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 â Year 1 and 2 23 Nov – Forms due for Sanctioned Competitions 30 Nov – … Read More
Programme Planning for the New Year
The end of term 3 and the beginning of term 4 is the perfect time to re-evaluate your clubâs programmes. Maybe itâs 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⌠moveMproveÂŽ moveMproveÂŽ is a … Read More
Ollerup Nominations
2017 Ollerup nominations are now open. What is Ollerup? Ollerup is a school for Gymnastics based in Denmark. NZ students normally do tumbling or TeamGym, but Rhythmic is also an option. One of the schoolâs main focus areas is to provide knowledge and skills to become trainers and leaders in a voluntary organisation. Sports, especially gymnastics, are thus not … Read More
Funding Shout Out to Harbour City GymSports
Since 2012, Wellington gymsports clubs have submitted 9 regional funding applications and had great success, obtaining $36,100 towards the Wellington National Team. This year three clubs submitted 4 applications. After both Hutt Valley GymSports and Elements Rhythmic Gymnastics Club applications were unsuccessful, Harbour City GymSports went the extra mile and made an additional application to the Lions Foundation. In total … Read More
Good Luck Central!
Good Luck to the Central Region! Wishing everyone safe travels and best wishes for the upcoming week at the 2016 New Zealand Gymsports Championships. Please make sure you take the time to thank the organising committees, coaches, judges, chaperones, managers, parents and caregivers who all helped to get our athletes to Invercargill.
Sport Wellington Newsletter and Courses
Check out the latest Sport Wellington Sports Connector Newsletter. Courses Getting Started in Coaching The Getting Started in Coaching course is a KiwiSport funded, generic entry level course for beginner coaches and/or people who are considering getting into coaching. The non-sport specific course covers the basics of coaching with the aim of providing an insight into what is involved. … Read More
Sport NZ – Works in Progress
Sport Compass Rimutaka GymSports will be the first club in the country to trial Sport Compass. Ian Sims and Kerry Weston sat down with Sport Wellington and Sport NZ last Thursday to work through the online programme. We are very much looking forward to hearing about their successes with the programme. Sport Compass is a free organisation development tool, due … Read More
Querying a Competiton Score – WAG
Can you query a score at WAG competitions? Short Answer: Yes, the D Score in writing. Please refer to page 11 of the WAG National Programme Manual for more information. Inquiries – Inquiries for the D Score only are permitted, provided they are made in writing, on the inquiry form by the coach to the Control judge, within a few minutes of … Read More
Club Reminders
Competition Etiquette â cell phones There are to be no cell phones on the competition floor. This applies to everyone – coaches, floor managers, head judge, judges and recorders. This includes cell phones being used as calculators. All competition organisers need to ensure that calculators are available on every judging panel by the time the 2017 season kicks off. Membership Spreadsheets … Read More
Central Provincial Teams Announced
Congratulations to all those who have been named in provincial teams, to compete at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships. Â The event kicks off in Invercargill on 28 September and we wish all the athletes the best in their continued preparations and competition. Wellington team Wanganui/Manawatu team Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay team