{"id":1293,"date":"2010-08-09T19:37:18","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T18:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colinmcnulty.com\/blog\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2010-08-09T19:40:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T18:40:49","slug":"crossfit-kids-certification-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colinmcnulty.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/09\/crossfit-kids-certification-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossfit Kids Certification in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend I had the privilege of attending what I believe was the world’s first<\/strong> Crossfit Kids<\/a> instructor’s certification outside of America, at Crossfit3D<\/a> in Trafford, Manchester. In attendance were the entire Martin clan, the progenitors of Crossfit for Kids and by that I mean the first instructors and the first students, because Jeff and Mikki Martin first trained their own kids in Crossfit.<\/p>\n\"Jeff<\/a>   \"Mikki<\/a>\n

I’ve really struggled with where to begin to describe the course, as there was just such a wealth of knowledge imparted by the training team, it’s almost too much to take in. We covered a vast array of material that draws on nearly a decade of experience in teaching children, from as young as 3 through to 17<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Of course there’s the material on what exercises are right for what age range. Including when to add weights, how much and in what increments.<\/strong> How much of a focus to put into form and how to get it across to the right ages for example, you can’t say to a 5 year old who you’re trying to teach the shoulder press to: heels under your shoulders, toes pointing out a bit, hands to shoulders, elbows in, mid section tight, now press, head forward, shoulders to ears etc. But you can tell them to jump up and down a few times, point their elbows at your knees, then push the sky up!<\/p>\n

Breadth and depth are the 2 words that best describe the course. Of course we covered the 9 fundamental Crossfit movements<\/strong>: the shoulder press, push press, push jerk, air squat, front squat, thruster, deadlift, sumo deadlift high pull, and the medicine ball clean. But each one taught with a focus on the needs and limitations of three different age groups:<\/p>\n