Those of you down in Invercargill would have seen the fantastic climbing wall at ILT Stadium Southland. We thought it was awesome fun! Check out this wonderful technology, including pricing and where to buy from.
Wellington Feedback from GFA Symposium
On 15-16 October, GymSports New Zealand hosted the GFA Symposium. Over 110 Coaches attended, with 8 coming from Wellington. Here is some feedback from some of the local coach’s experiences below: “I had the most fantastic and memorable time. The presenters were awesome and very well prepared. My favourite activities were the Tumbling for pre-school, Display and the Skills session. … Read More
Putting Research Into Practice
Rimutaka Gymsports recently took up the opportunity to host 132 children at the Under 5’s Festival held at Walter Nash Stadium in Lower Hutt. Prior research into their member demographics showed that a lot of their pre-school members came from down the Valley. Having learned this, they jumped at the chance to be part of the Under 5’s Festival. Some … Read More
Central Region Nationals Results
A big congratulations to all those who competed at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships. We hope that you all enjoyed Invercargill and ILT Stadium as much as we did. Please find below provincial results for the Central region: Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay Wanganui / Manawatu Wellington
New Comms Tool For Your Club
If you were a Manager at the 2016 NZ Championships down in Invercargill, you would have been on the Awards Text Group. This is a fantastic communications tool which could be used in your own Club. For just $5 you can buy an app called “Text2Group”. This allows you to set up your own Groups and text some of the … Read More
New Facility for Bigair
Bigair Gymsports have opened a second facility at 14 Landfill Road, Owhiro Bay, Wellington – grab a sneak peak in the pics below…
Central Region Date Reminders
Be sure to have any of the relevant following dates on your calendars: November 11 Nov – Applications close for Senior WAG and MAG FIG Level 2 Courses 14 Nov – Memberships for Term 4 due 21 Nov – Registrations close for XTND Competent Coach – Year 1 and 2 23 Nov – Forms due for Sanctioned Competitions 30 Nov – … Read More
Volunteer in Rarotonga.
Planning a holiday in Rarotonga, Cook Islands? Would you like to give back to the sport of gymnastics and contribute to its development in Oceania? Expressions of interest are welcome from coaches planning a trip to Rarotonga, who may like to volunteer a few hours of their time towards gymnast and/or coach development. Depending on the level of qualification, this could … Read More
MAG Squad 360 – 2017
Squad 360 is a national program designed to identify talented competitive athletes and coach them into the performance pathway. 360 Selection Camps and Squads for 2017 have now been announced – please refer to the documents below: 2017 Squad 360 selection announcement Selection Camps and 2017 Overview Selection Camp invitations Skills testing 360 Pathway 2017 Squad 360 draft calendar
Media release: Indo Pacific Championships Wrap Up In Napier
An action packed five days wrapped up at the 2016 Indo Pacific Championships in Napier today, where 184 athletes from Australia (40), Canada (24), Japan (31), South Africa (8) and New Zealand (81) have been competing for Indo Pacific titles at the Pettigrew Green Arena. New Zealand took five out of six of the senior titles. Lachlan (Lachie) Smith from … Read More