Crossfit Level 2 prep Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Trainer's ability to coach others (based on 6 areas) - ✔✔teaching,
seeing,
correcting,
group management, presence & attitude, demonstration
Teaching - ✔✔the ability to effectively articulate & instruct the mechanics of each movement
Seeing - ✔✔The ability to discern good from poor movement mechanics and identify both gross and
subtle faults whether athlete is in motion or static
Static Faults - ✔✔faults that occur near end ranges of motion- starting, receiving, or finishing-
Dynamic Faults - ✔✔athlete moving btw the static positions- ex. not reaching full hip extension in drive
of the clean, push early in push press, initiating squat with knees
Profile view - ✔✔most useful view to watch an athlete
-45' angle
Correcting - ✔✔the ability to facilitate better mechanics using visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues
Ability to correct depends on (4 things) - ✔✔-use successful cues,
-know multiple corrections for each fault,
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, -triage faulty movement,
-balance critique w/ praise
what is Function (or purpose) of a cue - ✔✔to help athlete execute perfect mechanics, NOT to perfectly
describe the mechanics of the movement
Qualities of a good cue - ✔✔short, specific, actionable
eg "push your knees out"
-any cue that results in improved movement mechanics is successful and therefore a "good" cue
-MUST provide feedback after giving cue (same, better, worse)
-DON'T repeat unsuccessful cues
3 steps to developing a good cue - ✔✔1. identify fault
2. identify what is out of place
3. give direction to that body part
Verbal cue - ✔✔tell specific instruction
Visual cue - ✔✔create contrasting images btw current & desired positioning
Tactile cure - ✔✔use physical targets to achieve proper mechanics
Triaging faults - ✔✔assigning urgency to faults, ordering based on severity of deviation from ideal &
athlete's capacity relative to the task
Group management - ✔✔ability to organize and manage both at a micro level (class) and macro level
(gym); managing time well, organization of space, equipment and participants, adhere to schedule etc.
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100% Pass
Trainer's ability to coach others (based on 6 areas) - ✔✔teaching,
seeing,
correcting,
group management, presence & attitude, demonstration
Teaching - ✔✔the ability to effectively articulate & instruct the mechanics of each movement
Seeing - ✔✔The ability to discern good from poor movement mechanics and identify both gross and
subtle faults whether athlete is in motion or static
Static Faults - ✔✔faults that occur near end ranges of motion- starting, receiving, or finishing-
Dynamic Faults - ✔✔athlete moving btw the static positions- ex. not reaching full hip extension in drive
of the clean, push early in push press, initiating squat with knees
Profile view - ✔✔most useful view to watch an athlete
-45' angle
Correcting - ✔✔the ability to facilitate better mechanics using visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues
Ability to correct depends on (4 things) - ✔✔-use successful cues,
-know multiple corrections for each fault,
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, -triage faulty movement,
-balance critique w/ praise
what is Function (or purpose) of a cue - ✔✔to help athlete execute perfect mechanics, NOT to perfectly
describe the mechanics of the movement
Qualities of a good cue - ✔✔short, specific, actionable
eg "push your knees out"
-any cue that results in improved movement mechanics is successful and therefore a "good" cue
-MUST provide feedback after giving cue (same, better, worse)
-DON'T repeat unsuccessful cues
3 steps to developing a good cue - ✔✔1. identify fault
2. identify what is out of place
3. give direction to that body part
Verbal cue - ✔✔tell specific instruction
Visual cue - ✔✔create contrasting images btw current & desired positioning
Tactile cure - ✔✔use physical targets to achieve proper mechanics
Triaging faults - ✔✔assigning urgency to faults, ordering based on severity of deviation from ideal &
athlete's capacity relative to the task
Group management - ✔✔ability to organize and manage both at a micro level (class) and macro level
(gym); managing time well, organization of space, equipment and participants, adhere to schedule etc.
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