MAG 2017 World Cup Melbourne Team

Anna RobertsonCompetitive Gymnastics, NZ Team Announcements

GymSports New Zealand are pleased to announce the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics team to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Individual Apparatus World Cup in Melbourne, 14 – 20 February. The athletes selected are: Luke Dobney – Tri Star Gymnastics Devy Dyson – Tri Star Gymnastics Jorden O’Connell Inns – Christchurch School of Gymnastics   Tour coach: Toby Levine – Christchurch School … Read More

WAG Performance Development Squad

Anna RobertsonCompetitive Gymnastics, e-News, Member Updates, Women's artistic gymnastics

Expressions of Interest are called for from gymnasts who would like to be considered for the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Performance Development Squad. Gymnasts need to have a birth date of 2002 or younger and have competed in STEP 7 or above in 2016. Gymnasts and their coaches will be expected to participate in at least 3 training camps annually, the … Read More

Coaching Medals Due December

Anna Robertson2016 NZ Gymsports Championships, Central-Wellington, e-News, Regional

Congratulations to all those coaches who received coaching medals at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships.  Unfortunately there was a shortage and more have been ordered. If you did miss out you would have received and email from Megan Russell confirming that these will be arriving in the country in December.  We apologise for the delay and look forward to getting them … Read More

Inaugural GFA Symposium Big Success

Anna Robertsone-News, GFA Coaching Symposium, Recreational Gymnastics

The inaugural Gym For All (GFA) Coaching Symposium held on 14-15 October, saw 116 coaches from around the country converge in Auckland, in our largest GFA conference yet.  The coaches experienced a huge variety of workshops including TeamGym, displays, dance, PlayGym, recreation tumbling and trampoline, exploring skills and learning about starting a new programme at the gym. We were also very … Read More

Sean Bounces on to the Senior World Stage

Anna Robertson2016 Indo Pacific Championships, 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships, Competitive Gymnastics, e-News, Regional, Trampoline

Sean Wilson (Xtreme Trampoline) just finished his first year competing senior international. First at the World Cup Arosa in Switzerland, then at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships before the Indo Pacific Championships in Napier. One of his highlights from Switzerland was seeing other international athletes who he had only watched online before. “It’s really nice to see they’re human.” Sean … Read More

An Athlete’s Thoughts On Invercargill

Anna Robertson2016 NZ Gymsports Championships, e-News, Regional

Keziah Oliver from Canterbury is no stranger to the Gymsports Championships having attended more than seven in her career so far, so we were interested to hear her thoughts on the Invercargill event this year… “Nationals is always such an exciting trip and this year it was even more so. The venue in Invercargill was definitely world class and is … Read More

Volunteers Make It Happen

Anna Robertson2016 NZ Gymsports Championships, e-News, Regional

As with most of our competitions and events nation wide, the 2016 NZ GymSports Championships would not be possible without the generosity of our volunteers.  This year, more than 160 volunteers gave up their time to help us pull off our biggest annual event. More than half were Southland locals – some just saw the event on Facebook and wanted … Read More

Guide To Grant Funding

Anna Robertsone-News, Member Updates, Regional

GymSports NZ Guide to Grant Funding – Increase Your Chances of Success As 2016 winds down, planning for 2017 should be in full swing. In order to achieve the many and varied plans that clubs have, one thing is key – these plans need funding to ensure they become a reality. With grant pots shrinking and demand growing don’t leave grant … Read More

2015 Champion Returns As Coach

Anna Robertson2016 NZ Gymsports Championships, Auckland-Northland, Competitive Gymnastics, e-News

  Attending his first New Zealand Gymsports Championships as a coach, we speak to 2014 Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist and 2015 NZ MAG Champion David Bishop (Tri Star Gymnastics, about how his experience was different from being a competitor, and how being a competitor has helped his coaching. How many National Championships did you attend as a competitor? I’ve probably … Read More