For an up-to-date list of all upcoming competitions, courses and events in and around Auckland and Northland, see this latest calendar. An updated version will be out with the last e-News will be the last one of the year around Mid-December. Entry forms for competitions can be found on the events calendar and registration forms for education courses can be found … Read More
2017 Taranaki School Festivals and Competitions
Taranaki School Sports Association (TSSSA) Artistic Competition hosted by Gymnastics Waitara On Saturday 12 August Gymnastics Waitara hosted the TSSSA Artistic Gymnastics Competition. This event was run as part of the Waitara Opens and saw 8 Taranaki competitive athletes compete for secondary school titles. It is great to see local athletes competing for their schools as well as their Clubs … Read More
New Elementary Coach Courses – TeamGym and Tumbling
Gymnastics NZ is very excited to introduce two new Elementary coaching courses: Elementary Team Gym that will teach the techniques needed to create team gym performances. The first course to be held on 19 November. Elementary Tumbling that will cover the deployment of skills in level 1-3 tumbling. TeamGym Elementary Coach Course – Auckland This course will give information about … Read More
Nationals Reflections – Midlands
A quick look back at our Midlands teams who competed at the 2017 NZ Championships… Athletes, coaches, team managers, chaperones and accompanying parents from all 3 Midlands Provinces (Taranaki, Waikato and Bay of Plenty) enjoyed their Nationals experiences around the country. Team Managers were asked to capture just a few of the many great moments from Nationals. Well done to … Read More
Trampoline World Championships Results
The Gymnastics NZ team have again done us proud at the Trampoline World Championships, held in Sofia Bulgaria the last 5 days. The team have produced the following results: Trampoline Dylan Schmidt (Extreme Trampoline) – 20th place Rachel Schmidt (Extreme Trampoline) – 36th place Alexa Kennedy (Icon Trampoline) – 35th place Synchro Rachel Schmidt and Alexa Kennedy – 9th place … Read More
Central Region Nationals Results
Well done to all athletes from Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay, Wanganui/Manawatu and Wellington who competed in Auckland at the NZ Aerobics and Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and Nelson at the NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships. It was wonderful to see so many athletes achieving not only medals and placings, but personal bests and other personal goals. Top 6 placings was Level 6 Lia … Read More
Updates and Reminders – Central Region
Wellington Regional Meeting – Date Change Please note that the date for the final Wellington Regional Meeting has been changed to 28 November, 10 – 12pm at Pelorus Trust Sports House. As part of this meeting we will be looking at the Wellington calendar for 2018 – including all GFA competitions. Please make sure you have your “ideal” dates with … Read More
Event Reminders – Central Region
The following competitions are taking place in the region in November. Please contact the Clubs directly for competition information and entry forms. TeamGym Competitions 12 November – Waikanae Gymnastics Club 26 November – Harbour City GymSports Comp B / GFA recreation Competitions 19 November – Capital GymSports Summer Classic
Aorangi – New Code Brings National Titles
Aerobics started up seven months ago in the Aorangi province and now the province has three national titles to it’s name after taking out the Level 4 Aeroschools individual 15 – 17 age group, Level 4 Pairs and the Level 4 Trio. Aorangi Coach Sally Hart said she was incredibly proud of their efforts and that all the girls totally … Read More
Thank You to South Island Hosts
A massive congratulations and thank-you must go out to Gymnastics Nelson for hosting a wonderful NZ Artistic Gymnastics Championships and to the Canterbury Gymsports Trust for their tremendous effort in organising and hosting the NZ Trampoline Championships in Christchurch. Heartfelt thanks must also go to all the amazing volunteers who gave up their time so willingly. We are hugely reliant … Read More