Coach and Judge Education 2017 â The Planning Starts Now⌠With Term 3 now well underway, 2017 planning should be well in your thoughts. Although it can be hard to focus on next year with so much currently going on and plenty yet to come this year, itâs really important to start thinking ahead and putting plans in place. Time … Read More
Taranaki/Wanganui XTND Cluster
The year has started well with several XTND modules already completed and Year 1âs almost completed their requirements already. Modules for the remainder of the year are: Year 1Â Movement Observation – Sunday 11 September, New Plymouth Year 2Â (and 3) XTND Display – Sunday 29 October, Wanganui XTND Trampoline – Sunday 13 November, Wanganui First Aid – through Club, School … Read More
Sport NZ – Works in Progress
Sport Compass Rimutaka GymSports will be the first club in the country to trial Sport Compass. Ian Sims and Kerry Weston sat down with Sport Wellington and Sport NZ last Thursday to work through the online programme. We are very much looking forward to hearing about their successes with the programme. Sport Compass is a free organisation development tool, due … Read More
Querying a Competiton Score – WAG
Can you query a score at WAG competitions? Short Answer: Yes, the D Score in writing. Please refer to page 11 of the WAG National Programme Manual for more information. Inquiries – Inquiries for the D Score only are permitted, provided they are made in writing, on the inquiry form by the coach to the Control judge, within a few minutes of … Read More
Club Reminders
Competition Etiquette â cell phones There are to be no cell phones on the competition floor. This applies to everyone – coaches, floor managers, head judge, judges and recorders. This includes cell phones being used as calculators. All competition organisers need to ensure that calculators are available on every judging panel by the time the 2017 season kicks off. Membership Spreadsheets … Read More
Central Provincial Teams Announced
Congratulations to all those who have been named in provincial teams, to compete at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships. Â The event kicks off in Invercargill on 28 September and we wish all the athletes the best in their continued preparations and competition. Wellington team Wanganui/Manawatu team Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay team
Busy weekend in Wellington
This last weekend was a busy one in Wellington. Waikanae Gymnastics Club held their GFA festival and the Kapiti Champs was in full swing on the coast. An XTND Understanding Movement 2 module was held at Hutt Valley GymSports, which saw 22 Year 1 students learn more about the fundamental skills. Students applied their learnings to preschool and recreation classes and tested out coach approach. A … Read More
2016 NZ Gymsports Championships
Final Timetables (updated 23 Sep) Aerobics MAG Rhythmic Trampoline WAG Final Run Lists & Start Lists (updated 23 Sep) Aerobics WAG MAG Rhythmic Trampoline Individual Synchro Double Mini Tumbling Qualifying and Proficiency Scores 2016 Qualifying Scores 2016 Proficiency Scores Newsletters #1 – April 2016 #2 – August 2016 #3 – September 2016
Rio Appeal Upheld for NZ Gymnast
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games Womenâs Artistic Gymnastics Jury of Appeal, has upheld a protest lodged by GymSports NZ on behalf of itâs athlete, Courtney McGregor. The protest concerned McGregorâs score on the vault apparatus, specifically her second vault. After Courtney completed her second vault, the score for this vault, and then her average of the two vault scores was … Read More
International Tours Policy
The International Tours Manual outlines the process for qualification, selection, what tour members need to know and do and the roles and responsibilities of all tour members. By accepting a place on a New Zealand team, all tour members agree to comply with this manual. International Tours Manual International Tours Withdrawal form