CrossFit - 'Tis Nobler in the Mind--and the Body

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At Chicago Bulls College Prep, school administrators have been using CrossFit as the physical-education program for two years. The facility is a campus of the Noble Network of Charter Schools.
A general problem in the U.S. is that physical-education teachers aren't held to the same high standards as academic teachers, says Jason Ronai, assistant principal at the school and a CrossFit Level 1 trainer. At Noble, the P.E. teachers strive for the same standards as those teaching English or science, and the goal is to link fit bodies with strong minds.
"We're gonna take numbers from the improvement rate-the growth rate of their physical numbers here in high school-and associate that with college-graduation rate, (and) I think it's going to be the proof in the pudding that everybody needs," Ronai says.
More than 90 percent of Chicago Bulls College Prep students are minorities, and Noble officials believe CrossFit can help students assimilate at college, says David Oclander, principal fellowship at Noble.
"If they have something that they can connect with kids from Iowa and Maine and ... all over the country," he says, "if they have something like CrossFit that they can connect with and then they can build a community off of that, that will really help our persistence rate."
Ronai agrees.
"You make a promise to yourself and everybody here that as soon as you step foot on that college campus, you're gonna go around saying, 'What's your Fran time? Where's the CrossFit gym? Where's the club?' And if doesn't exist, you're going to start it. ... And then after that, four years later when you graduate, I want to see 10 good burpees on the stage," he tells a group of students.
Video by Mike Koslap.

[@peterbl11]

Awesome idea...a strong sense of community will give them the strength to be their best. Any kid want that, whether they say it or not. If they get fit at the same time...they are golden. Stay strong kids! Semper Fi.

[@mr_nukem]

what a great community, those kids seem really happy :)

[@Kloca43]

I am currently a senior in high school, received my CF level 1 certificate last summer and plan on being a P.E. teacher. My favorite line in this video is when the assistant principle said that academic teacher and physical education teachers should be held to the same standard.

[@julietschutte966]

I love this SO much!

[@kikiperez9303]

Awww I love crossfit

[@karlflow9745]

Who is this beauty?

[@rojocan2]

Awesome!

[@talealifts]

god i wish we did crossfit at my school for P.E.

[@asihinerice04]

hq will come out with crap one day, but an awesome video like this another. i'm so torn...

[@MrZattack101]

piona/rodgers PE anyone?

[@RhexxySexxy]

+Zack Halverson Iv'e got Lum.

[@ajmorelan]

Ive got milo

[@keniaaranda4232]

Im a student in chicago bulls college prep and yes it is a good school,but it is hard.

[@eminemversesonly1273]

Im going here

[@jacobanderson9473]

Can anyone tell me if this school sucks because i am going here for freshman.

[@ColandCo]

To people saying "Cult", it's as much of a cult as is Bodybuilding, or power lifting, or being a Harley Davidson fan, or being a mother. Everything has it's own terms, lingo, slang and any one of the above and talk to another "Cult member" and talk for days.

[@bryanzea856]

1st i think?

[@kronenmakes4393]

lol hi zack