HOA3 Highlight Video by Snobl Productions

2011 Heart of America Champions: CrossFit Jenks!!!

Congrats to all HOA3 competitors on an amazing weekend and for making this a great competition!!! With 8 separately scored events in 3 days, there was plenty of action for all. The 348 HOA3 athletes left everything out on the floor and gave all of us an impressive showing of determination and all out effort! Thank you!

When the dust settled and all was said and done, CrossFit Jenks (Paige Millspaugh, Christina Merlo, Nicole Berry, Breck Berry, Denver McPhail, and Anthony Taylor) walked away with the title of 2011 Heart of America CrossFit Competition Champions. Their consistency and balance as a team was evident on each of the WODs as CrossFit Jenks finishes were 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 3rd, 7th, 3rd, 2nd, and 4th. Equally as impressive was CrossFit Springfield's 2nd place finish and WOD rankings of 5th, 5th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 4th, and 2nd. Rounding out the top 3 RX division teams was last year's HOA champs, Quad City CrossFit who made the 2011 HOA podium after a hard fought and well earned 1st place nail-biting finish in the final event of the weekend. 28 RX teams competed in this year's competition and every single one gave us some inspirational and memorable CrossFit moments.

RX Division Top 3 teams and Point Totals:

1. CrossFit Jenks, 713pts
2. CrossFit Springfield "Tiger Blood", 710pts
3. Quad City CrossFit, 693pts

There was absolutely no shortage of determination, athleticism, and heated competition in the Scaled Division of HOA3. 30 Scaled teams showed up not only ready prove their fitness, but also to represent each of their affiliates to the fullest!!! And that's exactly what they did. If ever there was a team to show us work capacity across broad time and modal domains, it was HOA3 Scaled Division Champions, CrossFit NWA. Although their team never finished 1st in any of the 8 events, they always managed to place themselves towards the top of the heap. In the end their diligence and hard work paid off! Congrats to CF NWA team "Crabtree" and also to CF NWA "Kelly's Killers and CrossFit South City for making the HOA3 Scaled division podium!

Scaled Division Top 3 teams and Point Totals:

1. CrossFit NWA - Crabtree, 661pts
2. CrossFit NWA "Kelly's Killers", 643pts
3. CrossFit South City, 631pts

The greatest sporting events are typically those capable of eliciting an array of emotions. We witnessed a little bit of everything at HOA3: Heroics and heartbreak, PRs and missed opportunities, misery and glory. It takes guts to compete. It takes even more guts to put yourself in the cross-hairs of CrossFit competition. Although there were many first time CrossFit competitors at the 2011 Heart of America CrossFit Competition, there was no question about which team was the youngest or possibly the most brave. 6 CrossFit Kids athletes from CrossFit Springfield went to battle in the Scaled division on a team titled "The Next Generation". They demonstrated and embodied everything that is good about our burgeoning sport. These 6 kids never quit, they never complained, they never wavered from the task at hand. Congrats to "The Next Generation" for receiving the 2011 HOA "Warrior Spirit" Award!

For a complete viewing of all HOA3 photos, please visit: http://kinseymhirephotog.smugmug.com/

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Thanks so much to HOA3 photographers Kinsey Mhire and Jessica Gallegos!

To see the RX & Scaled Division final overall rankings or to view scores for each of the WODs, please visit: HERE

SO PROUD of all our CFS teams and members who participated at HOA3!!! Thank you for making CrossFit Springfield the very special place that it is! Thanks also to ALL of the HOA3 event staff, volunteers, and judges for your efforts and for sacrificing so much time and energy on HOA3! YOU made this thing happen – BE PROUD!!! Make a mental notch now, fight fans: November 2012…HOA4…Springfield, MO…See ya next year, folks :)

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Friday Evening WODs 1 and 2 Announced

That’s right, folks!!! Friday evening you’ll be performing TWO separately scored workouts. The instructions are listed below. Read them. Then re-read them. If you still have any questions, hang on to them and they will be answered on Friday at 6:25pm. Here are the first 2 events:

Your team will have a 13 minute time-limit to complete both WODs 1 and 2 (not 13 minutes for each; 13 minutes TOTAL).

WOD 1

RX Division: Run 1600m For Time

Scaled Division: Run 1200m For Time

All 6 team members will run 1600m (RX)/1200m (Scaled) for time. The run will begin and end outside.

WOD 1 Score = Average of all 6 athletes 1600/1200m run times.

WOD 2

RX & Scaled Divisions: Establish a 1RM Snatch

Each team will have 1 men’s bar and 1 women’s bar. All 6 athletes will have any remaining time of the 13 minute cap to transition indoors and establish a 1RM Snatch. You do not have to wait until all of your teammates have returned from the run to begin attempting lifts. However, only one athlete will be allowed to attempt a lift at any given time. Keep this in mind as the 13 minute-time limit closes in. Each team will have 1 judge for WOD 2.

WOD 2 Score = Sum of each team members 1RM Snatch.

Snatch Movement Standard: The barbell will start on the ground and finish motionless overhead with the elbows, shoulders, hips and knees completely locked out. The feet must be parallel with the barbell in the finish position. The barbell may not come in contact with the upper torso or head on the attempt. The athlete must wait for the audible and visual signal from the judge before the weight can be lowered to the ground. Upon completion of the lift, the athlete may drop the weight, but must have their hands on the bar until it passes their hips when lowering the weight. The athlete may squat snatch, split snatch, power snatch, muscle snatch, or any ugly variation made up on the spot.

HOA3 WOD 1 Heats Announced!!!

Friday November 4th:

12pm to 5:30pm – Team Check-In & HOA Judges, please be here NO LATER than 5:30pm
6pm – Welcome & Thank Yous
6:10pm – Invocation by Jake Woolfenden
6:15pm – WOD 1 Announcement and Briefing
6:25pm – Q & A
6:30 to 6:55pm – Warm Up
6:55pm – National Anthem by Rachael Snow

WOD 1 Heat Times & Assignments: Scaled Division

All teams are listed by their affiliate and team name- unless you didn’t submit a team name- in which case you are listed by the affiliate + the last name of the person who registered your team.

7:00pm:

CF Ice –Wilson 2
CF Natural State Kiefer 2
Kelly’s Killers–Albert, CF NWA
Somo Scaled
CrossFit CFT
Quad City CrossFit–4S
Quad City Beasts
Wallballers–CF TNT
The Name Takers–Hoss, CFS
Jam Session–CF 417

7:15pm:

Snatch Whipped–Davis, CFS
Pork and Beans–Holt, CFS
Superhero Wod Squad–McCinnis, CFS
Crossfit 26–Wehrel
CF South City–Jones
CF NWA–Minor
Wasabi Wod’n –Willhelm, CFVP
Generation Next–Hutter, CFS
Crossfit Resurgence–Kaufmann
We’re Kind of a Big Deal–Kahle, CFVP

7:30pm:

Squats-A-Lot, McCracken, CFS
Brute Force–CF St Charles
Team Vintage–Beebe, CFS
Eat Spam–Berberia, CFS
Cut ‘n’ Jump–Kallmbah, CFS
Generations, Llewellyn, CFS
Scotch ‘n’ Wodders–Moore. CFS
A Few Drinks In–Womack, CFS
Wod Balls–Bogart/Baker, CFS
CF 26—Bess

WOD 1 Heat Times & Assignments: RX Division

7:45pm:

Crossfit Valley Park: We’re Actually a Big Deal
Crossfit 540: Crossfit 540 1
Quad City Crossfit: Quad City Crossfit – Kurth
Crosffit Resurgence: Crossfit Resurgence – Kaufman 1
Crossfit 515: Crossfit 515
Quad City Crossfit: QCCF Giants
Team Bacon
Quad City CrossFit: Team Tiger

8:00pm:

Quad City Crossfit: QCCF 1
Crossfit Springfield: Frantastic Voyage
Crossfit 540: Crossfit 540 2
Crossfit 540: Crossfit 540 3
Crossfit Springfield: WOD Smack
Crossfit Springfield: Tiger Blood
Crossfit Jenks: Crossfit Jenks
Crossfit Valley Park: We Eat Chalk For Breakfast
Crossfit Ice: Crossfit Ice – Wilson 1
Crossfit Natural State: Crossfit Natural State – Kieffer 1

8:15pm:

Crossfit SOMO: SOMO RX’d
Crossfit Springfield: BAMF
Crossfit Springfield: United We Fran
Crossfit Springfield: Seis Equis
Crossfit Springfield: Stairway To Kevin
Crossfit Springfield: Superpower
Crossfit TNT: TNT Stripes
Crossfit NWA: NWA – Crabtree
Crossfit NWA: NWA – Hewlett
Crossfit NWA: NWA – Kelly

Important Event Information

With just ONE WEEK to go until the 3rd Annual Heart of America Affiliate Team Competition, I'd like to take a moment to brief you on some of the logistics and amenities for this year's competition. Heats for Friday will be announced by Wednesday next week. Your team's heat placement for Friday will be determined by your registration date (earlier registration = later heat placement). Scaled teams will go first followed by RX teams. Saturday and Sunday's heats will be determined by your team's overall ranking at the end of each day. Each of the HOA3 WODs will be explained one after another as the weekend progresses.

Parking

With 300+ athletes and 100+ event staff you can expect a ton of HOA3 traffic all weekend long. Please be patient and allow our volunteers to direct you to the designated areas of parking (We'll be utilizing the large field directly across from CrossFit Springfield).

Vendors

The following businesses will be in attendance all weekend long with great CrossFit gear, equipment, and products available:

Midwest Fitness Solutions aka The Kettlebell King
Advocare
Progenex
RokFit
Dynamic Earth
The Marines
Classic Rock Cafe
The Jerky Boys

All of these vendors will be on-site and set up directly behind CrossFit Springfield in the back lot.

HOA3 Athlete Village

A 1500 sq ft event tent will be stationed outside of CrossFit Springfield. A warm-up area will be available inside the tent as well as tables and chairs so you can hang with your team and the other competitors in between WODs. HOA3 will have plenty of talented clinicians on hand including sport's massage therapists, chiropractic services and athletic trainers. These services will all be located inside the "HOA3 Athlete Village". Only competing HOA3 athletes will be allowed to utilize this area. In addition to the restrooms available within CrossFit Springfield, there will be 6 port-a-potties and a hand washing unit located outside just in case you're anything like me and you tend to get the "pre-WOD poopies".

Volunteer and Judges

We'll be using the CrossFit Springfield kids room for a volunteer and judges meeting area. Childcare will not be provided at HOA3. On Saturday, November 5th The Grotto will be providing lunch for all HOA3 event staff. They will make 3 food deliveries between 12pm and 1:30pm. Food will be available for all volunteers and judges in the kids room.

Spectators

Admission to HOA3 is free and all are welcome. It'll be a packed house so friends, family, and fans will need to make sure to stay in the designated spectator areas which may change slightly with each WOD. There will be a couple of bleacher stands capable of seating at least 90 people- otherwise it'll be standing room only. If you bring the kiddos, please keep'em on a tight leash so they don't put themselves or others at risk by wandering onto the main floor during the action.

It's been months of planning and preparation but our local CrossFit community is extremely excited and up to the challenge of putting on a phenomenal large-scale team competition. As with any big CrossFit event, we're hoping and praying for everything to run smoothly and for everyone involved to have a great experience. Above all, our hope is that you have FUN at HOA3 and enjoy the opportunity to COMPETE!!! 3..2..1..GO!!!

Allow Me To Show You The Ropes...

Hopefully this HOA3 clue will be more helpful to you than that one time I tried to rescue a drowning man by throwing him both ends of a rope.

Size'N Up A Few HOA3 Teams...

In just TWO weeks...This November 4th, 5th, and 6th, the 2011 Heart of America affiliate team competition will be gathering some of the toughest crossfit athletes in the region to do battle in Springfield, Missouri at CrossFit Springfield. There are going to be some LEGIT heavy hitters competing at HOA3. I'd like to point a few of'em out:
CrossFit Jenks: This team is stacked. Four of CFJ's HOA team members made it to the Finals at the 2011 North Central Regional: Christina Merlo placed 8th at 2011 CFG North Central Regional; Paige Millspaugh (pictured) placed 11th at 2011 CFG North Central Regional; Denver Mcphail placed 6th at 2011 CFG North Central Regional; Breck Berry placed 9th at 2011 CFG North Central Regional. I'd keep your head's on a swivel for CF Jenks.

CrossFit Valley Park: All three female team members (Tonya Charland, Melissa Hurley, and Margaret Junker) from CFVP's team will be competing together at HOA3. Because of work obligations and injuries, none of the men from CFVP's games team will be competing this year at HOA. CrossFit Valley Park's team stormed through the 2011 CF Games season, ultimately finishing 8th place in the world finals at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games and 1st place in the 2011 CF Games NC Regional. Bottom-line: CFVP has been battle tested and has proven their potency as CrossFit competitors. Expect nothing less from them at HOA3.

Quad City CrossFit: These folks are no strangers to CrossFit competition or HOA competition having taken home the first place trophy last year at HOA 2010. Josiah Lorentzen qualified and competed at the CF Games regional level in 2010 placing 29th. In 2011, Josiah finished 53rd in the NC Region during the Open Sectional. Josiah's wife, D'Ann Lorentzen, finished 56th in the NC Region for the 2011 CFG Open. Sinan Gocmen has demonstrated his ability and aptitude as a crossfitter in 2011 by finishing 9th in the NC Region for the Open Sectional and 20th at the 2011 CF Games NC Regional.

CrossFit Ice: Last year's HOA host affiliate also took home the 2010 HOA Scaled Division championship. This year, CrossFit Ice's team will be competing in the RX division and will be led by Karen Wilson who placed 46th in the NC Region for the 2011 CF Games Open and Nick Johnson who finished and 56th in the NC Region for the 2011 CF Games Open. Nick also finished 26th at the 2011 CF Games NC Regional.

CrossFit 515: Bobby Noyce finished 12th in the NC Region for the 2011 CF Games Open Sectionals and 22nd at Regionals Last May in Chicago. Bobby's sisters, Jamie and Lindsay finished up the 2011 CFG Open Sectionals ranked 27th and 30th in the NC Region, respectively.

CrossFit SoMo: After placing 10th at the SW Regionals in 2009, Rodney Hamby missed the cut to qualify for regional competition in 2010. In 2011, Rodney stepped back up his game and qualified for the 2011 CF Games NC Regionals where he finished 17th.

CrossFit Springfield: Almost all of CrossFit Springfield's 3rd place NC Regional team (Macy Mitchell, Andy Koch, Brian Llewellyn, Melissa Wistrom, Kara Wallace-Racz, and Kristin Anderson) and 34th place 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games World Finals team will be competing at HOA 2011. There's a whole host of athletes from CFS who competed at a very high level during the 2011 CFG season. Out of the Open Sectional, CFS qualified 8 athletes for individual competition at the 2011 CFG North Central Regional. This year, CrossFit Springfield's members have come out in full force seeking to defend their home turf as the 3-day Springfield, MO competition has a total of 18 CFS teams registered to compete!

Ya best bring your "A" game-faces, folks! Cuz, you can be sure these guys and gals will have theirs on!!!

2011 HOA Scoring Format Announced

This year, at the 2011 Heart of America Affiliate Team Competition, we're unashamed to announce that we'll be completely ripping off the scoring format used in this years 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games World Finals. Yeah, yeah, imitation is the highest form of flattery and all that noise...the biggest reason for utilizing this points based format? I like it. I think it is fair and did an excellent job of objectively and appropriately rewarding each team with a point total based on their WOD performance/placment. Below is a table listing the points earned for each place in each of the 8 scored 2011 HOA team WODs. Both Scaled and RX divisions of HOA3 will adhere to this scoring system:

Place	Points Received
1st	100
2nd	95
3rd	90
4th	85
5th	80
6th	75
7th	73
8th	71
9th	69
10th	67
11th	65
12th	63
13th	61
14th	59
15th	57
16th	55
17th	53
18th	51
19th	49
20th	47
21st	45
22nd	43
23rd	41
24th	39
25th	37
26th	35
27th	33
28th	31
29th	29
30th	27
31st	26
32nd	25
33rd	24
34th	23
35th	22
36th	21
37th	20
38th	19
39th	18
40th	17
41st	16
42nd	15
43rd	14
44th	13
45th	12
46th	11
47th	10
48th	9
49th	8

At the end of the 3 day competition, the team with the highest point total will be crowned the 2011 Heart Of America CrossFit Team Competition Champions!

HOA3 Equipment Pre-Sale By The KB King!!!

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The Kettlebell King.com is bringing in two full box trucks of CrossFit equipment for the 2011 Heart of America Competition this Nov 4th-6th. Now is a great time to stake your claim to some of the solid equipment that will be used at this year’s event for super low rates! Don’t wait too long- these deals are gonna make this equipment go FAST! Look through the following products and order directly through Bert Thornton at: 417.814.8198 or via email online at: bert@thekettlebellking.com

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Thanks to Bert and his hard workin’ crew at the Kettlebell King for helping us make this the biggest and baddest CrossFit Competition in the Midwest. PERIOD.

2011 HOA Event Shirts by LifeAsRX

Awesome apparel plays a huge role in CrossFit culture. Life AsRX specializes in making awesome apparel!!! HOA is pleased to present to you the shirt designs for our 2011 affiliate team competition this November 4th-6th! Competitors will each be issued green shirts, judges will receive yellow, volunteers blue, and the red designs will be available at the event all weekend to purchase. Thanks to Gene Doney (Life AsRX lead designer) and CFS members Cory Ostroski and Eric Baker for their collaboration on the design of these sweet t-shirts for HOA3!!!

HOA 3 Judge/Volunteer Meeting October 2nd

Greetings Judges and Volunteers for the 2011 Heart of America CrossFit Affiliate Competition!!!

First things first, I'd like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your willingness to contribute your time and energy at H.O.A 3 this November 4th-6th. The competition is fast approaching (It'll be here in just 6 weeks)! In an effort to be as prepared as possible on gameday, I'd like to invite you to attend an HOA Judge & Volunteer meeting at 3PM Sunday, October 2nd at CrossFit Springfield. At the meeting we'll designate each volunteer with a job or task for the event, discuss HOA logistics and layout, and answer any questions. For our judges, the plan for the evening is to brief you on all of the movement standards with 2011 HOA lead judge, Corey Lewis of CrossFit Valley Park. Corey was the head judge at 2010 HOA and will be making the trip to Springfield from St. Louis for the judging clinic.

Most of our volunteers are from CFS so travel won't be an issue. If you're from out of town or simply have another obligation on the evening of the 3rd and won't be able to make the meeting, we'll be sure to assign a sweet responsibility to you (something like "official HOA puke cleaner-upper") in your absence :) There are tons of tasks that will need to be done from now until Friday, November 4th! If you'll be able to attend please RSVP as soon as possible to melissawistrom@hotmail.com.

If you haven’t yet registered to judge or volunteer at HOA 3 and still would like to, please get signed up HERE. Thanks again for your help this year and we'll look forward to seeing everyone on Oct 2nd at 3pm!

Cheers,

Jeremy Mhire, Co-Owner CFS
2011 HOA Event Director
email: jeremy@crossfit-springfield.com
Phone: 417.763.2096

Confirmed HOA 3 Sponsors!!!

The 2011 Heart Of America CrossFit Affiliate Competition is pleased to announce the following sponsors:

Thanks so much to all of these businesses for your generous donations and sponsorship money! Your contributions will assist in making this year's H.O.A bigger and better than ever!!!

If you'd like to see your business listed as an official H.O.A 3 event sponsor, please contact Jeremy Mhire at 417.763.2096 or Jessi Grove at jessi@crossfit-springfield.com. The deadline to register as a sponsor or vendor at HOA is October 7th.

If you'd like to compete in HOA 3, Register SOON! We're currently at 45 teams registered (Our event cap is 60 teams) with the Scaled team division closing once 2 more teams have signed up!

3..2..1..GO!!!

Judges & Volunteers Make It Happen

The 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games were the 5th installment of the worldwide search to find the fittest athletes on the planet. Because of the size and magnitude the event has become, more individuals from the CrossFit community than ever before were called upon to volunteer their time, energy, talents, and efforts in order to pull off such a well run competition. The 2011 Heart Of America CrossFit Affiliate Team Competition is still in need of individuals with the same desire to assist in making our event live up to the high standards set forth by the competitive CrossFit Community. If you are not competing at HOA III, please consider participating in the action by signing up to judge or volunteer at the event from November 4th-6th. Those interested may register at: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1006296

Thanks so much to the many men and women who have already graciously accepted this invitation! 3..2..1..GO!!!

2011 HOA Registration Is OPEN!!!

Teams, Judges, and Volunteers please register online: HERE

We’d be honored for you to participate in the 3rd Annual Heart of America CrossFit Team Challenge hosted by CrossFit Springfield and CrossFit Valley Park of St. Louis. This year, HOA III will be held at CrossFit Springfield's 12,500 sq ft training facility on NOVEMBER 4th, 5th, & 6th (1900 W. Sunset in the Kansas Plaza behind Jump Mania).

The Reebok CrossFit Games has become a sought after competition that occurs in the spring/summer. In the last two years of it’s existence, HOA has proven itself to be an excellent opportunity to expose yourself to the heat of CrossFit competition and to push yourself the extra degree!

Tentative HOA III Schedule of Events: (Subject To Change)

Last week of October

All HOA WODs will be posted at www.crossfit-springfield.com

Friday, November 4th 2011

12pm-6pm: Team, Judge, and Volunteer Check-In
6pm: Welcome and WOD 1 Briefing/Q & A
7pm: National Anthem & WOD 1 (WOD 2 Announcement and Briefing immediately following). WOD 1 heat placement based on your teams registration date (earlier registration = later heat placement).
8pm: All Saturday events and WOD 2 heat times will be posted online.

Saturday, November 5th 2011

7am: Volunteers and Judges Arrival Deadline. Athletes should arrive 1 hr before their scheduled heat time.
8am-5pm: 3 or 4 Events with a 1hr break for lunch (TBD)
7pm: Final WOD and final WOD heat times will be posted online

Sunday, November 6th 2011

7am: Final WOD Briefing
8am-11am: Final WOD
11am-12pm: Awards Ceremony

• Please feel free to email general event questions to Jeremy Mhire: jeremy@crossfit-springfield.com

• For questions about volunteering, please email Melissa Wistrom: melissawistrom@hotmail.com

• For questions about judging, please email Corey Lewis: xtramiletraining@gmail.com

• For questions about being an event sponsor or vendor, please email Jessi Grove: jessi@crossfit-springfield.com

Train hard and good luck to all of our competitors!!! Check back here for HOA III updates!!!

3..2..1..GO!!!

HOA 3: Get Ready To Rumble!!!!

HOA III Registration for teams, judges and volunteers will be opening very soon! We're shooting for September 1st at the latest.

Here are some HOA III event details and highlights:

The 3rd Annual Heart Of America CrossFit Affiliate Competition

HOA III Event Date: November 4th, 5th, and 6th (Fri-Sun) 2011

HOA III Event Location: CrossFit Springfield's 12,500sq ft Training Facility in Springfield, MO

Event Details & Highlights:

50+ Teams (RX and Scaled Divisions). Teams comprised of 6 members (3 Men & 3 Women)
All team members must actively train at the same affiliate
Affiliates may register as many teams as they wish- first come, first serve basis
This year, we'd like for voluteers and judges to pre-register as well and give us their tshirt sizes. Anyone interested in volunteering or judging at HOA 3 may register at www.crossfit-springfield.com.
Athlete Village
On-Site CrossFit Apparel/Equipment Vendors
Spectator Challenges
Legit Prize Packages For Top Teams
Additional Info and Updates can be found by visiting: www.heartofamericacrossfitthrowdown.blogspot.com

Welcome To H.O.A 2011!!!

This year will be the 3rd installment of the HOA affiliate team competition which has grown in it's size and scope: HOA 2009 had 15 teams participating in Springfield, MO at CrossFit Springfield. CrossFit Valley Park won the meet, taking home 1st place honors at the inaugural event. HOA 2010 had double the team participation with over 30 teams battling it out in St. Louis, MO at CrossFit Ice. Quad City CrossFit took home the championship for HOA 2010 and will seek to defend their title this November 4th,5th, and 6th as the event returns to Springfield, MO at CrossFit Springfield.

HOA 2011 promises to be even bigger and better than years past! First off, teams will be able to participate as scaled or RX. Because of growth of this event, this year we will be expanding the total number of participating teams to 50. The registration cap for RX teams will be held to around 30 and the cap for scaled teams will be kept to 20.

As an added incentive to perform well, there will be cash prizes and equipment giveaways for this year's top finishing teams!

As the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games draws to a close this July, stay tuned here for updates on HOA 2011 event details and registration info!

This November, The 2011 Heart Of America CrossFit Affiliate Competition will be the perfect opportunity for YOUR affiliate team to represent, train, and compete together in the off-season in an effort to stay sharp for next year's CrossFit Games season!

Here are some great video coverages of past HOA competitions...

2009:


2010: