Crossfit Level 2 Exam Questions with CORRECT ANSWER s
Question : Push Press Progressions
CORRECT ANSWER : dip & hold, dip & drive slow, dip &
drive fast, push press
Question : Push Jerk Progressions
CORRECT ANSWER : jump & land (hands at sides), jump
& land (hands at shoulders), jump & extend arms after hips extend, push jerk
Question : Sumo DL High Pull Progressions
CORRECT ANSWER : Sumo DL, Sumo DL shrug slow,
sumo DL shrug fast, SDHP
Question : Med Ball Clean Progressions
CORRECT ANSWER : DL, DL shrug fast, FS, Pull Under,
med ball clean
Question : Trainer's ability to coach others (based on 6 areas)
CORRECT ANSWER : teaching, seeing, correcting, group
management, presence & attitude, demonstration
Question : Teaching
CORRECT ANSWER : the ability to effectively articulate &
instruct the mechanics of each movement
Question : Seeing
CORRECT ANSWER : The ability to discern good from
poor movement mechanics and identify both gross and subtle faults whether athlete is in motion or static
Question : Static Faults
CORRECT ANSWER : faults that occur near end ranges of
motion- starting, receiving, or finishing-
Question : Dynamic Faults
CORRECT ANSWER : athlete moving btw the static
positions- ex. not reaching full hip extension in drive of the clean, push early in push press, initiating squat with knees
Question : Profile view
CORRECT ANSWER : most useful view to watch an athlete
Question : Correcting
CORRECT ANSWER : the ability to facilitate better
mechanics using visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues
Question : Ability to correct depends on (4 things)
CORRECT ANSWER : use successful cues, know multiple
corrections for each fault, triage faulty movement, balance critique w/ praise
Question : Function of a cue
CORRECT ANSWER : to help athlete execute perfect
mechanics, NOT to perfectly describe the mechanics of the movement
Question : Qualities of a good cue
CORRECT ANSWER : short, specific, actionable
Question : 3 steps to developing a good cue
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. identify fault 2. identify what is
out of place 3. give direction to that body part
Question : Verbal cue
CORRECT ANSWER : tell specific instruction
Question : Visual cue
CORRECT ANSWER : create contrasting images btw
current & desired positioning
Question : Tactile cure
CORRECT ANSWER : use physical targets to achieve
proper mechanics
Question : Triaging faults
CORRECT ANSWER : assigning urgency to faults, ordering
based on severity of deviation from ideal & athlete's capacity relative to the task