The Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) Squad 360 is a national program designed to identify talented competitive athletes and coach them into the performance pathway. Each squad has been selected using profile and skills testing, and performances from 2017 competitions. 2018 Squad 360 announcement from the MAG SDC Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected for the 2018 Squads: … Read More
2018 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics National Squad
The National Squad for 2018 is named using international, qualifying events and Nationals results from 2017 and the current year. Members of this Squad are eligible for consideration for selection to performance events in 2018 (namely World Cups and World Championships). Based on competition results and National Clinics, the following athletes have been selected to the 2018 National Squad: Courtney … Read More
Maddie Brings Home the Medals
Madaline (Maddie) Davidson (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) returned home with not one but two medals from the 25th Trampoline World Age Group Competitions in Sofia, Bulgaria last week. The 18-year-old won a bronze medal in the synchro event with partner Kate Nicholson (Extreme Trampoline), and a silver in the individual event. “This was my fourth World Age Group competition. I actually … Read More
Pilot Tumbling Course a Hit
Saturday 12 November saw the pilot of the Tumbling Elementary Coach Course, held at Gym City in Papatoetoe. 26 coaches attended this course which saw the presentation of the new Tumbling Programme, including long and short track. To support the enthusiasm were just as many athletes who made themselves available as demonstrators, which made for a fantastic practical day of … Read More
2017 NZ Gymnastics Champions Named
October was indeed a busy month for the competitive gymnastics community as another season of hard work and a lot of time in the gym, has culminated at our domestic pinnacle events. More than 1,000 athletes competed across all five gymnastics sports in the 2017 Aerobics and Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Auckland, the 2017 NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nelson … Read More
International Tours Results – October
October saw all codes on or travelling to compete on the world stage… 47th Artistic World Championships 02 – 08 October 2017 Montreal, Canada. Women’s Individual Qualifications Courtney McGregor (Christchurch School of Gymnastics / Boise State University) Finished 50th in the all around competition (46.765) As a Vault specialist Courtney produced two great Vaults finishing 25th (13.216) Bars 12.266 (48) Beam … Read More
GFA Symposium 2018 – Save the Date
Following on from the success of the 2016 Gym for All (GFA) Coaching Symposium, Gymnastics New Zealand is delighted to announce that the event will be held again in 2018. The 2018 Gym for All Symposium will be held over the October Labour Day long weekend in Wellington. Please mark the following date in your diary: Sunday October 21 – … Read More
10 Things Gymnasts Wish Their Coaches Knew
After spending 20+ hours a week with our coaches, they know us pretty well. However there are a few things that they possibly don’t know that we wish they did, or maybe they do and just don’t let on… 1. When you’re in a bad mood, we’re in a bad mood We know we can sometimes tick you off, we … Read More
Ryan Awarded Ollerup Scholarship
Congratulations to Ryan Davies from GymKids (Ponsonby) who has been awarded a 24-week scholarship to Ollerup next year. As a child Ryan competed for 5 years at Twisters Gymnastics and was also a member of the Wellington team for NZ Nationals multiple times. Ryan returned to the sport 4 years ago as a coach and currently coaches 6 days a … Read More
Important Sports Industry Updates for Clubs
Sport Volunteer Payments Clubs utilise a wide range of methods to recognise volunteers and reimburse their expenses. It’s a tricky area and it’s easy to get confused about what is and isn’t legal. Accountancy and advisory organisation BDO have written a document clarifying the tax obligations your organisation has when making payments to volunteers. Learn more about sport volunteer payments … Read More