How to Host the 2024 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals at Your Affiliate

ByCrossFitApril 3, 2024
Found in:Essentials

Affiliate owners, it’s officially Quarterfinals season!

New this year, more athletes will be invited to participate in the second stage of the CrossFit Games season. Now, 25% of individuals, age groups, and teams from the Open will advance. 

This means more athletes at your gym will qualify! 

In order to host a successful Quarterfinals for your qualifying athletes, we’ve compiled some Quarterfinals resources and tips such as information on the new affiliate roster page, CrossFit Affiliate Programming, and Quarterfinals requirements.

Important Quarterfinals Dates

April 1: Registration Opens for All Divisions

April 3-8: Team Quarterfinal

April 17-22: Individual Quarterfinal

April 17-22: Age-Group Quarterfinal

Affiliate Roster Page

We’re excited to announce that the NEW affiliate rosters are live and available now on the CrossFit Games website. With these new rosters, you can quickly see who from your affiliate has qualified for Quarterfinals, as well as who has registered.

View your direct affiliate roster link in your email or follow the instructions below:

Step 1:  Visit games.crossfit.com and click on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner.
Step 2: Search for your affiliate or others by name.
Pro Tip: Results will be categorized by Athletes, Teams, Affiliates, Articles, and Video. Click the Affiliates tab to see the affiliate results.
Step 3: Select an affiliate to see the full profile page and athlete roster.

A man and a women performing ring musle-ups during Quarterfinals

CrossFit Affiliate Programming

CrossFit Affiliate Programming will incorporate the four workouts during the competition dates and will have lesson plans available for all individual/age-group workouts so you can run them smoothly in a normal class setting.

  • By ensuring the workouts are manageable within a class environment, we hope our affiliates with larger qualifying pools can easily accommodate all of their athletes. By taking advantage of the comprehensive CAP class plans, complete with scaling options and coaches notes, our affiliates with fewer qualifying athletes can have their members’ support by joining in the workouts even if not competing directly.
  • By including the broader community in these workouts, we also hope to give them a new fitness goal. They may not have qualified this year, but it gives them something to strive for next year!

Floor Plans and Equipment

There are no official floor plans or unusual equipment requirements in 2024. All required equipment can be found in a typical CrossFit affiliate. Some workouts may require a specified distance between equipment for safety concerns.

Floor plans and an equipment list will be published on the CrossFit Games site as soon as the workouts are released. 

Three athletes setting up equipment for Quarterfinals

Score Submission Windows

We’ve extended the submission windows, giving you more flexibility to fit the workouts into your regular class schedule.

For all divisions the score submission windows will be:

  • Wednesday, 12 p.m. PT-Saturday, 5 p.m. PT
  • Saturday, 5 p.m. PT-Monday, 5 p.m. PT

Team Competition Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 3, 12 p.m (noon)
    • All workout details released.
    • Competition begins.
  • Saturday, April 6, 5 p.m 
    • Workouts 1 and 2 scores due.
    • Registration closes.
  • Monday, April 8, 5 p.m 
    • Workouts 3 and 4 scores due.
    • Competition closes.

Individual and Age-Group Competition Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 17, 12 p.m. (noon)
    • All workout details released.
    • Competition begins.
  • Saturday, April 20, 5 p.m.
    • Workouts 1 and 2 scores due.
    • Registration closes.
  • Monday, April 22, 5 p.m 
    • Workouts 3 and 4 scores due.
    • Competition closes.

Qualifying for Multiple Divisions

Individual and age-group athletes (ages 16-54) will complete the same workouts. Athletes who qualify in multiple divisions will register twice but only pay one registration fee and submit one score. 

Video Submission

If there is no intention to move forward to the Semifinals, there is no need for a video submission. However, if you have an athlete who believes they may have an opportunity to advance to the next phase of the competition, please record their workout. Registered judges are strongly encouraged but not required for competing or non-competing athletes.

For video submission best practices, click HERE. 

Man filming an athlete during Quarterfinals

Additional Resources

 

If you have any questions, please reach out to affiliatesupport@crossfit.com.