CrossFit Kids Training Guide
Explore CrossFit Kids concepts, foundational movements, class structure, coaching considerations, and age-appropriate teaching guidance for children and teens.
Open Official Kids Training GuideYour email login is the main account. Kid/athlete profiles are saved underneath that email and return whenever you log back in.
For this prototype, Remember my login can refill this device. The public version will use secure sign-in/password storage rather than storing the password in the app.
Create Free AccountThis creates the household / primary account. You can add multiple athlete profiles after signup.
Deleting a profile removes it from this preview device. In the real hosted app we can make deletion require confirmation and preserve data according to your account rules.
Send a question directly to the Get Kids Moving Admin inbox. You do not need an account.
This is the information entered when the free account was created. Update it here anytime.
Need help with a goal? Choose “Help with a goal” below and your message will stay connected to the selected profile.
This saves the message to the GKM Owner Admin inbox. In this preview, it will also open an email copy addressed to getkidsmovingprogram@gmail.com so it can be sent.
In the hosted app this will send to your GKM admin inbox and can also trigger an email notification.
Every effort counts. Keep showing up, learning, and building from where you are.
Warm-up, skill, workout, post-workout challenge, and game, all in one place.
Bear Crawl, Air Squat, Inchworm, continuous movement.
Bear Crawl, strong hands, quiet feet, hips controlled, eyes down.
Short rounds for quality. Technique and success before speed.
30-second balance or coordination challenge.
Animal Relay.
First, mark the workout complete. Add a score or notes only if you want to.
Choose the workout type so the right score boxes appear.
Flamingo balance for 20 seconds each side. Progress by adding reaches or passing a soft object.
Use a soft ball, stuffed animal, or rolled socks and aim for a safe target.
Use your own profile for My Saved, or choose another profile under your account. Favorites stay connected to the individual profile that saved them.
Completed workouts, scores, and notes for the selected profile.
Start with the big picture, then review personal records, goals and check-ins, and your recent workouts.
Your three latest workouts are shown first.
See your best results or add a new one.
Create a goal and keep its progress up to date.
Make it Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Goals you are keeping for later live here without crowding your active progress.
Celebrate what you finished, view earned trophies, or edit a goal if its progress needs correcting.
Search saved movements, add another score, or open a movement to review every dated result.
Published workouts you mark complete will show here.
Use your own profile or choose someone you support. Every consistent step matters.
Warm-up, skill, workout, post-workout challenge, and game, all in one place.
Search quick finishers and challenges. GKM Admin can add and publish more from the backend.
Official GKM programs and tracks created from the Admin backend. Users can follow them, assign them to calendars, and track progress without editing the GKM source.
Use these official CrossFit resources for education and inspiration. They open on CrossFit’s website and remain separate from original GKM programming.
Explore CrossFit Kids concepts, foundational movements, class structure, coaching considerations, and age-appropriate teaching guidance for children and teens.
Open Official Kids Training GuideBrowse CrossFit’s official movement and exercise demonstrations for technique ideas and movement reference.
Open Official Movement LibraryRead CrossFit’s overview of foundational movement, fitness, age-appropriate coaching, fun, and opportunities for success.
Read the Official OverviewCrossFit® and CrossFit Kids® are trademarks of CrossFit, LLC. These links are provided as external educational references; GKM programming is independently created.
Start with fun, meet the child where they are, and build skills a little at a time. Open a question for practical guidance.
Begin with what already feels fun and familiar: favorite themes, animal movements, superheroes, games, partner workouts, or short follow-along sessions. Keep the first experience simple and successful.
Ask what motivates them and how movement makes them feel. Repeating a favorite game is completely fine. If they are moving, enjoying themselves, and willing to return, that is progress.
Show the movement, explain one simple idea, let the child try it, and praise what went well. Correct one important point at a time instead of giving several instructions at once.
Build from simple skills to complex ones. Practice and repetition help the brain and body create a smoother movement pathway.
Prioritize safety and the biggest movement need. If movement is safe but imperfect, choose one clear cue and let the child practice. If load, speed, or complexity makes it unsafe, stop and choose an easier version.
Use positive, memorable cues such as “squish the bugs under your heels,” “land like a quiet ninja,” or “push the sky.”
Aim for a just-right challenge: difficult enough to encourage growth, but achievable enough to build confidence. Set the purpose together, offer choices, and finish while the experience is still positive.
Watch mood, attention, movement quality, and willingness to continue. Adult expectations should not override the child’s current readiness.
Age is only a starting point. Consider experience, coordination, body control, maturity, motivation, health, fatigue, growth changes, and the goal of the workout.
Two children of the same age may need very different versions. Choose the option that lets each child move safely, understand the task, and experience success.
Start with bodyweight and unloaded movement. Add an implement only after the child can repeat the basic pattern with control and wants the added challenge. Technique comes before intensity, and intensity comes before load.
Use light, easy-to-control objects first. Weight should never replace sound movement.
Build a progression: bodyweight movement, safe light objects, dumbbells or kettlebells when appropriate, PVC for bar path, training bars, and then a barbell only when the athlete demonstrates control and understands safety.
The child should be able to follow directions, control the implement, and stop when asked.
Change the goal. Turn the activity into a safe game, remove equipment that could cause harm, shorten the work period, or reward the movement quality you want to see.
Praise specific effort: steady feet, a controlled landing, a strong position, or listening well.
Make the win about teamwork, effort, or movement quality instead of who finishes first. Try partner relays, you-go/I-go work, shared totals, time-based workouts, or matching an athlete’s own previous effort.
Give each child an individually appropriate movement option.
Protect the big dream while creating smaller steps. Use short-term goals for technique, consistency, recovery, or skill development. Rest is part of progress.
Adults still need to set safe limits while helping the child feel ambitious and supported.
Look at the whole week: practices, games, school demands, sleep, soreness, mood, food, hydration, and growth all affect readiness. A long sports practice may be enough movement for that day.
Watch for persistent pain, unusual fatigue, declining performance, irritability, or loss of interest.
Present food as fuel and avoid connecting food choices to a child’s worth. Explore what foods help the body do and how they affect energy and performance.
Let children help shop, prepare recipes, and explore colors, textures, smells, and tastes without pressure.
Mental, physical, emotional, and social health affect one another. Movement gives children opportunities to practice effort, mistakes, problem-solving, confidence, and trying again.
Celebrate strategies, persistence, learning, and brave attempts—not only scores or perfect performance.
Use predictable routines, timers, schedules, and boundaries. Invite the child to notice mood, energy, and attention before and after screen use and movement.
Family movement goals, short active breaks, outdoor play, and shared activities can make movement an appealing part of the routine.
Start with official GKM onboarding programs, including Preschool, Kids, Teens, and other Start Here options. Your own Program Routes and Calendar Programs will also appear on this page after you create them.
Play-first movement confidence · About 20 minutes per session.
Skills, teamwork, and movement quality · About 30–35 minutes per session.
Technique, confidence, and smart intensity · About 40–45 minutes per session.
Ready-to-use GKM programs for classroom movement breaks and a fun five-day kids summer camp.
Brain breaks for tight classroom spaces using no equipment, with a stable chair or water bottle only when helpful.
Approximately 5–12 minutes · Teachers, classrooms, homeschool, or study breaksFive beginner-friendly days featuring foundational movement, teamwork, games, obstacle courses, water play, hydration, and simple nutrition learning.
Approximately ages 5–12 · Five consecutive camp daysBuild a Program Route for sessions completed in order, or a Calendar Program for workouts assigned to specific dates. Once saved, your program will appear here.
Build My Own ProgramPrograms you create are saved here.
Programs shared by other people appear here after you accept their invitation.
Click a workout to view it. Use Edit to change it, or drag workouts into the correct sequence.
Create a programming space for a gym, school, nonprofit, team, or family. GKM Official remains protected and read-only.
Official daily programming, onboarding tracks, movement library, games, resources, and future premium curriculum.
View GKM TracksBuild this as a progression: Week 1 → Week 2, workout 1 → workout 8, skill 1 → skill 2, or any ordered route.
Follow a structured route in order, like an 8-week onboarding program, skill progression, or organization-specific curriculum.
Framework ready for your official Preschool, Kids, Teens, and future specialty onboarding tracks.
Use GKM to guide the structure, or create your own personal workout from scratch. Personal workouts never change official GKM programming.
Add it to the current Program Route, another saved Program Route or Calendar Program, or choose an individual date.
Create a workout once, then reuse it in as many calendars or tracks as you want.
Create separate calendars for different programs. Each calendar has its own color and can be viewed alone or layered with others.
This calendar is separate from the official GKM Calendar. Add your own created workouts, GKM workout reminders, movements/skills, or notes without changing GKM programming.
Describe it naturally—for example, “20-minute kids team EMOM outside with no equipment.” Your request and every choice below will change the actual workout.
Add it to the current Program Route, another saved Program Route or Calendar Program, or choose an individual date.
Quick training math without leaving GKM.
For younger athletes, timers should support the activity, not turn movement quality into a race. Coaches can choose when timed formats are appropriate. PRO TIP: Keep the timer on a watch or phone where only you can see it. If energy starts to fade, you can quietly finish a little early—ending on a high note helps kids stay excited to come back for more.
Search a calendar workout, a workout from a program you can access, or one of your own workouts. If it is available in the app, opening the actual workout is the easiest way to log its correct score and history.
Use the same organized sections as Build a Workout. Fill in only the parts that apply.
Earned trophies shine on your shelf. Keep an eye on the progress bars to see which trophy you are closest to earning next.
Choose a profile, create a meaningful goal, and see everyone’s progress clearly below.
Each person has their own goal area. Nothing is mixed together.
Choose which programming appears on your calendar. Every program you own or accept will be added here automatically.
Turning a program off only hides its dated workouts from this calendar. It does not delete the program or change your progress.
Only the calendars switched on above appear here.
Past workouts show completion/history. Future workouts can show once they are published or scheduled by an admin.
Track movement sessions for an athlete, child, class, or group. Scores and notes stay optional.
Choose the scoring format and the right score boxes will appear. Notes are always optional.
Click any day’s + to add a saved workout, search your library, or write your own workout or note.
Search completed workouts, scores, notes, people, athletes, classes, or groups. Switch to Calendar when you want a visual view.
Questions about goals, programming, the app, or how to use GKM? Reach out directly.
Quick planning conversions for CrossFit-style workouts using row, ski, bike, or running.
Choose the movement, select meters or calories, and enter the amount. Running uses meters.
Before scaling or converting, consider the intended stimulus: time, intensity, skill, movement pattern, and what success should feel like. These numbers are planning estimates—not exact equivalents. Adjust for the individual’s age, experience, ability, equipment, pace, accessibility, and needs.
Books, programs, and support—organized in one simple place.
Purposeful, ready-to-use programming is being prepared for purchase.
COMING SOONFuture programs will clearly show the audience, schedule, equipment, session length, goals, and exactly what is included before purchase.
Flexible support for families, athletes, coaches, teachers, and organizations.
COMING SOONMembership details will explain what is included, who each option is for, billing, cancellation, and member benefits in plain language.
A supportive place to ask questions, talk through a goal, and find a practical next step.
Ask a question, talk through a goal, get encouragement, or identify a practical next step. The best communication method and availability will be confirmed after you reach out.
Please know: Free mentorship is not medical care, therapy, emergency support, or individualized medical advice.
Books, classroom materials, and movement tools from Get Kids Moving.
Choose your request type below. You can recommend a helpful resource or apply to have your own resource considered as a GKM partner resource. Every request is sent to the GKM Admin for review.
Programs from marketplace creators that have been reviewed and approved by GKM Admin.
Paid programs open the approved seller or payment page. Marketplace approval means the listing was reviewed for this site; it is not a guarantee of outcomes.
This area is private and only available to the Get Kids Moving owner.
The first Admin password you save on this prototype becomes the password used to unlock Owner Admin.
If you forget the Admin password, this is the email used for password recovery.
A reset code should be sent to your saved recovery email in the hosted app. In this prototype, the button opens a prepared recovery email and creates a temporary reset code for testing.
See what is happening, respond to people, and manage every part of the app from one place.
These previews do not create real profiles or change anyone’s information.
No unread messages.
No members yet.
See what users are saving and which workouts are becoming the most popular across GKM.
Create and schedule what users see without changing the protected source-of-truth programming.
Upload official daily workouts. Final workouts release automatically 3 weeks before their date.
Movement LibraryAdd cues, fixes, scaling, progressions, and videos.
Game LibraryAdd new games, equipment, setup, variations, and coaching notes.
Resource LibraryAdd and organize lesson plans, printables, parent/teacher resources, and education.
Programming SourceReview official source records and versions.
Publish CenterControl what becomes athlete-facing and when.
Add trusted people who can help maintain GKM content. Owner Admin keeps full control. Content Admin can add and update workouts, movements, games, and resources without changing owner/security settings.
Canonical source: GKM-App-MASTER.html. Future updates should patch the master only, run the regression checklist, then save a numbered backup.
Keep SugarWOD and your Google programming sheet separate behind the scenes. Members see only approved GKM programming—not the source name.
Upload each official daily workout here. When marked Final / Published, it automatically becomes visible to profiles exactly 3 weeks before its workout date. Admin can always see the full schedule.
Create official Get Kids Moving programs such as Preschool Start Here, Kids Start Here, Teens Start Here, Barbell Club, gymnastics, or future premium programs.
Movement video and movement content are separate fields. Changing a demo video does not rewrite the approved cues, scaling, or programming references.
Games are separate content records so they can be reused across workouts without rewriting official programming.
One movement can have multiple videos. Replacing a video never changes the locked coaching text.
Publish is one-way into Athlete View. Publishing copies an approved version into the athlete-facing collection. The locked source record remains unchanged.
New messages, conversations you already read, and deleted messages each have their own folder. Nothing disappears accidentally.
Review app bugs, complaints, missing features, confusing areas, and wishlist ideas. Each request includes the exact page the person was viewing when they sent it.
Add something once, label it, and choose where it belongs in the app.
For this offline prototype, selecting a file saves its name in your library. The hosted version will upload the file to secure cloud storage.
Save a Google Sheet or CSV as an import source. The live version will preview dates and workouts for your approval before anything reaches the official calendar.
Safe live flow: Connect → match columns → preview → check errors → owner approval → schedule with the 3-week visibility rule.
Clear tags such as age, equipment, movement, goal, duration, and location let the future suggestion tools find the right approved GKM material when creating workouts or programs. Only content you publish should be used as official GKM guidance.
Add your books or GKM products, publish approved programs, and set the external checkout destination.
Every submission from the Books & Resources request form appears here, including applications to become a GKM partner resource.
Important: Admin approval controls visibility only. Before accepting third-party sellers, use written seller terms covering ownership, payments, refunds, taxes, privacy, prohibited content, indemnity, and removal rights. Have those terms reviewed for your business.
Submit a saved program for owner review. Nothing becomes public until GKM Admin approves it.
One clear record for each member: signup, linked profiles, activity, and the app areas they use most.
Requests for customized coaching ideas sent from the Goal Coaching Help page.
Goals submitted by athletes can appear here for optional GKM review. The plan shown to the athlete remains a draft until coach/admin guidance is added.
See new members and major workout milestones so you know who may appreciate a personal congratulations.
10, 25, 50, 100, 250 workouts completed.
First PR, 5 PRs, 10 PRs, 25 PRs.
1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years as a GKM member.
Consistency streaks, movement skill achievements, teamwork trophies, trying-something-new trophies, and coach-awarded trophies.
Pre-K, Kids, Teens, age-specific whiteboards, movement/skill days, workout layout, coach notes, post-workout challenge, game, homework.
Movement patterns, modality, skills, progressions, equipment and age applications.
Participants, equipment, setup, variations, and notes.
Official → derivative draft → admin review → published derivative. Original remains intact.
Same official cues, shorter distance, small-space variation. No source cue changes.