CROSSFIT LEVEL 2 54 REVISION HANDBOOK
2026 PROGRAM DESIGN AND ATHLETE
DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
◉ Six criteria for effective training development (Foundations of
Effective Training).
Answer: • Teaching
• Seeing
• Correcting
• Group Management
• Presence and Attitude
• Demonstration
◉ The ability to effectively articulate and instruct the mechanics of
each movement.
Answer: Teaching
◉ The ability to distinguish good from poor movement mechanics
and identify both gross and subtle faults whether the athlete is in
motion or static.
Answer: Seeing
,◉ What are the two types of faults.
Answer: Static and Dynamic
◉ The points at which the athlete is not moving, even briefly.
Answer: Static
◉ When do static positions usually occur?.
Answer: near the end ranges of motion, either in the starting,
receiving or finishing position - or when there is a brief pause or
decreased speed due to a change in direction
◉ Why are dynamic faults more difficult to identify.
Answer: because of the decreased time for assessment
◉ The difficulty in seeing dynamic faults increases as:.
Answer: • the athlete moves more quickly
• the faults become more subtle
◉ The ability to facilitate better mechanics for an athlete using
visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues. This includes the ability to triage
(prioritize) faults in order of importance, which requires and
understanding of how multiple faults are related.
Answer: Correcting
, ◉ If capacity is limited in either ________ or ________ a trainer's
capacity in correcting will also be weak.
Answer: teaching or seeing
◉ Correcting athletes relies on the trainer's ability to:.
Answer: 1. use successful cues
2. know multiple corrections for each fault
3. triage faulty movement
4. balance critique with praise
◉ Basic three-step process for developing short, specific and
actionable cues:.
Answer: 1. identify the fault
2. identify what is out of place
3. give direction to that body part
◉ _____________ cues tell the athlete a specific instruction.
Answer: verbal
◉ _____________ cues create contrasting images between current and
preferred positioning.
2026 PROGRAM DESIGN AND ATHLETE
DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
◉ Six criteria for effective training development (Foundations of
Effective Training).
Answer: • Teaching
• Seeing
• Correcting
• Group Management
• Presence and Attitude
• Demonstration
◉ The ability to effectively articulate and instruct the mechanics of
each movement.
Answer: Teaching
◉ The ability to distinguish good from poor movement mechanics
and identify both gross and subtle faults whether the athlete is in
motion or static.
Answer: Seeing
,◉ What are the two types of faults.
Answer: Static and Dynamic
◉ The points at which the athlete is not moving, even briefly.
Answer: Static
◉ When do static positions usually occur?.
Answer: near the end ranges of motion, either in the starting,
receiving or finishing position - or when there is a brief pause or
decreased speed due to a change in direction
◉ Why are dynamic faults more difficult to identify.
Answer: because of the decreased time for assessment
◉ The difficulty in seeing dynamic faults increases as:.
Answer: • the athlete moves more quickly
• the faults become more subtle
◉ The ability to facilitate better mechanics for an athlete using
visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues. This includes the ability to triage
(prioritize) faults in order of importance, which requires and
understanding of how multiple faults are related.
Answer: Correcting
, ◉ If capacity is limited in either ________ or ________ a trainer's
capacity in correcting will also be weak.
Answer: teaching or seeing
◉ Correcting athletes relies on the trainer's ability to:.
Answer: 1. use successful cues
2. know multiple corrections for each fault
3. triage faulty movement
4. balance critique with praise
◉ Basic three-step process for developing short, specific and
actionable cues:.
Answer: 1. identify the fault
2. identify what is out of place
3. give direction to that body part
◉ _____________ cues tell the athlete a specific instruction.
Answer: verbal
◉ _____________ cues create contrasting images between current and
preferred positioning.
