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)Â 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
Waitoa Goodies Hitting Clubs
Q. How many Waitoa Free Range Chicken goodies can you fit in a Toyota Highlander?…. A. 20,000 Star of the Week certificates, 28,000 recipe cards, 74 recipe card holders and 2,500 balloonies. And what were they doing in a Toyota Highlander? Â It was the first part of their journies out to Clubland. These goodies come as part of our new … Read More
XTND Update Central – February 2017
It was a busy year in 2016 for XTND with numbers of young coaches in the programme reaching 250 across the country. We welcomed two new clusters in 2016 – Central Otago and Dunedin and in 2017 we add XTND clusters from the Hawkes Bay and Invercargill. As XTND continues to grow we endeavor to improve our systems to make … Read More
Jessica Rice Renamed Forward Foundation Ambassador
For the third year running, Jessica Rice has been appointed as a Forward Foundation Ambassador. The Forward Foundation is all about “Empowering Girls through Sport” with the key values of leadership, education and participation. Through the project, Jess will be promoting gymsports – specifically Women’s Artistic Gymnastics with support from her mentor. Best of luck to Jess with the year … Read More
Teachers Learn Fundamentals Through KiwiSport
As part of the Hutt City Council KiwiSport Fundamental project, teachers from across the region are taking part in gymsports specific Professional Development sessions. In these sessions teachers learn about GymSports New Zealand and our codes, learn what the seven fundamental movement skills are and how these can be put into practice in the classroom. Recently Russell School took part … Read More
Omni Link Into Local Warehouse Funding
Congratulations to Omni Gymnastics for linking with their local Warehouse store to create a community involved fundraising project. If you happen to be in The Warehouse in Napier, please pick up a little token and pop it in Omni Gymnastics Clubs box. More information and application forms.