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

GymSchool 2017 – Save the Date

Anna Robertsone-News, Education

We’re excited to announce that GymSchool will be held on 14-15 January at the Gymsport & Recreation Centre. This will feature a range of amazing coaching courses and workshops across all disciplines, including for the first time, some workshops specifically for club administrators. GymSchool will be held at the same time as the WAG and MAG Level 2 FIG Academy (Senior … Read More

TRA Southland Age Champs

Anna Robertsone-News, Regional, South Island

The combined Trampoline clubs of Southland invite you to join them for a recreational competition to be held on 29 October 2016 at the Te Anau Events Centre. Events will include: Trampoline DMT Tumbling Synchro Entries close Wednesday 19 October.  More information.

50 Years Service to Gymnastics

Anna Robertsone-News, Regional, South Island

This year marked a special anniversary, with Tina Colijn from Canterbury marking 50 years’ service to the Woman’s Artistic Gymnastics community. We chatted with Tina about this milestone and this is what she had to share… How were you first introduced to gymnastics? I was first introduced to gymnastics as a young eight-year-old girl. I competed in interclub recreation competitions … Read More

Programme Planning for the New Year

Anna RobertsonCentral-Wellington, e-News, Regional

The end of term 3 and the beginning of term 4 is the perfect time to re-evaluate your club’s programmes. Maybe it’s time for something new? Maybe you have seen over the past 9 months and influx of boys age 7-10? Check out a few of the programmes that your club can get involved with today… moveMprove® moveMprove® is a … Read More