The 12-week intensive that turns gym-floor athletes into certified CrossFit coaches who can program WODs, correct Olympic lifts mid-rep, and build communities around barbells.
Rated 4.9/5 by 2,847 certified coaches
Six phases. One certified coach.
Each phase builds on the last. By week 12, you won't feel like a student — you'll feel like a coach.
Application
Pre-program · 1 week
Your application is more than a form — it's your first coaching rep. We review your athletic background, training philosophy, and 90-second video submission to ensure every cohort is built for success from day one.
Foundations Week
Week 1–2 · 40 contact hours
The first two weeks are a controlled storm. You'll absorb CrossFit's theoretical framework, learn how to break down the 9 foundational movements, and start building your coaching vocabulary — the precise language that makes athletes click.
Movement Mastery
Week 3–6 · Olympic lifting, gymnastics, metabolic
This is where athletes become coaches. You'll develop eyes for fault detection across Olympic lifts, gymnastic skills, and metabolic conditioning. By week 6, you'll correct a snatch mid-rep without stopping the clock.
Programming Lab
Week 7–9 · Build your first 6-week program
You'll build a full 6-week training program from scratch — periodized, scaled, and tested. This is the module personal trainers say changes everything: you stop following someone else's whiteboard and start writing your own.
Practicum Hours
Week 10–11 · 20 supervised coaching hours
Theory meets rubber floor. You'll coach 20 supervised hours at a partner box — running warm-ups, leading WODs, and managing athlete safety under the watch of a senior CF-L2 mentor. This is the section where the question shifts.
Final Assessment
Week 12 · Written exam + live coaching eval
94% of Certify graduates pass on their first attempt. The final assessment is a two-part event: a written exam covering methodology, programming, and safety — and a 45-minute live coaching evaluation in front of a three-person panel.
Real coaches. Real results.
Every number below is pulled from graduate surveys 90 days post-certification.
"I was the athlete who knew more than the coach on the floor. Now I run the floor. Certify turned that knowledge into credentials."
"I kept losing PT clients to the CrossFit box down the street. Twelve weeks later, I'm building my own box in East Austin."
"I needed credentialed coaches yesterday. Certify's cohort model let me put two staff members through simultaneously. Problem solved."
Three ways to get certified.
Whether you're self-funding, splitting payments, or getting your box to cover it — there's a path that fits.
Full program access, lifetime alumni network, digital + printed credential.
Same full program split across 3 months. No interest, no credit check.
Send 2–8 staff through Certify at a reduced per-seat rate. Invoice billing available.
If you complete Week 1 and don't believe Certify is the right program for you, we'll refund your payment in full — no questions, no forms, no waiting.
Chalk your hands. Claim your spot.
23 spots remaining in Cohort 38. The next cohort opens in 14 weeks. Most people who say "I'll do the next one" don't.
Full week-by-week breakdown, hour counts, assessment rubrics, and sample programming assignments.
Reserve your spot in Cohort 38
Takes 60 seconds. We review applications within 48 hours.
No payment until application is approved. 7-day full refund.
Questions from the floor.
If you're still reading, you're closer than you think. These are the questions we hear most from athletes who end up enrolling.
Talk to admissionsYou need a minimum of 1 year of consistent CrossFit training. Competitive experience helps — but what matters more is your movement literacy and desire to coach. We've certified athletes at every level from recreational to national competitors.