Noga Barkan, an Israeli gymnast was preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games when she was diagnosed with cancer. Her dream to take part in the Olympics was crushed, but her wish to go to the Olympics to support her teammates was granted by Make- A-Wish Israel. And then, in January 2018, Noga achieved another amazing accomplishment – she led … Read More
TRA – 2019 World Cup Minsk Team
We are pleased to announce the New Zealand Team to compete at the World Cup in Minsk, 20-21 April 2019. The team who has been selected is: Alexa Kennedy (Icon Trampoline Club) Madaline Davidson (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) Dylan Schmidt (Icon Trampoline Club) Coach: Jarrod Heriot (NZ Trampoline Coach) Judge: Maree Stenning (ICE Trampoline) Congratulations to all those selected. After … Read More
AER – Suzuki World Cup 2019 Team
We are pleased to announce the first 2019 New Zealand Aerobic team to compete internationally. This will be at the World Cup Suzuki in Tokyo, 13-14 April. The team who has been selected is: Hannah Wilton (Aspire Aerobix) Kate Harvey (Invercargill Gymnastics Club) Trio: Hannah Wilton, Kate Harvey, Jennifer Groom (Aspire Aerobix/Invercargill Gymnastics Club) Coach: Bronte Coluccio (Aspire Aerobix) – … Read More
CEO Update – December 2018
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas This quote sprung to my mind, not just because of the festive season, but also the parallels it presents when thinking about what gymnastics means to … Read More
2018 NZ Champs a Hit in Tauranga
The 2018 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships held at the ASB Baypark Arena in Tauranga provided a fantastic location to reunite all five codes together again under one roof. As our national pinnacle event, it’s always exciting to showcase the best gymnastics from around the country, this year including our World Championships and Commonwealth Games athletes. 15 provinces competed for National … Read More
2018 World Champs Wrap Up
This last term has seen teams from Rhythmic, Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics represent New Zealand at their respective World Championships. A huge congratulations to all those athletes who were selected and competed. A special thanks to all the officials who travelled with the athletes for your help and support both pre tour and on tour. This year saw some really good … Read More
Awesome fun at the Gym for All Symposium
Over Labour weekend, whilst many people enjoyed the warm, dry weather, a bunch of enthusiastic coaches and presenters attended the Gym for All Symposium in Wellington. The Gym for All Symposium is a weekend of coaching workshops aimed at the recreation or Gym for All community. On day one we had a theme topic of group performance, introducing Gymnaestrada and … Read More
FIG Level 3 Academy
We were excited to have six coaches attend a FIG Level 3 Coaching Academy in Canberra last month. The Academy went for seven days and comprised of theory and practical lectures and exams. The coaches who attended were: Women’s Artistic Gymnastics: Mathew Rowley (North Harbour), Sarah Miller (North Harbour) Men’s Artistic Gymnastics: Dane Smuts (North Harbour MAG) Rhythmic Gymnastics: Isabel … Read More
Northland TeamGym & Tumbling – KiwiSport Project
At the end of 2017, Gymnastics NZ was granted Kiwisport funding from Sport Northland on behalf of Northland Clubs to assist with getting TeamGym and Tumbling programmes off the ground in Northland. As TeamGym was completely new to the region, the KiwiSport funding was vital to its successful introduction. It provided clubs with a financial buffer while the concept was … Read More
A New Home for Cambridge
Like many clubs around the country, Cambridge Gymnastics has had to face the problem of limited access to facilities and growing waitlists. For a long time, the club was situated out of a local primary school where they had to pack in and pack out every day. While they did have access to the school hall three days a week, … Read More