After attending the Elementary Coach course recently, three enthusiastic young coaches chose to take a day out from work/their school holiday to come together and complete their Elementary Coach post-course assignment. Sarah Fleming, Alanah Goldingham and Jessica Rice came to the Pelorus Trust Sports House on 27 April armed with their videos and completed their assignments. All three coaches commented … Read More
XTND Celebrates 30 Years
2017 is a significant year for the GymSports New Zealand XTND Youth Leadership Programme (XTND), previously known as Coach-In-Training (CIT), as the programme turns 30. As documented in the 1988 – 1989 New Zealand Gymnastics Annual report, the original CIT pilot course was established by Mary Barbour in 1987 as a trial and had four C.I.T’s complete accreditation in October … Read More
A Chat with Carole – XTND Coordinator
As part of our XTND 30th Anniversary celebrations, we are chatting with a range of people who have been through the XTND programme (or CIT, Coach-In-Training, as it was originally known). In this edition of e-News, we talk to XTND Coordinator Carol Petrie about her extensive involvement with the CIT and XTND programmes. Which clubs have you been involved with … Read More
Upcoming Courses & Events – Auckland-Northland
Competition season is about to kick into full swing and there are education courses galore. WAG, MAG and RG have judging courses in Whangarei, Auckland and Hamilton with XTND modules open for registration also. Check out this summary of all upcoming events and courses in the Auckland-Northland region. Registration for all courses is done online – go to the Education … Read More
Celebrating Judges in the Central – Wellington Regions
Our judges are volunteers who devote a lot of their own time and money into gaining and maintaining their qualifications. They then give up a lot of weekends during competition season so that our athletes can compete. A lot will take annual leave from their day jobs, to judge at the National Championships and some will also judge overseas so … Read More
Celebrating Judges in the South Island
Our judges are volunteers who devote a lot of their own time and money into gaining and maintaining their qualifications. They then give up a lot of weekends during competition season so that our athletes can compete. A lot will take annual leave from their day jobs, to judge at the National Championships and some will also judge overseas so … Read More
Upcoming Courses – South Island
WAG Junior Judge Course – Nelson 6 – 7 May 2017 Tahunanui School, Nelson Registrations closed 26 April WAG/MAG Elementary Judge Course – Dunedin 7 May 2017 Otago Polytechnic, Sargood Centre, 40 Logan Park Drive, Dunedin Registrations closed 26 April MAG Junior Judge Course – Christchurch 13 – 14 May 2017 Christchurch School of Gymnastics, QEII Park, … Read More
Waitara Coaches Jump for Joy
A small but very enthusiastic group of coaches started their coaching journeys by completing the Foundation Coach qualification on Sunday, in the small Taranaki town of Waitara – the first in a couple of years. With regional New Zealand making up a large part of our membership, holding coach education courses in the smaller towns is increasingly important. Courses have … Read More
2017 Education Courses and Workshops
The beginning of 2017 is certainly bustling with education courses and workshops. Registration for all courses and workshops must be done through the education calendar. Courses can be found on the calendar by date, and there are summary calendars of all courses, XTND modules and workshops throughout the year, found as pdf documents. These are updated at regular intervals as … Read More
Four of the World’s Top Judges are Kiwi
In the FIG international judging pathway, there are four levels of judges, starting from Brevet Category 4 going up to Brevet Category 1. A judge does an intercontinental judges course at the beginning of a four-year cycle where the results of their theory and practical exams places them in one of the four categories. Once awarded a Brevet, the judge … Read More