With the new four-year cycle just started, Clubs need to identify the education needs of coaches and judges, especially where new qualifications are needed. Your Relationship Manager is available to help you develop a Coach and Judge Education Plan. Â Using information from the Education Framework (including XTND), this will enable you to plan which courses your team need to attend … Read More
Tri Star Artistic Gymnastics Summer Camps
The third week of January saw athletes from around the North Island converge on Tri Star Gymnastics for their annual Summer Camps.  Not only another huge success with both seniors and juniors, but also the coaches who were able to put fresh learnings from the previous week’s FIG Academy and GymSchool straight into practice. The change over from Senior camp to … Read More
Active Attitude Aerobics Senior Camp
Active Attitude filled their annual Aerobics camp this month with 23 athletes. The girls ranged in age from 10-17 and had a great time starting their new choreography for the year. A range of other activities were thrown in, to help with training and team-building.  These included swimming, diving, pilates, ballet, tumbling and a nutrition challenge. The girls also went out for … Read More
Auckland and Northland Job Opportunities
Gym Kids are currently looking for gymnastics coaches for a new satellite in Hobsonville and Tri Star Gymnastics is looking for a Financial Administrator. Be sure to keep an eye on our job opportunities page for other roles.
Bouncy Boxing Ring For Sale
Extreme Trampoline recently sold their bouncy boxing ring to someone in Paraparaumu who got it freighted down there but now doesn’t want. If any Club is interested, Angie Dougal is happy to take $500 for it if the Club is willing to collect or cover freight. Â It was bought 6 years ago for $2,500 and has had some repairs in … Read More
Minimum Wage Increase
All Clubs and employees should be aware that from 1 April 2017, the minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour. Â The starting-out and training hourly minimum wage rates will also increase from $12.20 to $12.60 per hour, remaining at 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage. This was announced on 24 January – see the … Read More
Want to Add Tumbling and Team Gym to Your Programmes?
After the workshops at the GFA Symposium a number of clubs are excited to be introducing new classes in Tumbling and TeamGym. GymSports NZ staff are currently working on developing the first national programmes for these. A number of clubs are already using the Wellington TeamGym programme, which will be shared nationally in early 2017 as a trial before finalising the … Read More
Calling All Administrators, Managers and Committee Members
GymSchool 2017 âEverything you needed to know but didnât have time to find outâ A special component of the upcoming GymSchool will focus solely on administrators, centre managers and committee members. The role of administrator, centre manager or committee member comes with such a wide range of requirements, but knowing where to find information on how to do aspects of the … Read More
Summer Camp – Auckland
Tri Star is opening their doors in the summer for MAG and WAG gymnasts to train at their summer camp. The Senior camp is 17-20 January 2017, MAG L5-Open / WAG Step 5- Senior. There is an option of training only or training and staying overnight for 3 nights. The Junior camp is 20 â 22 January 2017, MAG L1-4 … Read More
End 2016 on a High
Recognise Your Achievements – Big and Small As 2016 comes to close, letâs take a look back at our best moments. The obvious achievements are usually recognised at prize givings â top athletes, most improved etc. However, it is well worth thinking back through the year, and picking out some of the less obvious but no less important achievements. A … Read More