On 12 December, after a blessing by local Iwi, work finally began on the Clifton Park Sports and Community Hub in Waitara. This facility will be the culmination of 10 years of hard work which started with Waitara Gymsport’s need for a new facility.  The result will not only be a top class gymnastics facility but also a home for … Read More
Midlands Event Calendar and Provincial Change
2017 is shaping up to be another busy year. In order to help you keep track of everything going on, we have put together a Midlands Event Calendar which includes all events going on in the Midlands region and key National events. Please note – this calendar is in final draft form. If you have a recreation event you would … 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 “gym mode” 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
Coach & Judge Education – Planning and Funding
With the new four-year cycle just started, Clubs need to identify the education needs of coaches and judges, especially where new qualifications are needed. Your Relationship Manager is available to help you develop a Coach and Judge Education Plan. Â Using information from the Education Framework (including XTND), this will enable you to plan which courses your team need to attend … Read More
Tri Star Artistic Gymnastics Summer Camps
The third week of January saw athletes from around the North Island converge on Tri Star Gymnastics for their annual Summer Camps.  Not only another huge success with both seniors and juniors, but also the coaches who were able to put fresh learnings from the previous week’s FIG Academy and GymSchool straight into practice. The change over from Senior camp to … Read More
Active Attitude Aerobics Senior Camp
Active Attitude filled their annual Aerobics camp this month with 23 athletes. The girls ranged in age from 10-17 and had a great time starting their new choreography for the year. A range of other activities were thrown in, to help with training and team-building.  These included swimming, diving, pilates, ballet, tumbling and a nutrition challenge. The girls also went out for … Read More
TeamGym at Fantastic
In December Fantastic Gymnastics organised a TeamGym competition which was a great success. The Fantastic team hope to have another competition in 2017 and invites other clubs to join in the fun. With so many coaches getting enthused about TeamGym at the GFA Symposium last year, we hope to see the number of Clubs involved grow significantly. In the second … Read More
Auckland and Northland Job Opportunities
Gym Kids are currently looking for gymnastics coaches for a new satellite in Hobsonville and Tri Star Gymnastics is looking for a Financial Administrator. Be sure to keep an eye on our job opportunities page for other roles.
Bouncy Boxing Ring For Sale
Extreme Trampoline recently sold their bouncy boxing ring to someone in Paraparaumu who got it freighted down there but now doesn’t want. If any Club is interested, Angie Dougal is happy to take $500 for it if the Club is willing to collect or cover freight. Â It was bought 6 years ago for $2,500 and has had some repairs in … Read More