Harbour City’s First Competition

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, Regional

Congratulation to Kay Glass (Centre Manager) and the Harbour City GymSports committee for putting on their first ever competition. It was so exciting to see the club put on a Team Gym Competition. Kay even made the judges smile with these awesome Christmas tree pens!

Wellington Gymsports Parent Survey

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, Regional

Thank you to all those who participated in the Parent Survey following the NZ GymSports Championships this year. The survey results will be reviewed by the Wellington Committee in 2017 and will help to shape how things are run in the future. Some of the suggestions include the following: A different approach to Wellington WAG training A review of the … Read More

Earthquakes – Is Your Club Prepared?

Anna RobertsonAuckland-Northland, Central-Wellington, e-News, Midlands, Regional, South Island, Uncategorized

In light of recent seismic activities, this is a great opportunity to check how prepared your club is in the event of another earthquake. If in doubt – get your building checked by an engineer and ask for a written report. Be aware of fragile emotions – members and coaches may be affected by earthquakes differently so make sure you … Read More

Wellington Scholarship Goes To Hamilton

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, Midlands, Regional

The Ollerup Scholarship to Denmark is offered annually to Wellington members.  Due to a lack of applicants from the region this year, the Ollerup Scholarship was extended to all New Zealand members. The result was eight outstanding applications with Holly Davies from Hamilton City Gymsports being selected as the successful candidate.  Read about Holly’s scholarship acceptance here.

CSG Team Off to Texas

Anna RobertsonCompetitive Gymnastics, e-News, International, Regional, South Island, Women's artistic gymnastics

12 young gymnasts from Christchurch School of Gymnastics, with coaches Terry Walker and Amanda Johanson, will head off to Texas in February 2017 to compete in two competitions. First is the WOGA Classic on 17-19 February in Frisco. The World Olympic Gymnastic Academy (WOGA) is home to back-to-back Olympic Champions Nastia Liukin (2008) and Carly Patterson (2004). One of the … Read More

Celebrations at Olympia

Anna Robertsone-News, Regional, South Island

Sunday 20 November was a day of celebrations at Olympia Gymnastic Sports with achievements of all levels being recognised, from trying something new through to making a New Zealand team. The day was also a wonderful chance to see just what these amazing young athletes can achieve in a short time with all squads showcasing their sport through some excellent displays. … Read More

New Facility for South Canterbury

Anna RobertsonRegional, South Island

The South Canterbury Movement Centre Trust and South Canterbury GymSports finally got to cut the red ribbon and open the complex known as the Movement Excellence Centre on Saturday 19 November. In 2012 a determined group of people formed a steering group led by David Fridd, president of South Canterbury GymSports, to establish a business case to convince council that … Read More

Action at the Gizzy Cup

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, Regional

The Eastland Port Gisborne Trampoline Club held it’s Gizzy Cup gala dinner and display evening on 27 November.  Not even a 5.1 magnitude earthquake could shake the enthusiasm of a 150 strong audience.  The Gizzy Cup is a form of competition where members of the audience bid for the opportunity to sit and ‘judge’ competitors based purely on what they … Read More