Welcome to our Crossfit Carmel Coaches and People page! Below you will get to read about your coaches and those people important to helping our CrossFit Carmel family exists. We appreciate everyone and I am sure you will also as you get to know them as coaches and friends.
Lin Coleson is a level 1 certified CrossFit trainer and also CrossFit Olympic Lifting certified trainer. He has been involved in sports and coaching for the last 15 years and has extended experience in working with lacrosse athletes. Lin is also a certified lacrosse umpire in the state of Indiana!
Brenda Coleson is the foundation of the business and management portion of our CrossFit Carmel family. She is experienced in event management and planning for large and small scale events. You will get to hear and see her daily as she tries to keep us in line!
Nick Smarrelli has been a CrossFit participant for the past few years and is also Level 1 Certified CrossFit trainer. Nick has been both a swimming and basketball coach and is currently training for the Madison Ironman in 2011.
Shawn VanDerAa joined the Crossfit Carmel community because of the combination of weightlifting and endurance training. Shawn holds a level 1 Crossfit Certification. She is also currently pursuing her personal training cert through the International Sports Sciences Association as well as a mobility certification. Both of which will be completed by the summer of 2011. Shawn comes from a background of volleyball and distance running. As a wife and mother, Shawn believes it is paramount to be an example of health and fitness for her family.
Billy Rodgers has been Crossfitting since 2006 and truly believes that the community and programming of Crossfit can change anyone’s life. He has moved around the country and learned from several elite trainers, in many areas of fitness. He played football in college, at The Bemidji State University and is CrossFit Barbell certified. He was recently married and lives in Broadripple. Beyond CF and lifting, Billy’s passion include his new wife Lainey, family, football, and cold Miller Lite.
