![]() ![]() We cover the workout and scaling options which eliminates the personal questions such as, “What if I can’t do a muscle-up?!” Athletes know, through consistency, that there will always be a great scaling option and we always cover the scaling options at the whiteboard.By starting at the whiteboard, and stating expectations and goals, this is made very clear. No, we aren’t militaristic in our coaching style, but we do expect the athletes in the class to listen to and respect the coach. It establishes the coach as the clear class leader and the type of coach/athlete relationship that is about to take place.There are many reasons that I believe it’s important to start each class at the whiteboard, including: Classes run more efficiently, it develops a class cohesion and camaraderie, and helps to solidify our product. Sometimes, when I’m daydreaming on my drive home, I think of all of the implications that an effective whiteboard delivery has at our gym. The amount of information and culture that is transmitted and reinforced with each daily grouping at the whiteboard is overwhelming to me. ![]() The coaches have practiced their delivery to cover the information succinctly and clearly. It takes up a good five minutes in total of our class WOD Plan, but it’s worth it. The development of our class structure began eight years ago when we started our affiliate, and it has evolved each year.įirst up, we start and end every class at the whiteboard. In the next few blog articles, I’m going to detail the what, why and how of each component of Roots’ group classes. Last week I posted about the importance of a consistent class framework.
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