Registration is Now Open!! SOLD OUT!
Pictured: CrossFit Oakland's winning affiliate team at the 2008 Games.
The CrossFit Games 2009 Affiliate Cup Challenge will start early on Friday, July 10th, 2009. There will be 1-3 team workouts (format to be announced later). The top 5 teams from these days events will then move forward to the Affiliate Cup Finals on Sunday morning, July 12th (prior to the Men's and Women's Top CrossFitter Finals). The winning team on Sunday will then be the 2009 CrossFit Games Top Affiliate.
An Affiliate Team can consist of a minimum of four to a maximum of six. The team needs to have a minimum of two men and two women. You must actively train at the affiliate facility to be part of a team.
All the workouts will be conducted as team workouts with teams of four. Two men and two women will be competing at one time as a team. This will allow team captains or coaches to substitute members prior to an event based on team members' individual strengths and weaknesses.
Workouts and the scoring system for Friday will be announced the week of the event. The workout for Sunday's finals will be announced Saturday night.
Athletes who qualify for the men's and women's individual competition may also be included on an affiliate team. Just understand they will have three days of multiple grueling workouts, and will be competing against others who are only in one event.
We recommend having tryouts and competitions within your affiliate to determine your team of four to six athletes. But that is just a recommendation. All teams are welcome no matter the ability or level of competitor. Scaling will be available on Friday, though it will disqualify you for Sunday.
Registration for teams will be open from now until May 22, 2009, or when all spots fill up. The team registration fee will be $200.
Note: You do not need the final list of competitor names to register the team.
There will be a cash prize and the winner will also get to keep the Affiliate Cup in their gym for the year.
CrossFit Games 2007 Top Affiliate - CrossFit Santa Cruz
CrossFit Games 2008 Top Affiliate - CrossFit Oakland
31 comments on this entry.
1. Justin Riley wrote...
January 26, 2009 7:48 PM
CFES can wait to be there. The games are the pinnacle of CrossFit.
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2. Adam wrote...
January 27, 2009 9:50 AM
More information, please!!! How many teams? Will there be qualifiers?
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3. TonyB. wrote...
January 28, 2009 5:45 AM
Adam,
No qualifiers. At this point, we're not sure how many teams we'll be able to accommodate. As it states above:
Registration for teams will be open from June 1-12, 2009, or when all spots fill up (the number of spots for affiliate teams is undetermined at this time). The team registration fee will be $200.
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4. Matt Fullerton wrote...
January 28, 2009 10:06 PM
I'm coaching a Team this year, but might not be competing. Do I need to register as a spectator?
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5. LisaB. wrote...
February 2, 2009 11:18 AM
Can an affiliate have more than one team?
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6. DC wrote...
February 10, 2009 11:05 AM
How many teams can a affiliate have in the games?
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7. TonyB. wrote...
February 10, 2009 2:58 PM
LisaB and DC,
Only one team per affiliate can compete. Each team has four, five or six athletes, at least two men and two women. I know that several affiliates are having an internal qualifier to determine who makes their team.
Matt,
One coach per affiliate team will be permitted.
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8. Christian wrote...
February 18, 2009 1:24 PM
Does anyone know what events were done last year for the cup? Just trying to get an idea of how it was set up. Thanks
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9. Alex Avila wrote...
March 24, 2009 1:12 PM
Hello my name is alex avila Im a fitness manager here in manteca,ca. I was interested in doing the games this year. Do you have to be part of a crossfit team or can you bring a team of 4 to 6. I would love to compete in the competition and just want to know exactly the circumstances on how to register. Thank you.
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10. Jesse Ward wrote...
March 26, 2009 11:20 AM
YEAH!!! We just figured everything out, we've got our six toughnesses ready to roll - June 1st we're in!!!
This is awesome!
J
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11. Danny wrote...
April 22, 2009 10:56 AM
Alex,
You should check out CF excel, it's an affiliate in Escalon.
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12. Jordan Wright wrote...
April 26, 2009 2:49 PM
Is the affiliate cup thing new this year? Still pretty new to CF so just wondering. Don't recall it in any of the video's from 08 games.
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13. Jenny Williams wrote...
May 2, 2009 2:19 PM
I noticed the question about, can we put together a team ourselves or do we have to train with crossfit to compete?
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14. freddy c._one world wrote...
May 10, 2009 8:02 PM
Not sure exactly, but I would think you have to be an affiliate to have a team. That's why it is called The Affiliate Cup.
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15. Jer wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:07 AM
still don't see the registration link anywhere...?
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16. kevin suttmoeller wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:08 AM
I'm hoping the link to register will be up soon!
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17. Damon wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:09 AM
Anyone see an registration link yet? WCF is in......I'm thinking this thing will sell out this year
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18. Jeremy Jones - Diablo CrossFit wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:11 AM
We are so lame. Sitting around waiting for the link to show up. . .
(but I'll be damned if we miss it).
-jj
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19. kevin suttmoeller wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:14 AM
C'mon HQ.....You're killin' us over here! I feel like a kid at christmas!
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20. A. Tubbs wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:15 AM
I second Jeremy Jones. Sitting at the affiliate waiting for this damn link to show up!
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21. Josh Bunch wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:25 AM
Ditto here at PCF. Ill continue purusing the site and if find it before yall ill post it here...
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22. Christian -American River Crossfit wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:30 AM
Any updates on the reg. link?
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23. jer wrote...
May 11, 2009 6:49 AM
still nothing yet...?
at least you guys are sitting at the affiliate - i'm sitting at home waiting to leave for something else...!
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24. James wrote...
May 11, 2009 7:10 AM
Did an email go out to affiliate owners? Might explain why there is no link on the website.
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25. Jeremy Jones - Diablo CrossFit wrote...
May 11, 2009 7:14 AM
We didn't get an email or anything. I am just waiting around so that I can go back to bed.
-jj
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26. Becca wrote...
May 11, 2009 8:36 AM
I just registered the CFLA team - looks like you basically just register the team captain and then list the other names in one of the boxes.
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27. Tyler Parsons - Crossfit Central Austin wrote...
May 11, 2009 11:12 AM
Affiliate Team Crossfit Central Austin is in it, to win it this year!
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28. Chris-deltacrossfit wrote...
May 11, 2009 10:26 PM
Damn! Just got to a computer. Registration closed already???
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29. bk wrote...
May 12, 2009 8:46 AM
New registration date? time?
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30. bk wrote...
May 12, 2009 8:46 AM
New registration date? time?
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31. patrick wrote...
May 12, 2009 1:22 PM
Can we get a heads up on a reopening of registration?
Thanks,
Pat B
MBS CrossFit
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