First things first, if you don’t know about the CrossFit Open, please read HERE.
The Open is a fun mini-competition worldwide that we join in on at the gym! Don’t let it intimidate you. It doesn’t matter where you place! There are multiple versions/modifications of the workout so don’t worry if you are unsure about your ability level. All are welcome and highly encouraged to participate.
HOW IT WORKS
We do the Open every year, and split the gym into teams to earn points. If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ve experienced the open before.
We have three teams led by co-captains (one athlete and one coach/intern). These captains are huge parts of our Ampersand community, they work hard, have great attitudes and are sure to help us keep it FUN! Because, that is our aim. Fun. No trash talking [well maybe a little.. ;)]. Just throwing down on some good ol’ fashioned CrossFit style workouts with the rest of Ampersand while we all compete against each other in a friendly fun competition.
Each Thursday night at 5pm, the CrossFit Games will announce the workout worldwide. Then we’ll do them with a Friday Night Lights WOD. If you can’t make it Friday night, the other classes on Friday will also do the open workouts, but we’d definitely encourage you to show up on a Friday night when possible.
POINTS
Don’t worry, you won’t “drag a team down”. Everyone can contribute points. All you have to do is show up and do the workout. (And there are at home bodyweight versions you can do if you can’t make it in to join us!)
Here are ways to help your team earn points:
1 pt = did the workout and recorded a score in SugarWOD (in the gym or at home!)
1 pt = participated in that week’s theme/dress up
1 pt = posted on Bright Spots Friday post in FB group
1 pt = highest score for men and women for that week
Other points opportunities to be announced as we go!
REGISTRATION
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THE CROSSFIT OPEN IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AT AMPERSAND. However, if you’d like to see your scores against the rest of the world, region, or state, you can register online. Registration for the Open can be done at games.crossfit.com and is live now and please make sure to choose CrossFit Ampersand as your Affiliate.
DRAFT
We will draft everyone onto teams after team captains are chosen. Each team captain will get to pick 2 people they must have on their team (typically family members or best friends) and the rest will all be pulled out of a hat! All athletes in the gym will be automatically put into the Draft pool and will be randomly selected onto a team.
Our Open workouts will take place at every group class time on Friday, building to Friday Night Lights which will begin at 4:00 pm and run til 7pm. There will be heat sign-ups, which will be available first come first serve. Please show up early to sign up for a heat, help judge, take pictures and cheer everyone on!
THREE WEEKS - Feb 17th - Mar 6th
Friday, Feburary 17 @ 4:30 p.m. – 23.1
Friday, Feburary 24 @ 4:30 p.m. – 23.2
Friday, March 3 @ 4:30 p.m. – 23.3
Athletes may make up workouts or re-test on Saturdays after 9 am by appointment only.
