Thegreatestwarmupgameever–BURPEEDODGEBALL!
ByJimatCrossFitMatters
AcommonphraseamongstCrossFitters,‘Ihateburpees!’SoonedayCoachJimfromCrossFitMatters,decidedtomakeitalittlemorefuntodoburpees!Throughalittlebrainstormingaboutchildhoodgames,JimcameupwithBurpeeDodgeballasaplayfulwaytogetpeopletodoburpeesandhisdeviousideahasbeenworkingeversince!
WearefortunateatCrossFitMatterstohaveaconfinedspace(2,200ishsqft).WithboxesandtireswecreatedAmericanGladiator‐likeobstaclestohidebehind.Butdon’tbefooled,theseobstacleswillnotsaveyoufromtheinevitablenerfballonslaught!LikeamissilelaunchedfromanF‐15,anerfballwillfindyouthroughthesmallestofopeningsfromacrosstheroom!Yes,bewareoftheex‐baseballplayersinyouraffiliate,butdon’tbefooledeitherbythemiddleagedattorneywhowilllobanerfballwithjustasmuchaccuracy!Burpeedodgeballisforeveryone!Andcoaches,bewareofthebombardmentfromyourathletes,astheylovetogetthecoaches!Frequently,coacheswillfindthemselvesinMatrix‐likepositionsdodgingwiththebestoftheirabilityinthemiddleoftheroom!
Inthecourseofaten‐minutewarm‐up,everyoneisguaranteedtodomultipleburpeesandhavealotoffuntoo!
Rules:
1–Yougethit,doaburpee!
2–Youcatchaball,whoeverthrowtheballdoesaburpee!
3–Youcandeflectathrownball,butithastobelegit!
4–Youcangethitwhiledoingaburpee,sothereisincentivetodoyourburpeesfast!
5–Ifyouarehoardingballsandgethit,youhavetodoaburpeeforthenumberofballsyouareholdingplustheballthathityou!Sothereisincentivetokeeptheballsmoving!
6–Hitthewindow,door,fans,computerorlights–that’stwoburpees(workonyouraccuracy!).
7–Ifyouarewithin10feetofsomeone,donotthrowtheballlikeanMLBpitcherortheNFLlinemanwillgetyou!
8–Openadoorandawindowtomakeitalittlemoreinteresting,inthatifaballgetsthrownoutside–it’sfiveburpees!
9–Thisisthehonorsystemandifyouarenothonorable,wellthat’stenburpees!
Havefunwithit,splituptheroomormakeitfreereigninyouraffiliatespace.Besafeandbecautiousoftheequipment.FortheCrossFitcoachesoutthere,nexttimeyouhear,“Ihateburpees!”Throwanerfballatthemandtellthemtodoaburpee!Wehavebeenblessedwithnumerousvisitorswhowerewelcomedbyafun‐lovinggameofburpeedodgeballandwhonowhaveanewappreciationforburpees!Havefunandhavefundoingburpees!
ByJimCaskeyFounderandHeadCoachatCrossFitMatters
http://www.crossfitmatters.com
Email–[email protected]
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