Wow! We had some fantastic photos and videos entered into the #waitoasummergym competition over the last couple of weeks. A big thank you to all those who shared their favourite summer gym moves with us. We have chosen the following 5 favourites as our winners: The Tumbling Squad from Wanganui Boys and Girls Gymnastics Club Handstand on a rock by Joseph … Read More
New Regional Relationship Structure – February 2017
As the gymsports community will now all be aware, GymSports New Zealand (GymSports NZ) had a community sport funding reduction from Sport NZ last year amounting to $1.6 million through to 2019. This significant funding reduction has meant that GymSports NZ has had to make some changes to the Regional Relationship Manager (RRM) Team structure. Read here about what this … Read More
Win a Waitoa Fundraising Pack for your Club
Our like-minded partners at Waitoa Free Range Chicken have $1,000 worth of fundraising meat packs to giveaway. We are splitting these into 5 x $200 packs full of Waitoa Free Range Chicken product that your club can use as a fundraiser. Because we all love gymnastics and being outdoors, we want to see Instagram and Facebook photos and videos of you … Read More
XTND – A Success Story for Clubs
The increasing number of gymsports clubs using the XTND Youth Leadership Programme are developing young people as coaches to support and grow their programmes. A record 245 young coaches were enrolled in the programme in 2016 with two new clusters in Central Otago and Dunedin starting. This number is expected to continue to rise over the coming years as more regions pick … Read More
The Lowdown on MAG Squad 360
MAG Squad 360 had their first 2017 training camp last month where we caught up wth Head Coach David Phillips who provided a great overview of the Squad 360 Programme and what they’re up to. Squad 360 is the national men’s artistic gymnastics (MAG) programme designed to identify talented competitive athletes and coach them into the performance pathway. The original idea … Read More
Top Tip: Finding What You Need on the Website
Last year the GymSports NZ website received a much-needed upgrade. The new website will continue to develop over the coming months but already provides a stable platform to share information with our community, sponsors and the wider public, in a much more appealing manner than its predecessor. Our top tip for February is for users who have had difficulty locating … Read More
Empowering Girls and Women in Sport
The first ever national organisation focused on women and girls in sport is launching the first week of March. Women in Sport Aotearoa have issued an open invitation to the launch, which includes a panel discussion on the role sport plays in growing future leaders. Wednesday 8 March, 5.30pm – 7pm 12 Jellicoe St, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland RSVP by Friday … Read More
XTND Camp at Kokako Lodge
The weekend of 18-19 February saw Year 2 XTND students from Auckland and Northland come together to complete their Competent Coach module and a range of other challenging activities. A huge thank you to Carole Petrie, the XTND coordinator in Auckland who has been organising these camps since 1993 – this Camp at Kokako Lodge in the Hunua ranges, South … Read More
Tri Star Disability Gymnastics Programme
In November 2016, Leigh Dawson from Canada was employed by Tri Star to run a Disability Gymnastics programme. Leigh has gained a lot of experience in disability gymnastics in Canada working with children with all kinds of autistic spectrum disorders, behavioural problems, ADHD and visual and hearing impairments. In the space of a 10-minute interview, Leigh provided a huge number … Read More
Auckland-Northland Reminders
27 February – Term 1 Affiliated Members spreadsheet due to the RRM Helpdesk 1 March – Coaching Today Online Course. Coaches need to start with Coaching Today if they want to complete Understanding Movement and achieve the Foundation Coach qualification by the 23 July. 5 March – WAG Workshop Auckland. Registrations closed. Recommended for WAG coaches and compulsory for … Read More