In the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npgl.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">National Pro Grid League</a>, two co-ed teams compete in a series of functional fitness tests. Here, the New York Rhinos take on the Los Angeles Reign on August 19.
The new sport of functional fitness —
In the National Pro Grid League, two co-ed teams compete in a series of functional fitness tests. Here, the New York Rhinos take on the Los Angeles Reign on August 19.
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League games take place on a 94-by-50-foot grid, split up into eight quadrants -- four for each team.
The new sport of functional fitness —
League games take place on a 94-by-50-foot grid, split up into eight quadrants -- four for each team.
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Tony Budding, a 10-year CrossFit executive, left the mega-brand to try to create a spectator sport with greater mass appeal.
The new sport of functional fitness —
Tony Budding, a 10-year CrossFit executive, left the mega-brand to try to create a spectator sport with greater mass appeal.
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Every team roster must have 20 athletes -- 10 men and 10 women. On game day, five men and five women are selected to start the match.
The new sport of functional fitness —
Every team roster must have 20 athletes -- 10 men and 10 women. On game day, five men and five women are selected to start the match.
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The two-hour match features 11 different races that progress across the grid.
The new sport of functional fitness —
The two-hour match features 11 different races that progress across the grid.
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For each battle, the winning team gets two points (three in the last race), and the losing team gets one.
The new sport of functional fitness —
For each battle, the winning team gets two points (three in the last race), and the losing team gets one.
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Players can tag in and out to keep pace during each race, or if they're incapable of completing one more rep.
The new sport of functional fitness —
Players can tag in and out to keep pace during each race, or if they're incapable of completing one more rep.
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Playoffs for the league will begin in September, and will culminate in the Grid League Finals in Las Vegas, to be aired on NBC Sports on October 3.
The new sport of functional fitness —
Playoffs for the league will begin in September, and will culminate in the Grid League Finals in Las Vegas, to be aired on NBC Sports on October 3.
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