Eligibility Rules for REBEL Renegade Games

Teams

Teams will consist of at least two (2) men and two (2) women who validly register and train primarily at the same gym (defined as the same physical location) starting no later than February 1st of the current competition season. All teams will have one (1) reserve male and one (1) reserve female athlete. Should the Team need to change the reserve athlete, they can do so up until the 19th of May 2025.

Athletes may only compete for one Team during the season. The intent of the Team competition is to determine the fittest gym. Therefore, the Athletes who represent each Team must train primarily at that gym for the duration of the competitive season. The REBEL Renegade Games requires that the majority of a Team member’s training days and workouts per week take place at the Team gym starting February 1st 2025.

In accordance with this rule, creating an “all-star” Team, or any Team, consisting of Athletes primarily training at different gyms is not acceptable. Compliance with this will be determined by each Athlete’s and each Team’s adherence to the “More Than Half Rule.” The “More Than Half Rule” states that Team Athletes must train at the designated Team location more than half of their training days per week, AND must train at the Team facility more sessions than any other location. Therefore, the “More Than Half Rule” requires: i. ii. At least four (4) training days must be completed at the Team gym if the Athlete trains six (6) or seven (7) days a week. At least three (3) training days must be completed at the Team gym if the Athlete trains four (4) or five (5) days a week. The “More than Half Rule” is evaluated on a weekly basis to ensure Athletes are training consistently at their Team location. Athletes CANNOT take the sum of all of their workouts for the entire season and then demonstrate that, over the course of the season, they performed more than half of their training days at the Team gym and more sessions at this location than anywhere else. Reasonable exceptions for temporary travel are permitted, but must be documented along with ordinary training.

If there is any ambiguity about whether any member of a Team meets the requirements (such as an Athlete who formerly trained at another gym, or who lives suspiciously far from the Team gym), The REBEL Renegade Games, may require the Athlete to produce documentation proving they have indeed met the above Team requirements.

The Athlete should be prepared to provide a detailed Training Log outlining dates and times of workouts at the Team location. This Training log should be accompanied by photographic evidence to support the Athlete’s Log. For example, an Athlete might use date and time-stamped “selfie” photos (including an identifying feature of the gym) for every training session they attend at the Team gym. The Athlete could email these photos to their own email account and store them in a dedicated folder to be retrieved if necessary. If the Athlete cannot prove they meet all requirements as requested by The REBEL Renegade Games, the Team and individual Athlete may be subject to disqualification.

More than one Team may come from a gym, as long as all members of the Team consistently train at that physical location in accordance with the above requirements. Team members may not switch between Teams.

Being a trainer at a gym does not automatically qualify an Athlete to compete for one of their Teams. The trainer must personally and consistently workout at the same physical location as the Team in accordance with the above requirements.

The Licensee of Record (LOR) for an Affiliate may not compete on any Team except those from their Affiliate. Affiliate owners may not change their Licensee of Record in order to compete for a different team.

If an Affiliate Licensee of Record operates a CrossFit Kids ONLY Affiliate, with no adult members or classes, AND the LOR does not train at this affiliate, then the LOR may compete for another Team, assuming they meet all the Team requirements stipulated above.

If an Affiliate opens after February 1st but before the commencement of the first Open workout, this Affiliate’s LOR may not compete for another Team. Conversely, if an Athlete becomes the LOR for a new Affiliate after the commencement of the first Open workout, this Athlete may remain on their current Team. The Athlete in this example will switch to their Affiliate Team for the following season.  For gyms with multiple locations, EACH location must register its own Team. Teams may not include Athletes who personally workout more at other locations (as stipulated above) even if the other locations share a name, owner, membership plan or programming.

Individuals

Individuals wishing to compete at The REBEL Renegade Games must live, work or hold residency in Africa, the UAE or Gulf Countries.

If an athlete holds citizenship in any of the outlined countries, they will be eligible to compete regardless of where they currently reside in the world. In this case, the athlete will be expected to provide valid proof of citizenship.

If an athlete is currently working, or has been living in any of the outlined countries since the 1st of January 2025 they will be eligible to compete at The REBEL Renegade Games. In this case, the athlete will be expected to provide proof of employment / required work visa / residency visa.

If there is any ambiguity about whether any athlete meets the requirements, The REBEL Renegade Games, may require the Athlete to produce documentation proving they have indeed met the above requirements.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding whether or not an athlete does meet the requirements stipulated above, please send an email to [email protected].