ATHLETE IMPORTANT INFO
Venue - Michael Clarke Recreation Centre - 2 Margaret Dawson Dr, Carnes Hill NSW
Athlete registration: Registration opens at 6.15am at the front entrance of the Michael Clarke venue so ensure your team is on time. However, depending on your start time, you can register an hour before your first heat.
Team captains or representatives will need to register your team together. To avoid delays, have all information ready - Team Captain, Team Name and Gym Affiliate. For those who are not registering with their team, wait outside the entrance until your captain provides athlete bands.
MAIN ENTRANCE - Please use the front entrance Michael Clarke venue. (See blue arrow on the site map)
Medical Forms: All Athletes must sign the medical waiver in the Athlete briefing area with our briefing Judge before their first event (See below for our medical form for your reference to read )
Athlete Briefing: All athletes will receive a briefing 15 minutes before your event begins in the marshaling area. Punctuality is crucial, as latecomers may miss the briefing. We do not have the capacity to wait as we have to get through each heat accordingly.
Athlete Must Bring: You have the option of bringing your own square soft mat for the Rig events. There will be no use of stacking of plates and Step ladder stools for the rig events as this is a major health and safety hazard and we want to remove any risk of injury.
Barbell, plates and Incremental plates: The Barbells used will be your standard crossfit 15kg Barbell for the Females and 20kg Barbell for the Males. Each set up will have a pair of 25kgs, 20kgs, 15kgs, 10kgs, 5kgs and smallest incremental plates used for the lifting portion is 2.5s.
Medic: The medic is situated on the main floor of each event.
Food Vendors: Coconut Boy food vendor will be on site, BlackElk espresso Cafe is located just outside the venue.
All Vendors: We have some cool local fitness vendors displaying their gear for you to purchase.
True Protein
Sensei and Co
CEO Clothing
MK Active
Pack Apparel
LSKD
RECOVERY : Invigorate Recovery will be supplying recovery boots and Ice baths for all your pre/post recovery needs.
VIBE CHECK DJ : CoastLife ENT DJ Jojo Hype Hitters.
The WARM UP AREA: Our Warm up area will be available all day but you are welcome to bring your own gear and warm up in your athletes village area.
Athlete Waiting/ Marshalling Area: Where you will be briefed by our head Judge (Yellow Block on site map)
Athlete Village Area: The Athlete village is indoors so bring your deck chairs and mats/picnic blanket, feel free to bring a 3x3 marquee to secure your spot. You can set up the day before from 4pm onwards.
ATHLETE INJURY and SUBSTITUTES during the event - In the case of an athlete sustaining an injury or being unable to compete on the day, their team will unfortunately be automatically disqualified. It is not permissible to substitute another athlete in their place. However, if a team wishes to continue with a substitute athlete solely for the purpose of completing the day, that is acceptable. It is important to note, though, that the score for the events in which the substitute participates will still be recorded as zero.
Additional Notes:
Help keep the venue clean; keep your area nice and tidy
Arrive on time to avoid missing a WOD.
Be prepared; understand the WOD before you compete. Clear communication with judges is key.
If you have concerns about judging, please fill out a disputes form and present video evidence at Registration. (Main entrance)
Prizegiving will be 30 minutes after the final wod for both Male and Female
Things to remember:
Water - please bring enough water to get you through the day.
COMPLAINTS/DISPUTES - As you know the competition floor can be very competitive at times and our judges are only human. If you feel like you were misjudged and have video footage to back your complaint, please make your way to rego and fill out a disputes form where they will take your details and one of our lead judges/team members will be in-touch with you.
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