The bottom line is that a warm-up should enable the coach to hone and test their coaching skills. Whether it be through the effective management of group class and execution of a timeline, or another place to develop cues and corrections, coaches should put forth the same level of involvement and effort to this portion of the class. In using the phrase “do work”, I mean that a warm-up should provide the coach with the chance to improve, learn, and become a better coach. I don’t mean “do work” as in workout with clients, that should never happen in a group class setting.
Coach DevelopmentĪn effective general warm-up should provide opportunities for a coach to develop and do work. The goal of a general warm-up is to warm the joints and body, prevent injury, elevate heart rate, and prepare the body for exercise. While the physical aspects of a warm-up are important to fulfill, two additional components make for a complete and useful general warm-up – coaches development and community. In the case of CrossFit, much has been written on the importance of using the general warm-up for the focused and dedicated development of basic human movement patterns. It’s safe to say that there is a lot of information out there on the topic and the consensus is pretty clear (and somewhat obvious) that a general warm-up addresses the physical needs of the athlete. Here are the links to the previous two posts on The Importance of a Consistent Class Framework and The Whiteboard: The Bookends of a Great Class.Ī quick Google search for ‘general warm-up’ produces 34,700,000 results.
In our third installment of the class framework series, we dissect the general warm-up component of a group class.
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