I’m going to try and have my kids follow the CFK’s WODs during their summer break each day.  They are excited about it, so I need to make sure I follow through and set aside a time of the day for them to do it, so it doesn’t get forgotten. 

My question is in relation to measurable stats.  I’d love to have each of them do some certain exercises, either for time or max reps, getting an idea of where they are at the beginning of the summer, so that I can have something to compare it to at the end of the summer (and hopefully beyond).  I could do some standard things:  pullups, pushups, situps, squats, etc., but I was wondering if you guys have something you use for a new CFK member coming into the gym for an assessment of sorts that allows for that member to get a gauge as to what they can accomplish in a certain amount of time?

I guess a few benchmark WODs might be in order, also, but not sure about what WODs kids do that might serve as a benchmark (maybe scaled Cindy ??).  Oh, and FYI, my daughter is 8 and son is 6 (almost 7).

Thanks for any help you can provide !!

Benchmarks (for the average 8 and 6yo) don’t sound like Big Fun to me… sounds like a test, ick!
Key to CFK is pairing exercise with fun.  If you feel the need to have a benchmark (for your records, I’m sure the kids don’t care), why not use one of the first WODs they do and repeat it some time later?  That being said we did have some challenges for the younger kids at the Arnold Classic.  They included things like monkey hang from the bar for max time, static ring support, ect.  The primary participants were the gymnasts who already had a solid base in the movements and the fun was actually the competition.

More appropriate assessments of kids’ abilities really should be about how well they are moving.  Squat looks better, med. ball clean looks good, and good HSPU progressions or box jumps are better metrics for monitoring progress in kids. 

For teens, when competition reigns supreme, performing periodic benchmarks may be the definition of Fun.

Test them on something they already do. Example: running, jumping, skateboading, throwing etc…. See how these improve over the summer using CFK. Like JDG say’s you have to make it fun! at all cost!