Coach/Owner
contact: woodsandwater1220@yahoo.com
Derrick Mason has been involved in coaching in various ways since 1998. He has coached a multitude of sports/activities including basketball, adventure racing, kayaking, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, and Crossfit. Derrick has been involved in Crossfit since March 2011, and has been coaching Crossfit since the summer of 2012. Derrick is a professional mental health therapist, living in Bowling Green, KY, at the moment, and traveling to Asheville to coach at CFP whenever his schedule allows. Derrick lived in Arden, NC, from 1998 to 2006, teaching and coaching at Christ School, where he and Ben met. He is hoping to relocate back to Asheville permanently in the near future. Derrick is the father of Woods (10) and Emily (8), and spends most of his free time enjoying their extracurricular activities, such as basketball, soccer, violin, piano, and CrossFit Kids Summer Camp.
"I love the description of CrossFit as a wellness/lifestyle program masquerading as a fitness program. I am passionate about helping people be healthier holistically, to include the emotional, physical, and spiritual elements. I appreciate that CrossFit recognizes the importance of holistic health, rather than just focusing on pure physical fitness. Additionally, I believe that the focus on community may be CrossFit's most important characteristic. The internal community in each box pushes the athlete to be his/her best on any given day, keeps him/her accountable, and cheers each other on. As a coach, I believe that very athlete should feel like the most important person in the box at least once during any given WOD class. Plus, there is also the external community facilitating community service and outreach that has us as CrossFitters looking for ways to make both our 'small pond' and the bigger world a better place."
CrossFit Certificates
CrossFit Level One Coach Certificate
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certificate
CrossFit Mobility
Coaching Experience
High School Basketball, Freshman, JV, and Varsity (3 years)
Outdoor Program Coach (8 years)
CrossFit Coach (<1 year)
Whitewater Rafting guide and trainer (Ocoee River, TN) (8 years)
Athletic Accomplishments
High School basketball, including playing in the KY state tournament Final Four game
College Club Rugby, and annual Alumni Rugby game
Competed in ~30 Adventure Races, ranging in distance from 15 - 120 miles, and ranging in length from 3 - 30 hours
Competitor, 2012 CrossFit Old School St. Jude fundraiser competition
Competitor, 2012 Garage Games at CrossFit Solafide (Clarksville, TN)
Outdoor Adventure Sports Experience
Adventure Races
Whitewater Rafting Guide (Ocoee River, TN)
Orienteering
Mountain Biking
Trail Running
Canoeing/Kayaking
Education
BA (Western Kentucky University) in Mathematics and Religious Studies
MAE (Western Kentucky University) in Marriage and Family Therapy