📰 CFFF Board Update: March 23, 2025
The Canadian Functional Fitness Federation (CFFF) Board of Directors met on March 23 to align on priorities and finalize key steps ahead of our 2025 season. With Nationals fast approaching and our first qualifier launching this week, the board is working hard behind the scenes to grow the sport across Canada.
Here are the highlights:
🏋️♂️ Nationals & Qualifiers Planning
Nationals 2025 will take place July 19–20 at the PNE Forum in Vancouver. We’re targeting up to 10 athletes per division, with additional participation expected through an auxiliary event in Quebec. We’re still awaiting final numbers from the Quebec board and will adapt the East-West split accordingly.
Our first online qualifier launches this week, and it’s the easiest pathway to earn your spot at Nationals. The workouts are designed to be accessible, judge-friendly, and showcase foundational fitness. If you’re on the fence, sign up! Completing the qualifier puts you in the running — even if you’re not planning to attend Nationals just yet.
📊 Finalizing the Workouts
The board worked collaboratively to finalize the 6 test categories: Strength, Power, Endurance, Bodyweight, Mixed Modal, and Skill. A special focus was placed on:
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Ensuring workouts are easy to judge and film.
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Creating proper Minimum Work Requirements to maintain quality at Nationals.
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Providing clear scaling for age divisions.
Expect to see full standards, floor plans, and demo materials posted soon via Circle21, including integrated judging resources for Technical Officials.
🧑⚖️ Technical Officials: Level Up
We continue to recruit and train Technical Officials (TOs) across the country, especially in preparation for Nationals and our sanctioned events.
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The TO Level 1 course is now free and online.
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New in 2025: TO Level 2 Training tailored to specific events and delivered ahead of competition weekends.
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Want to host a sanctioned event? We’ll provide free TO training if you use IF3 movement standards.
If you’re a former athlete, coach, or just love functional fitness — this is your chance to contribute.
📣 Spreading the Word
The biggest challenge? Getting the message out. Flyers, blog posts, and social content are ready — but we need your help.
✔️ Share the season update video
✔️ Tag your local gyms
✔️ Invite friends to sign up — even if just for fun
✔️ Promote the chance to qualify for Nationals and represent Team Canada
The more names we have registered, the more support we unlock — from school access to government grants and beyond.
🔜 What’s Next?
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📦 Flyers will be distributed nationwide — help us get them up at your gym!
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🛠️ Qualifier #1 workouts go live this week
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🧑⚖️ TO Training video coming soon
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🧮 Athlete rankings and results will feed into a new National Leaderboard system in Circle21
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📅 Next board meeting: May 4, 2025
Thank You
To everyone volunteering their time, sharing our content, training judges, or preparing athletes — thank you. CFFF is a volunteer-run nonprofit and we’re building something special together. This year is our biggest push yet to show what functional fitness can be in Canada.