Welcome to Inside the Affiliate!

Inside the Affiliate is a blog, which I want to use to share what I've learned over the last six years running a CrossFit gym. In the spirit of CrossFit’s open source affiliate model, I'll be discussing our class management principles, continuing education programs, and the lessons my coaches and I have learned since starting CrossFit South Brooklyn. The ultimate goal of this blog is to promote strategies that help affiliates create professional, inclusive, and effective training experiences for their members.

The intention of this blog is not to assert that there is a right way to run an affiliate. It’s up to every small business owner to learn from and adapt to their specific communities and environments. I’m simply trying to start a conversation about the things that have worked really well for us, hopefully to the benefit of anyone reading. If you read about something we do and dig it, steal it and find ways to make it better. If you have a different approach to something that’s working for you, please let everyone know about it in the Comments section.

To learn more about my affiliate check out the "About" page.

Here are three articles for you to start with. Enjoy!

1. Starting Class with Introductions
2. Compensating Coaches Part 1
3. Continuing Education: Giving Coaches Tests