squats
3 Muscle Ups (or skip this step if you don’t have MU’s)
4 Handstand Push Ups
5 Chest To Bar Pull Ups
6 Kettlebell Swings (70, 53)
7 Box Jumps (24”)

Make Ups: If youcan’t mak e a Friday or Saturday, you must contact a coach to judge your performance. And the WOD must be completed during non-class hours.

Scoring:
Reps: Each prescribed rep counts toward your official score. Once you have to scale, those reps do not count.
Logging: Reps will be logged into your Games site account before 8pm on Sundays, to be validated by the coaches
Score Cards: We will have official score cards for every week for the designated workout. All score cards must be completed in full and legible. They are to be placed in the drop box located by the stereo, by 1pm on Saturdays.

Teams
Team A: Everyone who was on the team last year
Team B: EVERYONE else who participates! We’re trying to get both teams to qualify for the Regional. The top 3 men’s and women’s scores from each week will contribute to Team B’s overall score. If Team B qualifies, Ben will invite those who will represent CFNE. Ben will make that decision after the Open. The individuals chosen, can then decide if they want to go to the Regional as an
individual or as part of the team.
Team B Captain: Pat Smulligan is the team captain for Team B. Please contact
Pat with any questions pat psmulligan@lowell.k12.ma.us

Game Day Strategy:
On Thursdays, Competition Coach Derek will send out a cheat sheet to CFNE
members who are registered for the Open. The cheat sheet will include strategy
for the WOD that week and how to approach it. Email Derek if you have further
questions at: Derek@crossfitnewengland.com

Non CFNE members:
We’re excited about your interest in coming to CFNE for the open this season.
We’re going to reserve class availability for our members the first week of the
Open. Stay tuned to see if we open up space for non members in the following
weeks.

Traveling:
Contact a local affiliate or send in a video to HQ

Registration:
It’s still not too late to register!!

8:30am Tearin' up " Purple Drank"

” Muttled”
AMRAP 15:
10 Front Squats (155, 105)
10 Kettlebell Swings (70, 53)
10 Burpee Box Jumps, 20″
10 Toes To Bar

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Competitors
Rest

Jayme, Nicole and Sandy doing banded ring dips.

Lean with it.

“Prairie Fire”
12 HSPU’s
2 Power Cleans
10 HSPU’s
4 Power Cleans
8 HSPU’s
6 Power CLeans
6 HSPU’s
8 Power Cleans
4 HSPU’s
10 Power Cleans
2 HSPU’s
12 Power Cleans

Men’s weight: 155
Women’s weight: 105

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Competitors
1. 5 x Power clean + Hang Squat Clean + Squat Clean
2. ” Prairie Fire”

Beth T. back in action

Welcome 6:30pm Elements Class!

“Daniel”
For time:
50 Pull-ups
400 meter run
21 Thrusters (95, 65)
800 meter run
21 Thrusters (95, 65)
400 meter run
50 Pull-ups

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Competitors
1. 1 Rep Max Back Squat
2. “Daniel”

K.C.

Check out this awesome article about Heather on the AgainFaster site!! Click Here

Meg mobilizing her hamstrings pre "RumRunner". Watch out CFNE, Meg is a FireBreather. She can hang power clean 165#, what?!

“Purple Drank”
4 Rounds For Time:
6 Deadlifts (315, 215)
12 Ring Dips
40 Double Unders

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Competitors
Rest

Jonah demoing the air squat for the Kid's Seminar last weekend.

CFNE Charitable Foundation

With last year’s Games winnings, CFNE was able to create a charitable foundation to support the local community and those less fortunate than us. The first donation was made to The Taylor Children Trust, a family of three children who have been in and out of foster homes and state care.  Donations give you the opportunity to change people’s lives, like CrossFit has changed ours. Below is more information about the Taylor Children Trust.

The
Taylor Children

The Taylor children, Nick 14, Christian 12 and Kaylee, 9 have been wards of the state for the last four years.  After many years of neglect and a
dysfunctional home life they were removed from their parents and placed in foster care.  The hope of the state, as always, was to have the three siblings stay together and to find a family who would adopt them.  After a number of stays in foster care homes they were placed in a pre-adoptive situation in Dover.  After 2 years in this home the children were given back to state care this October, in the middle of the school year, and
placed in a temporary group home.  The plight of the kids came to the attention of the community quite by accident with one simple question.  Nick asked the Dover-Sherborn Middle school assistant headmaster if he could still play on the football team with his friends even though he was now going to be living in a group home outside of Dover with his siblings.  We were not aware these children were in state care until that moment.
We did not really know them well but the thought of these children being tossed to the wind prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas and losing their connection to their friends, their school, etc. was heartbreaking. That one simple question prompted the headmaster to contact MS football coach, George Licht and has brought us to where we are today. Many people rallied immediately to help these children stay in the community. A generous family in town stepped up and has taken the kids in so that they could finish the school year. Nick finished his football season and is playing basketball, Christian was able to perform in the middle school play as a knife in Beauty and the Beast, and Kaylee is headed for dance class.

Our greatest hope is to keep them in Dover-Sherborn and we are currently looking for a family in our community to provide a permanent home for these wonderful children. The goal of The Taylor Children’s Trust is to provide the financial
support these children need to allow them to break the cycle of dysfunction they were born in to and live their lives as normal as possible.  Our dream is to change the course of their lives.  We are currently soliciting donations and have established The Taylor Children’s Trust for these children to make sure they get what they need growing up and to pay for them to go to college.

A donation to The Taylor Children’s Trust gives you an opportunity to change the lives of three terrific kids and to know the good your generosity has done.  On behalf of Nick, Christian and Kaylee…Thank you. If you wish to contribute, please make all checks payable to The Taylor Children’s Trust.

The Taylor Children’s Trust

c/o Lauren Miner

168 Maple Street

Sherborn, MA 01770

Trustees:

Lauren & Tim Miner (508-243-5294)

George Licht (781-258-0304)