It was a busy year in 2016 for XTND with numbers of young coaches in the programme reaching 250 across the country. We welcomed two new clusters in 2016 â Central Otago and Dunedin and in 2017 we add XTND clusters from the Hawkes Bay and Invercargill. As XTND continues to grow we endeavor to improve our systems to make … Read More
Club Development Opportunities – Auckland-Northland
Check out the workshops below to help develop your club and the people in it. Busting the Busy Trap Do you often feel tired, stressed and overwhelmed? Are you constantly juggling urgent interruptions and constantly work under pressure?  You need to be at this workshop. It will help you put everything in order so that you have more time, more … Read More
Gym Kids’ New GymZone
Gym Kids was created in 2011 by Tania and Pablo Donnianni, initially designed to take gymnastics to the schools in Central and West Auckland. Pablo saw a gap in the market and started as a mobile business, with a trailer full of equipment and setting up in school halls. They started in Waimauku primary school close to Muriwai and then … Read More
Tri Star Jubilee
Tri Star Gymnastics in Mt Roskill are celebrating their 30 year Club anniversary and 20 year anniversary for the Mason Gillespie Memorial Competition. Â See below and their Facebook event page for more information. Tri Star Jubilee weekend schedule.
Waitoa Goodies Hitting Clubs
Q. How many Waitoa Free Range Chicken goodies can you fit in a Toyota Highlander?…. A. 20,000 Star of the Week certificates, 28,000 recipe cards, 74 recipe card holders and 2,500 balloonies. And what were they doing in a Toyota Highlander? Â It was the first part of their journies out to Clubland. These goodies come as part of our new … Read More
Member Only Resources to Help Your 2017 Planning
Planning and Preparation â the Secret to a Successful Club The start of Term One has arrived and those relaxing sunny (if you were really lucky) holidays are already starting to feel like a distant memory. With a busy year stretching out in front of you, how do you make sure that this year is a year that you get … Read More
Paula’s GymSchool Experience
Paula Croasdale from Fantastic Gymnastics was one of the 110 coaches who attended GymSchool. Â Here is what she had to say about her experience doing the WAG Junior Coach Course… “Annie Prout and I attended the WAG Junior Coach Course at GymSchool and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The courses and the workshops were well organised and the presenters were great … Read More
Look Here for Funding for 2017
The start of a new year and not far away will be the start of a new season⌠Is your club ready? With grant funding under increasing demand and grant pots shrinking itâs more important than ever that you donât leave your applications to chance. In December GymSports NZ released a Grant Funding Guide designed to help you maximise your … Read More
Starting 2017 Off With A Bang
We hope 2017 has started off really well for you after some relaxing time off over the Christmas and New Year break before returning back to âgym modeâ for the upcoming season. We look forward to working closely with your club again in 2017. Things to look out for in e-news this year include an article on the strategic planning … Read More
2016 Membership Growth – Northland-Auckland
2016 was another year of growth for the Greater Auckland and Northland regions. Â Combined there were over 2,000 new memberships equating to an 8% growth on 2015 – more than 10% in Northland and nearly 8% in Auckland. The largest growth was once again in the recreation space with over 11% growth. These figures once again reflect the great work … Read More