All of the questions below are actual questions received via email.

Can I send you a check now to guarantee my spot at the 2010 NCCF Regional Games?

No.  As an Individual Competitor, you must qualify for your spot at one of the Sectional Games in our Region.  For Affiliate Teams, you must wait until registration opens on the main CrossFit Games Site.  There will be an announcement from CrossFit HQ when they will open registration.

How many athletes are going to be able to compete at the Regional Games:

Individual Athlete Slots - 65 men and 65 women

Affiliate Team Slots - 48 teams of 6 athletes + 1 Coach

Masters Slots - 24 slots

How many qualifying slots for the Aromas Games are there?

Individual Athletes - 4 men and 4 women

Affiliate Teams - 8 teams

I would like to volunteer, how do I do that?

You will need to register as a volunteer on the main CrossFit Games Site which will open shortly.  You will be put into our volunteer database and we will contact you in mid March with more information.

What is the format of the Regional Games?

Individual Competition

We will have three events on Saturday, and one event on Sunday.  Saturday's events will be announced on Thursday, April 29th.  One of the events will probably include running and some other stuff.  One of the events will probably include pullups and some other stuff.  You will probably be required to pick up some heavy stuff at some point.  You might be required to put some heavy stuff up over your head.  You will probably need to move your body using various bodyweight techniques.  There will be a stopwatch involved.  No other information about the specifics of the workouts will be given out prior to April 29th.

Sunday's event will be announced on Saturday night.

Affiliate Team Competition

We will have 3 team based workouts for all 48 teams to complete on Friday, with the top 12 teams coming back on Sunday for the Final Event.  Every exercise that we do in CrossFit is fair game.  Bring a well balanced team, and your Affiliate Team will do well.  Friday's events will be announced on Thursday, April 29th.

Sunday's event will be announced on Saturday Night.

Can I get more information about the particulars of the workouts?

No.

What should I do to optimally prepare for the Regional Games?

Do CrossFit, and make sure that you are doing full Range of Motion. 

Are you going to require your chest to touch the bar during the pullups?

Probably.

What if I can't touch touch my chest to the bar when I do pullups?

You have over 4 months to train for the Regional Games, so start doing them. 

Where should I stay for the Regional Games?

More information will be coming about the hotels in the area.

How will the Regional Games be judged?

Each competitor, in each heat, will have their own judge. That judge will determine whether or not each rep is a good rep, and count for that athlete.  The Head Judge was a competitor at the 2008 CrossFit Games and was the Head Judge at the Regional Games in 2009.  She is very motivated to ensure that each athlete at our Regional Games is treated the same, regardless of where you are from, or what your name is.  She will be backed up by 25 judges that will have gone through at least 3 practice meets.  Her Assistant Head Judge is 6'6" and weighs 275 lbs.  You will be dealing with him with any questions that you might have during the event.

I hear that Denver is pretty high, how is that going to effect me?

In our experience the more fit that you are, the less effect the altitude has on you. So, the strongest CrossFitters that have visited us showed very little, if any, effect. The normal advice with acclimatization is the longer that you can be at altitude, the better off you will be.

What does the competition space look like.

We are holding this year's North Central Regional Games at the Douglas County Event Center, in Castle Rock Colorado.  It is an amazing venue.