Our story
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Jersey Functional Fitness Association (JFFA) is the national governing body for competitive functional fitness in Jersey.
JFFA is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote and grow functional fitness as a competitive sport in Jersey, Channel Islands. We are an official member of the International Functional Fitness Federation.
It is our responsibility to create rules, standards, and guidelines for governing competitive functional fitness in Jersey. Our mission is to create competitive opportunities for athletes of all ages and ability levels. We are focused on enhancing the competitive experience for the athletes, judges, coaches, and spectators.
Through the Online Qualifier and the National Championships, we assemble the functional fitness national team that represents Jersey which will send its own independent contingent of athletes to iF3 international events, and then eventually to multi-sport events such as the Commonwealth Games once the sport gains entry.
In the case of inclusion in an eventual Olympic Games, qualification and representation by any Jersey athletes would flow through the national federation representing Great Britain.
Committee Board
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Joe Murphy
Chairperson
Paula Volante
Secretary
Edward Claxton
Treasurer
Adam Harrison
Head Coach
The Sport
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Competitive Functional Fitness is a sport which tests athletes’ proficiency across a variety of movement patterns, activities, and energy systems. Athletes must show their competency in various realms, including demonstrations of their strength, strength endurance, speed, bodyweight/gymnastics skill, and aerobic capacity.
In each competition, athletes are presented with various tasks, each of which require the completion of a certain amount of work (i.e. number of repetitions of a given movement). The athletes then attempt to complete the required movements and repetitions as fast as possible. The athlete who completes the work the fastest is the winner of that task.
Functional Fitness athletes showcase resiliency, in that they can perform to their max potential through the expression of strength, power and endurance.
The Rulebook
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The competition rules specify the conduct and behaviour of athletes during functional fitness competitions. The goal is to create an atmosphere of sportsmanship, equality, and fair play as well as provide safety and protection for the athletes. It emphasises movement quality and skill without unduly limiting the athlete’s freedom of action and penalises actions that otherwise confer an unfair advantage.
Movements Standards
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JFFA complies with the movement standards enforced by the iF3. Any movement listed and described within the document is eligible for inclusion in iF3 Sanctioned Events in the 2023 competition season. The following document sets forth the general regulations applicable to a collection of the most common otherwise notable athletic tasks employed and evaluated for purposes of iF3 sanctioned events.
Test Categories
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Individual Medley
The Individual Medley is a 2 to 3 day individual functional fitness competitive format. At the International level this format contains six (6) tests of fitness across a standardized set of categories. The capacities tested in the Individual Medley are Endurance, Strength, Bodyweight, Skill, Mixed, and Power.
Team Medley
The Team Medley is a 2 to 3 day team functional fitness competitive format. At the International level this format contains six (6) tests of fitness across a standardized set of categories and teams are composed by two male and two female athletes. The capacities tested in the Team Medley are Endurance, Strength, Bodyweight, Mixed and Strategy.
Qualification To World Championship
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Individual/Team Division
Jersey Functional Fitness Association would like to invite all athletes (18+) to participate in the JFFA online qualifier to earn a spot to represent Jersey at the International Functional Fitness Federation’s World Championships in November of 2023 in Skjetten, Norway as part of the World Championships.
The Jersey Functional Fitness Worlds Online Qualifier will be open from May 2023.
In order to limit the number of qualifiers that athletes need to complete, JFFA will use workouts from the CrossFit (CF) Games Open and/or Quarterfinals as part of your score.
Athletes will complete 4 tests, all of which will be released at the start of the qualifier. All tests must be video recorded and entered electronically. It is the responsibility of each athlete to ensure video standards and movement standards are met, as scores may be adjusted and penalties applied accordingly. Videos will be reviewed and scores will be verified by JFFA after completion of the qualifier. All scores will be reviewed and verified no later than June 2023.
2023 JFFA Worlds Online Qualifier Registration
This online qualifier is to add additional athletes to the roster for the 2023 World Championships. The JFFA will have at least 3 spots for Male, 3 spots for Female and 1 spot for Team (2 male + 2 female) at the World Championships.
The first round of invitations will be sent out electronically after the online qualifier scores are validated. Qualifying athletes will have s specific time frame to secure their spot. Any vacancies will be filled with a second round of invitations. Those athletes will have a specific time frame to secure their spot for the World Championships. Unclaimed spots for the World Championships can then be earned through additional invitations based on the online qualifier or by at-large invitation.
Masters Divisions
Jersey Functional Fitness would like to invite all masters athletes (30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64 and 65+) to participate in the JFFA online qualifier to earn a spot to represent Jersey at the International Functional Fitness Federation’s Masters World Championships in September 29th - October 1st of 2023 in Vancouver, Canada as part of the Masters World Championships.
The Jersey Functional Fitness Masters Online Qualifier will be open from 5pm on 7th May and will close 5pm on 14th May 2023.
In order to limit the number of qualifiers that athletes need to complete, JFFA will use workouts from the CrossFit (CF) Games Open and/or Age Group Quarterfinals (AGQ) as part of your score.
If you completed the AGQ, you simply need to register for the JFFA Masters Qualifier and input your existing scores. If you did not register for the CF AGQ, you will have 1 week to complete all 3 tests and submit your scores and videos.Video Sumissions
Video standards listed on the CrossFit (CF) Games Open and/or Age Group Quarterfinals (AGQ) website will follow the same requirements for video submissions.Athletes will complete 3 tests, all of which will be released at the start of the qualifier. All tests must be video recorded and entered electronically. It is the responsibility of each athlete to ensure video standards and movement standards are met, as scores may be adjusted and penalties applied accordingly. Videos will be reviewed and scores will be verified by JFFA after completion of the qualifier. All scores will be reviewed and verified.
Athlete Selection
The top three male and female athletes in each age group will qualify to represent the JFFA at the Masters World Championships in Canada.
Invitations
The first round of invitations will be sent out electronically after the online qualifier scores are validated. Qualifying athletes will have a specific time frame to secure their spot. Any vacancies will be filled with a second round of invitations. Those athletes will have a specific time frame to secure their spot for the Masters World Championships. Unclaimed spots for the Masters World Championships can then be earned through additional invitations based on the online qualifier or by at-large invitation.
*Athletes are permitted to register in both Individual, Masters and Team.
Events
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Only events sanctioned by the iF3 or a National Federation will appear on the list.
Athlete Membership
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In order to compete in the Online Qualifier, any Jersey Functional Fitness sanctioned event or earn a spot on the National Team you must first have a JFFA Competition Licence.
This membership is an annual fee of £50 and is good for one year from the date of payment. All proceeds will go towards helping athletes with apparel, insurance and/or travel costs where possible for the events.
Membership is also open to anyone who would like to support our sport. Only JFFA Members are eligible to serve on JFFA Committees.
Click the button below to register for your "Competition License"
Club Membership
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A club is defined as a group (various ages and genders) who train for the sport of functional fitness. The end goal is sport performance. The length of a club season will vary depending on age and other sports of involvement, but we recommend a season length of January until late summer - culminating with the opportunity to qualify for the iF3 World Championships.
Our structure is similar to the club structure that exists with many other sports in Jersey. Whether you were a footballer, rugby player, hockey player or gymnast - you trained as a member of a registered club, and represented that club at sanctioned events.
Benefits of A Club
- Access to help with event organisation
- Input on programming design and floor layout
- Access to trained and certified judges
- Opportunity to have your event be considered a qualifying event
- Contributing to the building of a united community of functional fitness events in order to help all events grow and become more successful
This membership is an annual fee of £200 and is good for one year from the date of payment. All proceeds will go towards helping athletes with apparel, insurance and/or travel costs where possible for the events.
If you have questions on the club process or would like to receive more info please contact us
Sponsors
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We are actively looking for sponsors & partners to help support local athletes to compete in functional fitness globally and to develop the sport in Jersey.
We have a wide variety of sponsorship and advertising packages that can be tailored to suit your budget. With sponsorships available from just £250 a year there is something for businesses whatever your needs.
Please contact us for more information.
Get In Touch
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Got any questions? Shoot us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Email Address joe@jerseycrossfit.je
