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Crossroads is a 501c3 charity. Crossroads Adaptive Athletic Alliance's mission is to level the playing field for adaptive athletes by helping to facilitate the integration of permanently injured athletes into both.
February 13, 2016
Crossroads in the News
Ongoing post highlighting coverage of Crossroads’ mission and success in the media Becoming All-Inclusive – Power Rack Strength No Excuses – Fox5DC Reset Your Mindset – George Mason University WWG15 – NBC4 WWG15 – WTOP WWG15 – CrossFit Journal Adapt Your Training – Barbell Shrugged Crossroads at the CrossFit Games 2015 – CrossFit Adaptive Seminars […]
January 10, 2016
#SecondChance
Twenty-four years ago, after being hit twice with 13,000 volts of electricity, falling two stories, losing both arms and suffering burns over 40% of my body, I had two options: I could give up, or I could find a new way to keep going. However, my injury was more than an ultimatum on how I […]
November 9, 2015
Are You Ready to Be an Athlete?
Are you ready to be an Athlete? I don’t CrossFit. I don’t power lift. I don’t Olympic lift. I don’t do gymnastics. I don’t cycle. I don’t hike. I don’t swim. I don’t climb. I don’t play team sports. And I certainly don’t run, not at all. I made these affirmations at various points in […]
September 21, 2015
WWG-15
Spectators Welcomed and Encouraged! This one of a kind event will take place November 7, 2015 at CrossFit Lorton in Lorton, VA. 63 registered athletes from US, Canada, Chile, and Brazil Opening Ceremonies at 8:45am; Award ceremony at ~4pm – Athlete check-in 7:30a-8:15a – Movement standards review 8:00a. Judges Required. – Opening Ceremonies 8:45a – WWG14 9a-4p All […]
September 16, 2015
Meet Brett – Education Grant Awardee
“I love learning new things and imparting that knowledge to others. I want to take care of myself and help others take care of themselves.”– Brett Casavant, Sgt. USMC Retired Brett earned a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer certification with his Crossroads grant and intends to coach veterans and athletes, both […]
August 25, 2015
Meet Erin – Education Grant Awardee
“I think adaptive athletes have a really unique perspective that can only help in a coaching environment. We constantly think on our feet and have to come up with backup plans all the time. We are creative thinkers and are not afraid to try new things.”—Erin Hardtke Erin will use […]