CROSSFIT LEVEL 2 TRAINER
CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
● Push Jerk Progressions. Answer: jump & land (hands at sides), jump
& land (hands at shoulders), jump & extend arms after hips extend, push
jerk
● Sumo DL High Pull Progressions. Answer: Sumo DL, Sumo DL
shrug slow, sumo DL shrug fast, SDHP
● Med Ball Clean Progressions. Answer: DL, DL shrug fast, FS, Pull
Under, med ball clean
● Trainer's ability to coach others (based on 6 areas). Answer: teaching,
seeing, correcting, group management, presence & attitude,
demonstration
● Teaching. Answer: the ability to effectively articulate & instruct the
mechanics of each movement
● Seeing. Answer: The ability to discern good from poor movement
mechanics and identify both gross and subtle faults whether athlete is in
motion or static
, ● Static Faults. Answer: faults that occur near end ranges of motion-
starting, receiving, or finishing-
● Dynamic Faults. Answer: athlete moving btw the static positions- ex.
not reaching full hip extension in drive of the clean, push early in push
press, initiating squat with knees
● Profile view. Answer: most useful view to watch an athlete
● Correcting. Answer: the ability to facilitate better mechanics using
visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues
● Ability to correct depends on (4 things). Answer: use successful cues,
know multiple corrections for each fault, triage faulty movement,
balance critique w/ praise
● Function of a cue. Answer: to help athlete execute perfect mechanics,
NOT to perfectly describe the mechanics of the movement
● Qualities of a good cue. Answer: short, specific, actionable
● 3 steps to developing a good cue. Answer: 1. identify fault 2. identify
what is out of place 3. give direction to that body part
CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
● Push Jerk Progressions. Answer: jump & land (hands at sides), jump
& land (hands at shoulders), jump & extend arms after hips extend, push
jerk
● Sumo DL High Pull Progressions. Answer: Sumo DL, Sumo DL
shrug slow, sumo DL shrug fast, SDHP
● Med Ball Clean Progressions. Answer: DL, DL shrug fast, FS, Pull
Under, med ball clean
● Trainer's ability to coach others (based on 6 areas). Answer: teaching,
seeing, correcting, group management, presence & attitude,
demonstration
● Teaching. Answer: the ability to effectively articulate & instruct the
mechanics of each movement
● Seeing. Answer: The ability to discern good from poor movement
mechanics and identify both gross and subtle faults whether athlete is in
motion or static
, ● Static Faults. Answer: faults that occur near end ranges of motion-
starting, receiving, or finishing-
● Dynamic Faults. Answer: athlete moving btw the static positions- ex.
not reaching full hip extension in drive of the clean, push early in push
press, initiating squat with knees
● Profile view. Answer: most useful view to watch an athlete
● Correcting. Answer: the ability to facilitate better mechanics using
visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues
● Ability to correct depends on (4 things). Answer: use successful cues,
know multiple corrections for each fault, triage faulty movement,
balance critique w/ praise
● Function of a cue. Answer: to help athlete execute perfect mechanics,
NOT to perfectly describe the mechanics of the movement
● Qualities of a good cue. Answer: short, specific, actionable
● 3 steps to developing a good cue. Answer: 1. identify fault 2. identify
what is out of place 3. give direction to that body part
