Wellington Regional Meeting – Date Change Please note that the date for the final Wellington Regional Meeting has been changed to 28 November, 10 – 12pm at Pelorus Trust Sports House. As part of this meeting we will be looking at the Wellington calendar for 2018 – including all GFA competitions. Please make sure you have your “ideal” dates with … Read More
Event Reminders – Central Region
The following competitions are taking place in the region in November. Please contact the Clubs directly for competition information and entry forms. TeamGym Competitions 12 November – Waikanae Gymnastics Club 26 November – Harbour City GymSports Comp B / GFA recreation Competitions 19 November – Capital GymSports Summer Classic
Aorangi – New Code Brings National Titles
Aerobics started up seven months ago in the Aorangi province and now the province has three national titles to it’s name after taking out the Level 4 Aeroschools individual 15 – 17 age group, Level 4 Pairs and the Level 4 Trio. Aorangi Coach Sally Hart said she was incredibly proud of their efforts and that all the girls totally … Read More
Thank You to South Island Hosts
A massive congratulations and thank-you must go out to Gymnastics Nelson for hosting a wonderful NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships and to the Canterbury Gymsports Trust for their tremendous effort in organising and hosting the NZ Trampoline Championships in Christchurch. Heartfelt thanks must also go to all the amazing volunteers who gave up their time so willingly. We are hugely reliant … Read More
Nationals – Reflections from an Athlete
“The New Zealand Gymnastics Championships is the most anticipated event of the year for all eligible gymnasts. The best athletes from across the country work hard all year to prepare before coming together to represent their Province and show off their best routines. In order to be eligible for your provincial team, you must achieve the National qualifying score and … Read More
Media Release: Gymnastics Battle for National Titles
Media release: Sunday 8 October 2017 The 2017 NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships has wrapped up in Nelson today. 400 athletes from 16 provinces descended on the Trafalgar centre for what was a spectacular show of New Zealand gymnastics. The National Championships was split this year into 3 separate events – Artistic Gymnastics here in Nelson, Rhythmic and Aerobic Gymnastics currently … Read More
New Education Courses
Gymnastics NZ is pleased to announce the addition of two new coach education courses which will be held as a pilot courses in November this year. Following on from the Gym for All Symposium last year, we will be holding a course for TeamGym Elementary Coach. TeamGym is a competitive activity for teams of 6-12 athletes across three disciplines; floor, … Read More
Trampoline Judge courses
Revalidation is required for all Junior and Senior Trampoline judges. The combined Junior and Senior Courses have been scheduled for Auckland and Christchurch, and registration is now open. Please note, these are the only time these courses will be held for 2017/2018. For full course details and registration, please view the education calendar. For further information for any of the … Read More
Good Luck for the NZ Champs!
Congratulations to all those who have been named in the Artistic, Rhythmic, Aerobics, Trampoline and Tumbling provincial teams for the NZ Gymnastics Championships. Good luck to all of you at your respective events and a big thank you to all coordinators, coaches and team managers who are working hard, organising everything for the trip to Auckland, Nelson or Christchurch. … Read More
Sporting Excellence Awards
At this time of the year schools and Clubs can nominate not only gymnasts for all kinds of Sports Awards but also coaches, judges and other volunteers that have given many hours of their time to our sport. During the year, but especially during comp season, volunteers are called upon to perform a myriad of roles from running canteens, judging, … Read More
