We are very proud to share that Gabrielle Salmon competed at the New South Wales Special O State Championships last month, in hoop and ball in the Special Olympics level. The competition was a success in general but especially for Gabrielle, placing 1st in the Special Olympics level 3 category. The NSW gymnastics staff were great and they took pictures … Read More
Aucklanders Representing in Singapore
We were excited to send a New Zealand team to the 25th PRIME International Invitational competition in Singapore where they were up against more than 500 gymnasts representing 5 other countries; Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. The selected gymnasts from Auckland are: Lucy Packer – Tri Star Gymnastics. Lucy won All Around Gold in STEP 8 (Unders) at the … Read More
Well Done to Laura and Brooke
At the 2017 New Zealand Aerobics Gymnastics Championships in Auckland last month, Brooke Davies (Age Group 2) and Laura Furse (Senior International) qualified for the Aerobic World Championships in 2018. Brooke and Laura were acknowledged at the closing ceremony where they performed a routine together. International Aerobic Gymnast, Laura Furse of Triple-A, retained the NZ National title and was awarded … Read More
Auckland Athletes Competing at Trampoline World Championships
Congratulations to the Auckland trampoline athletes who were selected to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and the 2017 Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions in Sofia, Bulgaria in November. 2017 Trampoline World Championships, 9-12 November Dylan Schmidt from Extreme Trampoline. Dylan became our first trampoline Olympian when he represented New Zealand last year in Rio. … Read More
Auckland-Northland – Upcoming Events and Reminders
For an up-to-date list of all upcoming competitions, courses and events in and around Auckland and Northland, see this latest calendar. An updated version will be out with the last e-News will be the last one of the year around Mid-December. Entry forms for competitions can be found on the events calendar and registration forms for education courses can be found … Read More
2017 Taranaki School Festivals and Competitions
Taranaki School Sports Association (TSSSA) Artistic Competition hosted by Gymnastics Waitara On Saturday 12 August Gymnastics Waitara hosted the TSSSA Artistic Gymnastics Competition. This event was run as part of the Waitara Opens and saw 8 Taranaki competitive athletes compete for secondary school titles. It is great to see local athletes competing for their schools as well as their Clubs … Read More
New Elementary Coach Courses – TeamGym and Tumbling
Gymnastics NZ is very excited to introduce two new Elementary coaching courses: Elementary Team Gym that will teach the techniques needed to create team gym performances. The first course to be held on 19 November. Elementary Tumbling that will cover the deployment of skills in level 1-3 tumbling. TeamGym Elementary Coach Course – Auckland This course will give information about … Read More
Nationals Reflections – Midlands
A quick look back at our Midlands teams who competed at the 2017 NZ Championships… Athletes, coaches, team managers, chaperones and accompanying parents from all 3 Midlands Provinces (Taranaki, Waikato and Bay of Plenty) enjoyed their Nationals experiences around the country. Team Managers were asked to capture just a few of the many great moments from Nationals. Well done to … Read More
Trampoline World Championships Results
The Gymnastics NZ team have again done us proud at the Trampoline World Championships, held in Sofia Bulgaria the last 5 days. The team have produced the following results: Trampoline Dylan Schmidt (Extreme Trampoline) – 20th place Rachel Schmidt (Extreme Trampoline) – 36th place Alexa Kennedy (Icon Trampoline) – 35th place Synchro Rachel Schmidt and Alexa Kennedy – 9th place … Read More
Central Region Nationals Results
Well done to all athletes from Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay, Wanganui/Manawatu and Wellington who competed in Auckland at the NZ Aerobics and Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and Nelson at the NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships. It was wonderful to see so many athletes achieving not only medals and placings, but personal bests and other personal goals. Top 6 placings was Level 6 Lia … Read More