Well since you wanted to bring up cross fit. Here is how they feel about why "full" stanches are important
http://www.tabatatimes.com/why-we-snatch/
The cult weighs in. Excellent.
Anyway, here's the perspective of someone who trains pro atheletic: https://footballbeyondthestats.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/just-say-no-to-olympic-lifts-at-least-for-nfl-players/
Why didn't we just hire you over Mark Philipp and Boyd Epley.....What was the athletic department thinking?? You could have been HC, OC, DC, Strength Coach as well as recruiting coordinator