Nationals and Indos

Anna Robertsone-News, Midlands, Regional

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 year’s New Zealand Gymsports Championships in Invercargill, and for some, also the Indo Pacific Championships … Read More

Clip n Climb Fun

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, Regional

Those of you down in Invercargill would have seen the fantastic climbing wall at ILT Stadium Southland.  We thought it was awesome fun! Check out this wonderful technology, including pricing and where to buy from.

Wellington Feedback from GFA Symposium

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, GFA Coaching Symposium, Regional

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 coach’s experiences below: “I 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

New Comms Tool For Your Club

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, Regional

If you were a Manager at the 2016 NZ Championships down in Invercargill, you would have been on the Awards Text Group.  This is a fantastic communications tool which could be used in your own Club. For just $5 you can buy an app called “Text2Group”. This allows you to set up your own Groups and text some of the … Read More

Central Region Date Reminders

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, Regional

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 – Year 1 and 2 23 Nov – Forms due for Sanctioned Competitions 30 Nov – … Read More

Volunteer in Rarotonga.

Anna Robertsone-News, International, Recreational Gymnastics

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

GFA Coaching Symposium – Big Weekend Ahead!

Anna Robertsone-News, Education, GFA Coaching Symposium

113 coaches from around the country will be attending the Gym For All Coaching Symposium in Auckland this weekend. Eight presenters will be leading the workshops which include Team Gym, warm-up ideas, PlayGym Acrobatics, Starting a Programme, Rec Trampoline and much more. Multiple workshops will be running concurrently to ensure that participants can get through as much as possible – it … Read More

FIG Academy – Artistic

Anna Robertsone-News, Education

FIG Academy Level 2 Academy – WAG and MAG (updated 8 December 2016) We are pleased to announce that the Level 2 FIG Academy to be held in January has been approved by FIG and will take place from January 9-16 in Auckland. Participants will attend from New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines. We are excited to have international FIG … Read More