Coaches Blog

Habits

Being stuck inside during an already stressful time can make it easy to slip into bad habits. How do you continue to progress as an athle...

Why You're Letting COVID-19 Win

Life is different now. For a variety of reasons, but we seem to be clinging to the past more than we should. And the reality is, life aft...

Keep Calm, CrossFit On…

I am sure we have all heard of the impact that the coronavirus is having worldwide and in your local community. A lot of what is going ar...

Allow Us to Lead

The relationship between a coach and an athlete is like that of a delicate dance such as the Waltz or Fox Trot. The coach (the lead) lead...

The Emotional Roller Coaster of Coaching

This past weekend, I had the privilege of coaching at the annual WODAPALOOZA CrossFit Festival in Miami, Florida. I’ve attended the event...

Grip

Let’s talk about grip Often times your grip can be a limiting factor in the gym or everyday life (opening a jar or carrying all the groce...

But why are all the gains gone?

Remember those days when every time you stepped into the gym, it didn’t matter what was written on the whiteboard, you were going to hit ...

It Takes Two to Tango!

We have multiple roles in our lives. We are a grandmother, mother, wife, co-worker, friend, etc. With all of these different roles come...

Why do we warm up and cool down?

Why do we warm up and cool down?…Because I said so. I’m kidding! I am a massive Disney fan, and warming up always reminds me of Winnie th...

A Day In The Life of Coach Manny

Whenever I get asked what my role is at NECF or what I do all day, since I am no longer on the coaching schedule, I typically will give a...

{"items":["5e866395d115a700174e077e","5e811411d982d90017018779","5e697971159515003cefaf23","5e5fff6b1a10780052707369","5e565f81f2253800172dbe61","5e4da00bd614a700174f1f79","5e4470c0a598a40018a1a153","5e3b08783ef7ae0017bf925f","5e32293af4a7920017011d24","5e2773da84cf8e00179e3ef8"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"max","cubeRatio":1.7777777777777777,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_BELOW","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":240,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":0,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":1000,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_15","value":"rgba(23,20,20,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","textsVerticalPadding":-15,"targetItemSize":1000,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|max|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":240,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":980,"galleryWidth":1012,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

2 3