Development Opportunities – March 2019

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Gymnastics Victoria Leading Clubs Conference 2019 This conference is an awesome opportunity to connect, learn and be inspired. Clubs from NZ have attended in the past and have found it an extremely valuable development opportunity. We are awaiting further information from Gymnastics Victoria and will share this once it is available. When: Monday 22nd – Tuesday 23rd July Where: Victoria … Read More

Clubland Industry Updates – Term 4, 2018

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Health & Safety Health & Safety continues to be (and will remain) a key area of focus for clubs. Conversations with Centre Managers and Committees in Clubs around the country have shown that there are still many who are overwhelmed by what they need to do and don’t know where to start. The key thing is to make a start … Read More

Education Update – Term 4, 2018

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Practical Coaching Hours and migration of coach/judge qualifications At the end of each year, Gymnastics New Zealand collects practical coaching hours from clubs. This information has previously been collected on excel spreadsheets. As we roll out our new database, there will be changes to this process. Through the Club Portal, clubs will be able to input coaching hours directly to … Read More

One50 Group Joins the Gymnastics Family

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We are excited to announce our new financial services partner, One50Group. One50 Group is a Professional Financial services company who assist their clients to build wealth, make investments, repay debt as rapidly as possible and review and cover financial risks. The Group has a team of specialists to ensure their clients are getting the best advice across each area of their … Read More

New National Database

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Clubs will now be well underway using the new club and class management system, Friendly Manager and over the coming months start to become familiar with the functions and portals of the National Database. It is a good time to consider the impact and opportunities that this new IT platform will provide. The database project has been several years in planning … Read More

Health & Safety Updates – August 2018

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Health & Safety Industry Updates Preventing bullying and responding to bullying at work Learn here what clubs should be doing to prevent and respond to bullying National online register of verified workplace H&S professionals Thinking about bringing someone in to help your club with H&S? Check here to make sure they are verified. Hazardous substances update including: – Training your … Read More

Professional Development

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With a clear education structure, pathway and set requirements in place, coach and judge development is on the radar for all clubs. However the same cannot be said for management and administrative roles within clubs. There is an increasing number of development opportunities available for people in leadership, management and administrative roles within sports clubs. Below is a range of … Read More

New Club Management Tool Hit NZ Shores

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If you attended the Gymnastics New Zealand 2018 Conference, you would have heard from Frank Sahlein, the director of 3rd Level Consulting. Frank was a gymnastics coach and business owner for 40 years before he put all his knowledge and experience into creating an online business management system, specific for gymnastic club management.  This will now benefit New Zealand clubs. … Read More

Health & Safety – June Updates

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Gymnastics NZ Health & Safety Guidelines Launched We’re very pleased to be launching the Gymnastics NZ Health & Safety Guidelines for Clubs. This resource has been developed to support those involved in running clubs (committees, centre manager and administrators) to better understand your H&S responsibilities, what you should be doing to meet them and how you can build a culture … Read More

Education Updates – June 2018

Anna RobertsonClubland Newsletter

Save the date – GFA Symposium October 21-22, 2018 – mark this on your calendar as an awesome weekend of action and fun, all whilst becoming more of an expert in your field. The Gym for All (GFA) Symposium will be held over Labour weekend (Sunday/Monday) in Wellington, hosted at Capital Gymnastics. Official flyers and registration will follow soon, but … Read More