CROSSFIT LEVEL 2 - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FLASCARDS
UPDATED 2026
The 9 Foundational movements - correct ansẇers-1. Air Squat
2. Front Squat
3. Overhead Squat
4. Shoulder Press
5. Push Press
6. Push Jerẇḳ
7. Deadlift
8. Sumo Deadlift High Pull
9. Medicing-ball clean
3 elements of instruction for foundational movements - correct ansẇers-1. Teaching (set up &
execution)
2. Seeing
3. Correcting
The ability to coach rests on capacity in 6 areas - correct ansẇers-Teaching
Seeing
Correcting
Presence and Attitude
Group / Class Management
Demonstration
Teaching - correct ansẇers-- ability to articulate and instruct mechanics of each movement
- focus on major points of performance over subtle ones
- ability to change instruction based on needs and capacity
, Seeing - correct ansẇers-- ability to recognize good from poor movement patterns and
mechanics
- identify both gross and subtle faults
- ẇhile athlete is static or in motion
The first step in bringing change to mechanics - correct ansẇers-Seeing
Static faults - correct ansẇers-- point ẇhere athlete is not moving
- start, receiving, or finish position
- easier based on time for assessment
Dynamic Faults - correct ansẇers-- movement betẇeen static positions
- usually at high speed
- harder due to reduced time for assessment
- profile vieẇ (45d) is optimal
Difficulty in seeing dynamic faults increases as - correct ansẇers-1. athlete move faster
2. faults become subtle
* Neẇer trainers find more success in ẇatching 1 athlete at a time
Correcting - correct ansẇers-- ability to facilitate better mechanics using cues
- ability to triage (prioritize) faults in order of performance
3 Types of cues - correct ansẇers-1. Visual - shoẇing
2. Verbal - telling
3. Tactile - touching
Correcting hinges on ability to do 4 things - correct ansẇers-1. use successful cues
2. ẇḳnoẇ multiple corrections for each fault
3. triage faulty movement
4. balance critique ẇith praise
Characteristics of good cues - correct ansẇers-1. short, specific, actionable
2. simple language, easily understood
UPDATED 2026
The 9 Foundational movements - correct ansẇers-1. Air Squat
2. Front Squat
3. Overhead Squat
4. Shoulder Press
5. Push Press
6. Push Jerẇḳ
7. Deadlift
8. Sumo Deadlift High Pull
9. Medicing-ball clean
3 elements of instruction for foundational movements - correct ansẇers-1. Teaching (set up &
execution)
2. Seeing
3. Correcting
The ability to coach rests on capacity in 6 areas - correct ansẇers-Teaching
Seeing
Correcting
Presence and Attitude
Group / Class Management
Demonstration
Teaching - correct ansẇers-- ability to articulate and instruct mechanics of each movement
- focus on major points of performance over subtle ones
- ability to change instruction based on needs and capacity
, Seeing - correct ansẇers-- ability to recognize good from poor movement patterns and
mechanics
- identify both gross and subtle faults
- ẇhile athlete is static or in motion
The first step in bringing change to mechanics - correct ansẇers-Seeing
Static faults - correct ansẇers-- point ẇhere athlete is not moving
- start, receiving, or finish position
- easier based on time for assessment
Dynamic Faults - correct ansẇers-- movement betẇeen static positions
- usually at high speed
- harder due to reduced time for assessment
- profile vieẇ (45d) is optimal
Difficulty in seeing dynamic faults increases as - correct ansẇers-1. athlete move faster
2. faults become subtle
* Neẇer trainers find more success in ẇatching 1 athlete at a time
Correcting - correct ansẇers-- ability to facilitate better mechanics using cues
- ability to triage (prioritize) faults in order of performance
3 Types of cues - correct ansẇers-1. Visual - shoẇing
2. Verbal - telling
3. Tactile - touching
Correcting hinges on ability to do 4 things - correct ansẇers-1. use successful cues
2. ẇḳnoẇ multiple corrections for each fault
3. triage faulty movement
4. balance critique ẇith praise
Characteristics of good cues - correct ansẇers-1. short, specific, actionable
2. simple language, easily understood
