We are pleased to announce that the 2017 New Zealand Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be held at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson, from 4-8 October 2017. We are excited to be working alongside Gymnastics Nelson and the wider Top of the South community in delivering the Championships. The recently renovated and centrally located Trafalgar Centre, home to the 2017 Top … Read More
WAG STEPs Coach/Judge Workshops
The WAG Coach/Judge Workshops will be offered in March on the new STEPs routines. There will be two sessions available at each location: STEPs 1-3 STEPs 4-6. The workshops will go over in detail coaching and judging aspects of the new routines, with the aim of having a consistent message delivered throughout the country. Please note the following for all … Read More
Growing Performance – Breakfast with BG Expert
‘Growing Performance’ – Breakfast with Eddie Van Hoof (Technical Director of British Gymnastics) Sport Wellington and High Performance Sport NZ (HPSNZ) are proud to be co-hosting this breakfast workshop, providing the opportunity to learn from one of Great Britainâs elite gymnastics coaches. Â Eddie Van Hoof will share practices that he has learned and developed during his time in the sport. … Read More
Mackenzie Off On US Scholarship
New Zealand Senior National Champion Mackenzie Slee flew out this month to start her four-year full ride scholarship with the Southeast Missouri (SEMO) womenâs gymnastics team. Formally of Wellington, Mackenzie has been living in Christchurch and competing for Christchurch School of Gymnastics for the past three and a half years. In 2013 she competed in her first international competition in … 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
NZ First To Hold 2017 FIG Academy
The FIG Level 2 Academy (which doubles in New Zealand as the Senior Coach Course) was held from 9-16 January, the first international Academy this year. The course was an intensive seven days and culminated with theory and practical exams for all twenty four participants. The group of WAG and MAG coaches from New Zealand, Australia and Philippines became a close-knit team … Read More
WAG Performance Development Clinic
Women’s artistic gymnasts from STEP 8 through to Senior International were invited to attend a four-day Performance Development training clinic, held at Tri Star Gymnastics 9-12 January. The Clinic was led by WAG SDC Performance Coordinator Mary Wright. Â Day one involved strength and flexibility testing which proved a challenge for some who’d indulged in an early holiday and out of … Read More
Gymnasts Named in High Performance Investment Announcement
GymSports New Zealand is pleased to announce another sport record, to what has been a year of âfirstsâ for the national sports organisation. High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) announced this morning their Campaign Investment decisions for 2017 and on the list is womenâs artistic gymnast Courtney McGregor. Courtney was the baby of the New Zealand Olympic Team in Rio, … Read More
WAG 2017 World Cup Melbourne Team
GymSports New Zealand are pleased to announce the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics team to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Individual Apparatus World Cup in Melbourne, 22 – 25 February. The athletes selected are: Isabella Brett – Tri Star Gymnastics Caitlin Todd – Tri Star Gymnastics Estella Matthewson – Eastern Suburbs Gymnastics Club Tour coach: Josiah Geange – Tri Star … Read More
CSG Team Off to Texas
12 young gymnasts from Christchurch School of Gymnastics, with coaches Terry Walker and Amanda Johanson, will head off to Texas in February 2017 to compete in two competitions. First is the WOGA Classic on 17-19 February in Frisco. The World Olympic Gymnastic Academy (WOGA) is home to back-to-back Olympic Champions Nastia Liukin (2008) and Carly Patterson (2004). One of the … Read More