Earlier this year Belinda Randall attended the Schools Sport Health and Safety Sector Reference Group in Wellington. This meeting brought together key people within school sport as well as health and safety leads from 20 different sporting codes. Discussion at the meeting focused firstly on how sports need to be engaging with schools to ensure that they are meeting both … Read More
CEO Update – August 2017
âHow are you?â she asked, âBusyâ was the reply, âWhen are we not?â was the rhetorical response. I overheard this conversation in one of my visits to a nationals qualifying competition recently. It could have been repeated hundreds of times all over the country as our community volunteers, juggling family and work commitments, indulge their (or more often their childrenâs) … Read More
NZ Teams on the World Stage
August saw a more NZ teams on the world stage across aerobics, trampoline and menâs artistic gymnastics⊠2017 International Aerobics Championships (ANAC) â 29 July â 2 August, Phoenix, Arizona. Senior International Laura Furse (Triple A Aerobics) qualified 4th (20.200) to finals where she finished 5th (20.200) Kate Harvey (Invercargill Gymnastics Club) placed 21st (18.000) in prelims and finished 20th … Read More
2017 Championships Counting Down
Merchandise There will be limited stock available for purchase at the event, so get online to get geared up in time to cheer your team on at the event. Merchandise is available to everyone, not just those competing. Link to the website. Join the team Are you interested in getting in on the action and being part of the team … Read More
Ollerup Student Updates
2016-2017 Ollerup Student Update â Brianna McKenzie Just over 12 months ago Brianna McKenzie (Porirua GymSports) took off for her 1-year Ollerup Scholarship in Denmark. Brianna returned at the beginning of August and sat down with local Relationship Manager Megan Russell to talk about how the year went. âThe roller-coaster they call the year at Ollerup â when you leave … Read More
Harvey Shares Berlin
Harvey Humber from Counties Manukau Gymnastics was one of six selected to represent New Zealand at the International Junior Team Cup in Berlin in April. Â In Harvey’s own words, here is an insight into his experience… On the 2nd of April I set off to Berlin, on a journey that would total 30 hours of travelling by airplane. Attending the … Read More
Rowena Takes Her Passion to China
Rowena Deadman, Manager of Gym City Papatoetoe, recently returned from her trip to China after being asked back in January to run a two-week course for their Montessori Teachers College. The course took place at the International Training Centre of Montessori, where Rowena taught physical activities in the classroom, along with fundamental skills that fit into Montessoriâs practical class module. … Read More
New Programmes Coming in 2018
Team Gym Team Gym is an exciting style of group performance, recommended for participants aged 8 years and over. It is based on the popular international European TeamGym competition combining parts of tumbling, mini-tramp and dance as a group. TeamGym is a useful programme for clubs to retain members in a team event which encourages individual skill development, team work, … Read More
Ollerup Scholarships â Applications Open for 2018-19
The International Academy (INTAC) is an integrated part of Gymnastikhojskolen I Ollerup (commonly referred to as Ollerup) – a Danish Academy offering non-formal education with a special focus on Gymnastics. Each year Scholarships are offered to students aged between 18-30 years and Gymnastics New Zealand is excited to announce that there are now three scholarships up for grabs for students … Read More
Bringing Flair and Fun to Competition
By the end of competition season, the events start to roll together with most following a fairly similar format. This year Franklin decided to liven things up in a big way. Gymnasts were welcomed in the arena to the sounds of Alex Sandford with a song from the Disney film ‘Moana’. The Franklin Gymsports Junior Artistic Championships used their theme … Read More