TeamGym Competitions 29 October – Wanganui Boys and Girls Gymnastics Club 12 November – Waikanae Gymnastics Club 26 November – Harbour City GymSports Comp B / GFA recreation Competitions 16 -17 September – Rimutaka GymSports are running Stage 1 â 5 (Iron, Bronze and Silver). Please note: They are not delivering Step 1-4. 12 November – Hutt Valley GymSports competition has … Read More
Central Region Representatives
Congratulations to all Central athletes who have been named in their Regional teams for the upcoming 2017 NZ Gymnastics Championships. We wish you all the best of luck and hope you achieve your personal goals. Wellington Artistic Team Wellington Trampoline Team Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay Artistic & Rhythmic Teams Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay Trampoline Team Wanganui / Manawatu … Read More
DGA to Host NZ Masters Games 2018
The Otago Community Trust New Zealand Masters Games is taking place from the 3 â 11 February 2018 in Dunedin. Gymnastics is on the programme and registration for the event is open now. Menâs and Womenâs Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline, Double Mini Tramp and Tumbling Gymnastic events will take on 3 – 4 February so if you’re an ex-gymnast in any … Read More
Nationals Prep â A Coach’s Perspective
Here we are in the final weeks preparing for the 2017 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships. Â Carmel Leslie, Head Coach at Dunedin Gymnastics Academy, shares with us a coaches perspective on the lead-up to the pinnacle event of our competition year… “For a coach, this is an exciting and rewarding time but it also comes with its challenges. It’s that fine … Read More
Sunny Nelson Awaits
The wheels are in full motion at Gymnastics Nelson in preparation for hosting the 2017 New Zealand Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Â Here’s a small note from the Gymnastics Nelson team… “We received great feedback after our Top of the South competition which was a trial run for our organising team and we are now fine tuning! We have recruited and engaged … Read More
XTND Update South Island – September 2017
Upcoming XTND Dates 29 October – Movement Observation âInvercargill Registrations close 18 October via the website. Enquires to Haidee. 5 November – Movement Observation – Dunedin Registrations close 25 October via the website. Enquires to Lisa. 5 November – Movement Observation – Christchurch Registrations close 25 October via the website. Enquires to Lisa. Programme Registration â All registration reminders will be … Read More
CEO Update – August 2017
âHow are you?â she asked, âBusyâ was the reply, âWhen are we not?â was the rhetorical response. I overheard this conversation in one of my visits to a nationals qualifying competition recently. It could have been repeated hundreds of times all over the country as our community volunteers, juggling family and work commitments, indulge their (or more often their childrenâs) … Read More
NZ Teams on the World Stage
August saw a more NZ teams on the world stage across aerobics, trampoline and menâs artistic gymnastics⊠2017 International Aerobics Championships (ANAC) â 29 July â 2 August, Phoenix, Arizona. Senior International Laura Furse (Triple A Aerobics) qualified 4th (20.200) to finals where she finished 5th (20.200) Kate Harvey (Invercargill Gymnastics Club) placed 21st (18.000) in prelims and finished 20th … Read More
2017 Championships Counting Down
Merchandise There will be limited stock available for purchase at the event, so get online to get geared up in time to cheer your team on at the event. Merchandise is available to everyone, not just those competing. Link to the website. Join the team Are you interested in getting in on the action and being part of the team … Read More
Ollerup Student Updates
2016-2017 Ollerup Student Update â Brianna McKenzie Just over 12 months ago Brianna McKenzie (Porirua GymSports) took off for her 1-year Ollerup Scholarship in Denmark. Brianna returned at the beginning of August and sat down with local Relationship Manager Megan Russell to talk about how the year went. âThe roller-coaster they call the year at Ollerup â when you leave … Read More