Over the weekend of 22-23 July it was the 20th anniversary of the Mason Gillespie Memorial competition. Every year at this competition we remember Mason Gillespie, Stewart and Fraser Kendall, three well respected young men who were much loved members of the Tri Star Club. On Sunday of the competition I met Peter and Merryl Gillespie on the floor at … Read More
Schmidt Siblings Off to Belarus
Удачи (good luck) Rachel and Dylan A big shout out to siblings Rachel and Dylan Schmidt from Extreme Trampoline as they head off to the Minsk World Cup in Belarus, 18 – 19 August. Traveling with Rachel and Dylan is Jarrod Heriot, NZ Trampoline Coach, and Judge Lance Henry from Icon Trampoline. At the Australian National Championships, Rachel won a … Read More
Auckland-Northland – Upcoming Events and Reminders
Hard to believe but it’s almost August and the deadline for entering gymnasts to compete at Nationals is looming. Gymnasts that still need another score to qualify have only two weekends left to achieve this goal, before the entries closing date of Wednesday 16 August. Fortunately for the Recreational gymnasts that like to compare their achievements against other gymnasts from … Read More
CEO Wanders the Waikato
Our CEO Tony Compier took some time to travel around Waikato this month catching up with the Clubs and seeing gymnastics in action in the region. This was a great opportunity for coaches and committee members to meet Tony. The Clubs enjoyed the chance to tell him about how they operate, their challenges and successes and gave a great insight … Read More
Upcoming Events – Central Region
Rimutaka Junior Champs 5-6 August 2017 Rimutaka Gymsports 55 Montgomery Cresent WAG STEPs 1-6, MAG Level 1 – 3 Entry fee $45 per gymnast Flyer Entry and judging form Waikanae Gymnastics Club – Gym For All Stage Festival • 27 August 2017 • Waikanae Memorial Hall, Pehi Kupa Street, Waikanae • PlayGym (5yrs and under); Stages 1, 2 and … Read More
Rec Competitions – A Growth Area for Midlands
Hamilton City Gymnastics held their first 2017 recreation competition last month. The competition had 313 entrants – 100 more participants than last year. Along with the growth in numbers, Ham City welcomed Mercury Bay, Opotiki and Thames for the first time. It is great to see Midlands clubs expanding into this space to offer more experiences to their long term … Read More
Midlands – Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Competitions Wow, only a couple of weeks of competitions to go and the entry deadline for Nationals looming on 16 August. But the fun doesn’t end there, there is a range of recreational competitions taking place over the next few months. Here is a full list of all events coming up in the Midlands region. Please note this document is … Read More
Midlands Job Opportunities
The following job opportunities are open for application, in the Midlands Region: ARGOS Junior Coach vacancies Huntly Head Recreation Coach Mt Tauhara Recreational and Competitive Coaches Recruiting or thinking about it? You need to read this… Are you currently looking to fill staffing gaps within your Club whether that is coaches or other roles? Sport NZ’s Partner Update has some … Read More
Sport Action Conference 2017
Sport Action Conference 2017: 8 – 10 September People in clubland are hurting! It is arguably harder than ever to successfully run a community sports organisation. Amidst a dense fog of messaging and competition, finding the members, volunteers and money to keep afloat and sustainable is hard and often thankless work. The increasingly complicated nature of our family lives exacerbates … Read More
Volunteers – Key Parts to all Clubs
Volunteering was identified as a priority earlier in the year in all three Central Region Action Plans showing that it is something that Clubs value but also need some support in. One of the ways this will be supported is through a monthly story in Central e-news focused on volunteers. These stories will look at different aspects of recruiting, retaining … Read More