That Barky must suck a mean dick. They get a gym, equipment, etc. from teh couch for free. They don't have a website, they're not linked on the mainpage and they are using a name "Crossfit Obsession" that is owned by someone else?
The facebook site (Real Crossfit Obsession) has Barky's blogspot as the official website for the gym, but her blog says that "Crossfit Obsession is no more."
WTF
# Once you are accepted as an affiliate, you will need to have a live website before we will be able to link you on the CrossFit site. This is our primary vehicle for promoting you; therefore, we expect you maintain a good site. Please DO NOT register a domain with the CrossFit name in it until AFTER you have been accepted; CrossFit is a licensed trademark and its use without our prior permission is illegal.
# We require every affiliate website to display the CFJ link on the front page of their site.
Also, this sounds a little like franchising, no?
One-on-one training & group classes in authentic CrossFit as prescribed by CrossFit HQ
So, now HQ DOES have a hand in what training the affiliates do?