😎 Introduction

The CrewLAB Summer Smasher Challenge is an engaging within-team competition designed to keep athletes connected, motivated, and on track throughout the summer off-season.

Running from June to September, this challenge offers a structured and fun way to compete against your teammates by rewarding points for social engagement, healthy habits, and physically preparing to perform better than ever in the upcoming season while staying injury-free.

🛠️ Setup

• Squads: The team is sub-divided into smaller groups.
  • If your team is already sorted into Squads, those existing Squads will stay the same when the Challenge begins.
  • If your team isn’t already sorted into Squads, Athletes will be automatically distributed into random Squads.
  • Coaches and Captains can sort and rename Squads at any time. Learn more here.
• Leaderboards: The ranked accumulation of individual and Squad points earned during the challenge.
  • The Leaderboards automatically appear and calculate points in real-time.
  • Individual points stay with the Athlete, so if Squads are re-sorted, Squad points will automatically update
  • Any individual points earned while not in a Squad during the challenge will be added to a Squad if the Athlete is put into a Squad later in the challenge.

🧮 Points

👟 Physical Activities

Activity	Duration	Points
Rowing*, Running*, Skiing*, Swimming*	1 minute	10 points
Lifting, Mobility	1 minute	10 points (max 300 per day)
Cycling*	1 minute	6.6 points
Other	1 minute	2.5 points
*Cardio workouts	First 60 minutes	+33% bonus
*Cardio workouts	2+ hours daily	-50% penalty

💪 Train your body smarter, not harder

⏳ Time

• Do something every day…
  ⬆️ 33% points bonus for the first 60 minutes of cardio per day (rowing, running, skiing, swimming, or cycling).
• … but don’t do too much!
  ⬇️ 50% penalty for any cardio beyond your first 2 hours.
• Time is cumulative across workouts.
  • For example, if you do three 20-minute workouts then one 75-minute workout in a day, the first three workouts will get a 33% more points and the last 15 minutes of your 75-minute workout will get 50% fewer points.

💨 Speed

• Train your sport to get faster at your sport!
  🛑 Maximum 300 points (30 minutes) each of strength training and mobility.
• Strength training and mobility contribute to improving and maintaining fitness and reducing the risk of injury or burnout, but they don’t necessarily make you faster at your sport.

🙋 Social Points

Activity	Points
Daily Check-In	100 points
Like	5 points (max 50)
Comment	10 points (max 50)
Workout Reflection	+20 points to workout
Workout Photo	+20 points to workout
Workout Effort	+20 points to workout

🧠 Train your mind and your team culture too

📝 Training Journal

• Prepare, do, then review, so next time goes even better. 💭  Take at least one moment each day to assess where your body and mind are and how well you’ve been taking care of yourself, especially before you do any physical activities. 🤩 A steady stream of raw workout data isn’t very inspirational and doesn’t keep the team connected. Add details to show how you put in the work, not just that you put in the work.

🤝 Team Culture

• Encourage your teammates with Likes and Comments to keep the spirit thriving and show your teammates who you uniquely are.

Frequently Asked Questions

For Coaches

What is Summer Smasher?

Summer Smasher is a within-team challenge to help your Athletes maintain social connection, habit consistency, and physical fitness during the off-season.

How does Summer Smasher work?

Athletes are assigned to Squads, and then individually participate in fitness, habit tracking, and social activities to earn points toward the individual and Squad Leaderboards.

Is Summer Smasher compliant with sport governing bodies (e.g. NCAA, IRA, ACRA)?

All CrewLAB Training Challenges have been verified by dozens of compliance departments. Please click here if you have questions about specific organizations or requirements.

Does it cost anything for my team to participate in Summer Smasher?

Summer Smasher is available on any CrewLAB plan, free or paid.

What do I have to set up so my team can participate in Summer Smasher?

CrewLAB automatically assigns Squads, tracks activity points, and manages the Leaderboards. However, you may want to customize your Squads or promote at least one Athlete to a team Captain if you won’t be in the teamspace or managing Summer Smasher.

Can I customize Summer Smasher to my team’s goals?

Not at this time, but we continuously collect feedback to improve the Challenge. If you have thoughts, ideas, or questions, please click here to submit them—we appreciate your input!

Is my team’s Summer Smasher activity visible to other teams?

All activities and Leaderboard rankings, individual or Squad, are only visible to your team.

Will CrewLAB sell or share my team’s data to third parties?

Your team’s data is yours, forever.

For Athletes

What is Summer Smasher?

Summer Smasher is a within-team challenge to help you and your teammates maintain social connection, habit consistency, and physical fitness during the off-season.

How does Summer Smasher work?

You’ll be assigned to a Squad by a Coach or Captain, and then individually participate in fitness, habit tracking, and social activities to earn points toward the individual and Squad Leaderboards.

What do I need to do to participate in Summer Smasher?

You can log workouts, training journal information, and/or engage with your teammates to earn points.

Will I get kicked out of my Squad or Summer Smasher if I don’t do something every day?

No, but consistent participation helps you and your Squad climb the leaderboard and stay connected, motivated, and ready for anything.

Is Summer Smasher competitive or collaborative?

Both—there are individual and Squad Leaderboards, so the more you do for yourself, the more your Squad will also benefit. When your Squad earns points, it motivates other Squads to compete against yours, which encourages your whole team to get stronger physically, mentally, and socially!

Is Summer Smasher activity visible to other teams?

No. All activities and Leaderboard rankings, individual or Squad, are only visible to your team.

Need more support?

Click here to submit a ticket.