Nominati i membri dell'Athlete Advisory Council

Ed ecco che poco tempo dopo la nascita della PFAA (se non sai cosa è leggi l’articolo che abbiamo scritto QUI), CrossFit HQ ha nominato i membri fondatori dell’Athlete Advisory Council!

Ebbene si, martedì scorso durante il Community Town Hall CrossFit HQ ha annunciato la creazione dell’Athlete Advisory Council e i suoi membri fondatori: Annie Thorisdottir, Meredith Root, Neal Maddox e James Hobart.

I 4 atleti selezionati (tutti veterani dei CrossFit Games – in totale hanno 27 anni di esperienza ai Games) selezionati dall’HQ hanno il compito di reperire informazioni e problematiche dagli atleti e mettere in contatto gli stessi con il direttivo riguardo la disciplina.

I 4 membri fondatori dell’Athlete Advisory Council

Annie Thorisdottir: 5 volte sul podio in 10 apparizioni, Annie è una delle tre donne più vincenti ai CrossFit Games;
Meredith Root: 30esima nai CrossFit Games 2018. Ha preso parte a 4 Regionals, è ingeniere biologico, coach e co-proprietario di Tactic Functional Nutrition con il partner e collega atleta Alex Parker.
Neal Maddox: otto volte ai Games (come Hobart);
James Hobart: membro dello Seminar staff, Hobart ha partecipato 8 volte ai Games (di cui 5 come team).

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For the sport of @CrossFit to continue to grow and succeed, all of its stakeholders must be engaged, committed, and heard. To strengthen that process, CrossFit CEO Eric Roza announced during the Community Town Hall last week that CrossFit has created an Athlete Advisory Council to get insight and input from athletes on the wide range of issues affecting the sport. Today, we are proud to announce the founding members of CrossFit’s first Athlete Advisory Council. They are: @anniethorisdottir: Two-time Fittest Woman on Earth, 11-time CrossFit Games individual qualifier, owner of @crossfitreykjavik @meredith_root: 30th overall at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games, four CrossFit Regionals appearances, five years as a CrossFit coach, biological engineer @NealMaddox: Eight CrossFit Games appearances (individual competitor from 2010-2015, masters competitor in 2017 and 2018), 2018 CrossFit Games Masters 40-44 champion, owner of @_xtremeathletics_, 20 years of experience in coaching and athletic development @JamesHobart: Eight CrossFit Games appearances (three as an individual competitor, five on a team), member of three CrossFit Affiliate Cup championship teams, co-owner of @onenationfitness_ in Boston, JD from Suffolk Law School “The CrossFit Games has grown into an ecosystem involving hundreds of athletes, judges, and partners. Working closely with those various stakeholders will allow our sport to reach new heights,” said Justin Bergh, General Manager of the CrossFit Games. “In addition to speaking with individual competitors and groups of athletes, we’ve established the Athlete Advisory Council to tap into the deep experience of some of our most respected athletes. We have already begun engaging with them to make our first online/in-person event a success.” Visit the Games.CrossFit.com for more information. — #CrossFit #CrossFitGames #CommittedtoCrossFit #Fitness #Sports #FittestonEarth #Workout #CrossFitMasters

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L’obiettivo del council

L’Athlete Advisory Council ha un obiettivo: fornire consulenza e consigli nelle aree di interesse, e altri argomenti partendo già dalle prossime fasi dei CrossFit Games 2020.

Altri compiti del Council:

Fornire input su future modifiche al regolamento e formati di competizione;
Il council comunicherà, inoltre, con i singoli atleti, affiliati, eventi sponsorizzati e la neonata Associazione degli atleti di fitness professionisti (PFAA);

Il quartier generale ha annunciato che nei prossimi mesi verranno inseriti altri membri all’Athlete Advisory Council.