âIf you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.â â Yogi Berra. âBy failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.â â Benjamin Franklin. âIt does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.â â J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit. There are many quotes on planning, but at the … Read More
Midlands Feedback from GFA Symposium
Gym for All (GFA – otherwise known as recreational gymnastics) programmes are at the very heart of every gym club. They are usually when most children get their first taste of our sports and can be what captures their enjoyment and keeps them in a sport, or what turns them off and sends them in the direction of another sport. … Read More
Nationals and Indos
October has passed in a blur of events and now that we are into November it is a fast slide downhill to the end of term, end of year displays and Christmas. However we should stop to congratulate all the athletes who competed at this yearâs New Zealand Gymsports Championships in Invercargill, and for some, also the Indo Pacific Championships … Read More
Clip n Climb Fun
Those of you down in Invercargill would have seen the fantastic climbing wall at ILT Stadium Southland. Â 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 coachâs experiences below: âI 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
Central Region Nationals Results
A big congratulations to all those who competed at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships. Â We hope that you all enjoyed Invercargill and ILT Stadium as much as we did. Â 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. Â This is a fantastic communications tool which could be used in your own Club. For just $5 you can buy an app called âText2Groupâ. 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 â 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 â 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