Christian Kock
Event Manager
Christian has been doing CrossFit for 15 years, and as a CrossFit coach since 2013. He is the proud box owner of Trave CrossFit in Lübeck since 2015. Originally he started in 1989 with martial arts (Kickboxing, Thai boxing and Escrima with Bernd Schubert), he dedicated himself to CrossFit after a serious motorcycle accident.
Recently, he has been bringing his passion for CrossFit not only into the box as a coach, but also as an event manager at CF Events. He organises the Deutschland Showdown Lübeck to bring the community together with the sport he loves.
Joost Prinsen & Karen Tovmasjan
Founders of CF Events
We have been organising fitness events for more than 7 years now. We enjoy seeing athletes compete in their first competition and are very grateful to do this together with our management teams, staff, and volunteers. We are looking forward to giving you and our athletes a memorable experience.
Derek & Margay
Media Managers
Derek, known as @wodphotography, serves as the Director of Media, while Margay is the Media Director & Marketing. Together, we took on the challenge of building the CF Events concept, starting in 2021 when we partnered with Karen and Joost to take over the Dutch Throwdown. That marked the beginning of an exciting journey that has continued to grow since.
In our roles, we manage the entire media experience for all our events, ensuring everything aligns with our shared vision. Margay oversees daily media operations, while Derek leads the media team with photography, videography, and graphic design. On event days, we guide a talented media crew to capture every moment and share the energy and excitement of each throwdown.
We’re excited for what’s next and can’t wait to continue building unforgettable experiences!
Anders Behrmann
Operations Manager
Anders has been running crossfit and functional fitness events for more than ten years all over Europe. He founded the Swedish Federation of Functional Fitness in 2017 and up until January 2024 he was the General Secretary of the International Functional Fitness Federation (iF3).
He lives in Sweden, teaches journalism at a media institute at Linnaeus University and is the co-founder of the AI-based fitness app Relentless Method.
JOIN THE CREW!
Do you want to be a part of our crew? We need:
- Judges
- Front Desk
- Staging
- Athlete Control
- Scoring
We will provide you with a t-shirt, food, drinks and snacks and €50 allowance per day (€25 for build-up). If you live more than 90 minutes from the venue and need to travel to our events, we will provide you with accommodation too.
Please note! When you work on the last day of our event, we expect you to stay until everything has been broken down after the event. Normally this takes less than two hours after final heat.
