Suffolk Games Same Sex Pairs

THE SUFFOLK GAMES SAME SEX PAIRS - EVENT ITINERARY 

16th March, 2024

Grange Fitness & Performance

23 Betts Avenue

Martlesham Heath

Ipswich 

IP5 3RH

The day: The Event will run from 8:45am – 5:00pm. Workout 1 will begin at 8:45am with Suffolk Games Champions presentation aiming to be at 5:00pm. There will be 3 x Heats of 7 Female Pairs and 3 x Heats of 7 Male Pairs.

The top 3 Male RX & Masters and top 3 Female RX & Masters will then compete in a final workout. 

Registration: Athletes will be able to arrive and register from 7:30am with last registration by 8:15am. We ask all athletes to submit their exercise waiver through Aretas before the 16th of March. This is part of the registration. Waivers will only be available online. Your participation in the event will only be confirmed once your waivers have been signed.  

Workouts and Briefing: Workout descriptions and standards will be available on your Team Aretas from 5th March, 2024. 

WE KINDLY ASK ALL ATHLETES TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE WORKOUTS AND STANDARDS BEFORE MARCH, 16th.

Doing so will ensure the heats can run smoothly with minimum time required between changeovers. 

There will be a short athlete briefing which will begin at 8:00am. The briefing will run through the workouts and allow the opportunity for athletes to ask any questions they may have.  

Please note, we are aiming to start Heat 1 promptly at 8:45am

Heats 1-3 will be the Female Pairs competing

Heats 4-6 will be the Male Pairs competing

Spectators: Spectators will be able to enter the venue from 7:30am and there on throughout the day. Due to the small venue and fairly limited parking, we kindly ask you car share where possible. 

Parking: There is plenty of parking available on the business estate. A map will be attached with this information as well as shared on our social media. Volunteers will be on hand at the entrance of the venue. However, we encourage car sharing where possible. 

Waivers: Each participating athlete is required to sign a Suffolk Games Waiver before competing. The waivers are part of your registration so please ensure both you and your team-mates have signed to enable you to compete on the day. 

The Venue: The workouts themselves will take place inside Grange Fitness and Performance. There is a small open gym area available for athlete’s to warm up. There is also a spacious balcony area where we recommend you set up camp for the day.

There are toilets and changing facilities available, all of which will be clearly signposted. 

The Format of the day: 

Teams will complete 4 workouts throughout the day but there will be 5 scoring opportunities. There will be 3 separate heats consisting of 7 Female Pairs and 3 separate heats consisting of 7 Male Pairs. Each team will be assigned a lane prior to the event. Each lane will have all the equipment needed throughout the day.  

Important Athlete information

Please note, if any equipment is dropped from above the shoulders during a workout, pairs will receive a 5 second penalty. 

Scoring:  

Scoring of each workout will be in keeping with the CrossFit scoring system , with the teams accumulating the LOWEST points total over the 4 workouts / 5 scoring opportunities placing highest. The top 3 RX pairs and top 3 Masters pairs will compete in a Grand Final. 

The points total will accumulate with each workout ( please see Suffolk Games workouts for confirmation of scoring ). Once each team has completed each workout , the final standings will be announced. The Suffolk Games is pleased to say they will be using ARETAS as their scoring software for the day. Teams will be able to access the scoreboard through their Team Aretas account.