By now you’ve probably heard about the study in the journal Pediatrics which found a massive increase in sports concussions among kids, despite an overall down trend in sports participation.

It seems apparent to me that the two trends are related. Our society has turned school sports into a feeder system for the pros. School sports programs are not even remotely about health or fun. They’re about weeding recreational players out to reveal the next Michele Wie or Joe Mauer.

That means that the kids that are left are the biggest, strongest, most talented, most aggressive and most committed. These are the kids who get up at 5 in the morning to lift weights and who starve themselves to make weight.

Imagine the pressure these kids are under. Is it any wonder that they’re sending each other to the ER?

Are your kids having this much FUN?

CrossFit Kids exists in a parallel universe to the shark tank of mainstream kids athletics. We provide a competitive environment where kids can push themselves and have fun doing it. Naturally CrossFit kids are better prepared for competitive sports, but that’s a side-effect of our programming. The real goal of CrossFit Kids is a long life of high quality. Our trainees achieve unparalleled fitness and stay out of the emergency room!