It was a busy year in 2016 for XTND with numbers of young coaches in the programme reaching 250 across the country. We welcomed two new clusters in 2016 – Central Otago and Dunedin and in 2017 we add XTND clusters from the Hawkes Bay and Invercargill. As XTND continues to grow we endeavor to improve our systems to make … Read More
New Rhythmic Coach for Nelson
Nelson Rhythmic Club has secured a new head coach in Sonja Oesch. Sonja has moved to Nelson from Auckland to take on this role after long time coach and founder of the club Yvonne Bradley retired at the end of 2016. Sonja was a gymnast herself before coaching, and moved from Switzerland to New Zealand in March 2015. She has … Read More
Resilience in Action – Cancer and Coast to Coast
Amelia Smith is an ex-gymnast from Christchurch School of Gymnastics (CSG) who shows that in life you can do anything if you just put your mind to it! Amelia is battling terminal kidney cancer but didn’t let that stop her from completing the 243km Coast to Coast course across the South Island recently. Amelia was a competitive gymnast at CSG … Read More
Re-brand Survey – Get Involved and Have Your Say
Updated Tuesday 28 February REMINDER: the Re-brand Survey closes on Tuesday 7th March at 5pm – don’t miss the opportunity to have your say. Thank you to those who have taken the time to complete the survey. The survey is designed to receive feedback from all GymSports NZ members including volunteers, coaches and judges. Please use the ‘Adult Participant’ option and … Read More
Media Release: NZ’s Best Gymnasts to Perform Across the Country
GymSports New Zealand has announced that the best gymnasts in the country will compete for national titles in three different cities this year. Nelson will play host to the NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships, at the recently renovated Trafalgar Centre, from 4 – 8 October. GymSports NZ will work alongside Gymnastics Nelson and the wider Top of the South community … Read More
RG 2017 International Tournaments Teams
GymSports NZ is pleased to announce the following teams to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics International Tournaments: 16th Irina Deleanu Cup, Bucharest, Romania – 31 March – 2 April 2017 Ashleigh Pont (Senior) – Olympia Gymnastic Sports Paris Chin (Junior) – Olympia Gymnastic Sports Elena Mesheryakova – Coach and Team Manager Luxembourg Trophy 2017, Luxembourg – … Read More
Kiwi Takes Bronze in Canada
A big hand goes out to NZ senior MAG athlete Devy Dyson, on his performances at Elite Canada 2017 last week. Devy finished first on the horizontal bar and third overall in the all-around competition. “Placing first on the horizontal bar with a 13.45 was a highlight. I think it’s prepared me well for the World Cup in Melbourne next week.” says … Read More
Rebrand for GymSports NZ
During the course of 2016, a number of engagement opportunities were presented to the wider gymsports community to contribute to the construction of a new strategic plan for the organisation. As a result of this process, the new strategic plan was unveiled and distributed towards the end of the year. This new plan more succinctly outlines the strategic purpose of … Read More
Member Only Resources to Help Your 2017 Planning
Planning and Preparation – the Secret to a Successful Club The start of Term One has arrived and those relaxing sunny (if you were really lucky) holidays are already starting to feel like a distant memory. With a busy year stretching out in front of you, how do you make sure that this year is a year that you get … Read More
NZ First Stop for New President
The newly elected President of the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), Mr Morinari Watanabe, paid a ‘flying’ visit to New Zealand just two weeks into his role. Mr Watanabe was elected as only the 9th FIG President in it’s over 135 year history, at the 81st Congress of the FIG members in Tokyo, in October of last year. “We are … Read More