Local Clubs
Our Local Clubs are instrumental in bringing CrossFit to America's at-risk youth by offering free or subsidized classes to kids in their communities.
If each Local Club can get 6-10 kids off the streets and into a positive environment of fitness and health, that itself is a success. Now multiply that by 100 programs across the country and we have made a huge impact. Our strength is in our network, start a Local Club in your community today!
Steve's Club Camden
Location: Camden, NJ
Date started: May 2007
Trainers: Steve Liberati, Ralf Santiago
Website: http://stevesclub.typepad.com/
Steve's Club was originally started in a small community center room in a housing complex in East Camden, NJ with a small group of kids interested in getting fit and having fun. As word spread, interest grew and kids from all over Camden discovered a safe place to call their own. The goal is to help kids realize their greatness by training to be better athletes, students and citizens. Today, Steve's Club shares space with CrossFit Tribe and many of the kids that started in the first class in East Camden are still training and now act as role models for the newer Steve's Club athletes.
Steve's Club NYC (CF Virtuosity)
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Date started: May 2011
Trainers:
Keith Wittenstein, Head Coach
Juan Blanco, Coach
Nicole Grubard, Assistant Coach
Dave Askenase, Assistant Coach
Matt Bernstein, Assistant Coach
Samantha Orme, Admin
Website: http://www.facebook.com/stevesclubnyc
CrossFit Virtuosity is hard at work helping kids in the New York City area better themselves through physical education. We have held workshops for youth athletes from local organizations including the Urban Assembly Institute for Math & Science, The New York Rugby Club Under 19, and the Beat the Streets Wrestling Club. Steve's Club has been an inspiration to us in these ventures. We believe wholeheartedly that being a part of a fitness community can have a positive and lasting impact on the lives of these kids, and we're happy to be lending a hand! - Keith Wittenstein and Sam Orme, CF Virtuosity
Steve's Club KoP (CrossFit King of Prussia)
Location: Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Date started: October 2011
Trainers: Aimee Lyons, Donkey & Stephanie Vincent
Website: http://crossfitkopkids.blogspot.com/
One of CrossFit King of Prussia’s most notable assets has always been the strong sense of community among its members. It only seemed fitting that when the SCNP was announced, that the affiliate would start its own chapter- in order to bring that sense of community to youth that desperately need it. Steve’s Club King of Prussia hopes to create community, provide sense of purpose, and improve overall fitness and well being of its Steve’s Club youth. SCKOP provides free weekly CrossFit classes for youth, ages 13-18 from its surrounding communities. - Aimee Lyons, CF KoP
Kaizen Youth Club (Mission CrossFit)
http://www.missioncrossfit.com
Kelly's Champions
Location: Houston, Texas
Date Started: February 2011
Trainer/Director: Kelly McQueen
http://kellyschampions.blogspot.com/
"I began training my own kids and quickly saw the confidence that they developed from completing the workouts. So the next logical step for me was to do the same for "the others". I call the kids that I supervise at community service for a local Justice of the Peace Court “the others” or “my other kids.” I wasn’t sure how they would react at first, but they too gained tremendous confidence after the workouts. That’s when I realized I had to do this on a broader scale. I hit the internet and found that someone had already started a program. I hope to have satellite programs in every under-served area across Houston." - Kelly McQueen
Project Guerrilla Youth (PGY)
Launched Summer, 2010
Trainers: Gregg Arsenuk, Jason Kaplan, Jon Feigelson (admin)
http://www.guerrillafitness.net
Project Guerrilla Youth (PGY) is a non-profit athletic training program designed to focus on coaching local youth, ages 12 and up, using the Guerrilla Fitness program as a model. PGY operates out of Guerrilla Fitness's Montclair, NJ facility.
The program was launched in the Summer, 2010, pulling in over $17,500 at the Beat the Streets Fundraiser. A group of eleven boys and girls trained over the summer, demonstrating enormous enthusiasm and dedication to the program. The PGY principals are determined to instill in these youths a sense of community and commitment, a sense of what drive is, what achievement is, what passion is, and how these elements of a successful life can be mastered and put to use to reach their goals.
Early stage Steve's Clubs (not official yet, but getting there!):
Covington Youth Strength and Conditioning
Covington, Kentucky
Date started: November 2011
Trainers & Administrators: Laura Cook
http://www.crossfitcovington.net/
CrossFit Covington trains at risk youth in Covington Kentucky. The program was developed to give youth the opportunity to be exposed to CrossFit and teach them the importance of physical activity. Covington Youth Strength and Conditioning provides an opportunity for youth to be a part of the CrossFit community that they otherwise would not be able to experience. The community not only acts as a positive support but provides youth with role models, and guidance. As an affiliate we are very excited to share our passion for fitness with youth and watch as this program positively effects one youth at a time. Big thanks to Steve’s Club National Program for all your help in getting this program going! - Laura Cook
Cowboy CrossFit
Roseburg, OR
Date started: June 15th, 2009
Trainers & Administrators: Troy Willis, David Powell, Andrew Plummer
http://www.cowboycrossfit.org
The original goal of Cowboy CrossFit was to provide the extreme opposite contribution to inner-city youth where they could learn to make up workouts in the outdoors without expensive equipment. It became a dream and a goal to build up that idea and create a youth camp where kids from all over could come enjoy the outdoors; some, for the first time ever. The goal is closer to reality and 2011 the camp may be commissioned to host kids from all over.
Right now Cowboy CrossFit is the physical education program for Phoenix Charter School. The next step is to get into the public school district where all athletic programs have been dropped. Urban and rural kids are alike -they all need air to fill their lungs. It takes a good program like CrossFit to excite them and keep them moving throughout their lives.
CF New England
We're so grateful for the support from Steve's Club to start up our own program that gets kids in our doors that, otherwise, wouldn't have the means to. The most gratifying thing to witness is not just the impact CrossFit has had on their lives, but even more so the impact they've had on OURS. This National Program will soon serve as the backbone of many Affiliates' kids programs and will, literally, save the lives of kids who are too often overlooked. ENORMOUS thanks to Steve's Club for getting this movement started! - Heather and Ben Bergeron, CF NE
http://crossfitnewengland.com
CF Love
The group is going really well. I have 4 really solid kids that come almost everyday. They are 14-15 years old and making some really great progress. DAMN, I wish I did this when I was a youngster. We are running a CrossFit youth athlete scholarship and mentoring program that runs Monday thru Friday. We meet at each weekday at 4 o'clock. We set goals not only in the gym but also in life and in the classroom. Through the adversity the kids through each workout, we talk about life lessons they can apply it to. They must come a minimum 3 days a week, attend school and practices regularly. They must play at least one organized sport. They must pitch in around the gym. We are excited to eventually get 12 - 16 solid athletes to join the group! Steve and his Club have inspired me to do this and I can not wait to see where it goes! - Joe Petrusky, CF Love
http://www.crossfitlove.com
CF Oakland
For the last three years, Crossfit Oakland has welcomed youth from Oakland's Life Academy to learn about fitness and health during parts of May and June. Life Academy is a small public high school in East Oakland that serves 260 students of predominately Hispanic, South East Asian and African American decent. The program is designed to reinforce Life Academy's "post session" activities during which students have the opportunity to select a discipline about which they would like additional information. Over the years, owners Mike Minium and Nicole Okumu, trainer Tamara Holmes and teacher/trainer Candace Hamilton Hester have worked with the Life Academy youth to engage them in the pursuit of life-long fitness. Crossfit Oakland is thankful for the opportunity to interact with the students from Life that choose the fitness curriculum and looks forward to continuing the partnership for years to come. - Candace Hamilton Hester, CF Oakland
http://www.crossfitoakland.com
