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Progress Your Skills with Coaching

Coaching Development Program

At CrossFit Hakkapeliitta, you can participate as an athlete, a coach, or both at the same time! For many, layering coaching into their CrossFit journey accelerates their learning curve and enhances the community aspect we've all fallen in love with.

If you feel called to step into a higher level of leadership, we encourage you to step up and stand out!

Multi-Phase Approach

Internship

Our internship program is designed to get you comfortable as a leader in the front of the room & ready to teach classes on your own.

Phase 1

This step is designed to get you proficient in CrossFit fundamentals and ready to take & pass your CFL1 test and get hired at CrossFit Hakk.

Phase 2

This step evolves you from a good coach to a great one! It also prepares you to confidently pass your CFL2 test and find your unique coaching style.

Phase 3

This step evolves you from a great coach to an excellent one! It also prepares you to pass your CFL3 test. Only 1% of coaches go this far!

Phase 4

This step turns you into a world class coach! It also prepares you to pass your CFL4 test, and step into truly elite status.

You can move through the phases at a pace that works for you and the other things you are juggling in life. Each phase is completely voluntary, and you are not obligated to finish the entire program. Once the internship step is completed, you can stop and restart your progress in any phase at any time as many times as you'd like. Our expert coaches will meet you where you're at and give you time and attention when you want and need it, but will never rush you. You are in complete control!

Pay raises, membership perks, free merch, and more open up as you move through the phases of the coaching development program.

Ready to start your coaching journey?

Self Guided Learning Portal

We all lead busy lives and need to fit our goals & ambitions into small pockets of time, so we've built out the majority of the program in an online learning portal that you can access at your leisure. Binge watch sessions when it makes sense, or move through the material slow and methodically based on what works for you. Then, submit homework assignments & meet with our coaching staff in person for key evaluations and real time feedback to practice what you've learned.

Questions? Connect with the Coaching Staff!

909 Evergreen Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, USA

909 Evergreen Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, United States of America

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