Gymnastics NZ is conducting an athlete survey as part of the Project 2020 – Athlete Wellbeing project (from the Club Support Plan). We are interested in hearing from competitive athletes in a short online survey. The survey is completely confidential and we encourage all athletes to think deeply about their answers so that they add real value. It is extremely … Read More
MAG 2020 Valeri Liukin Tour
It gives us pleasure to announce a young team to represent New Zealand at the upcoming Valeri Liukin and Houston Invitational competitions. These are to be held in Texas in January 2020. The team who have been selected is: Rory Quinn (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) – withdrawn due to injury Alex Livingston (Dunedin Gymnastics Academy) Lewis Thomson (Invercargill Gymnastics Club) Alexander … Read More
WAG 2020 Hawaii STEPs Tour
We are pleased to announce that we have selected a team to represent New Zealand at the 2020 Aloha Fest in Hawaii, January 2020. The athletes and officials who have been selected are: STEP 10 Josephine Chao (Christchurch School of Gymnastics) Brenna Leong (Hamilton City Gymsports) Sophie Manson (Gymnastics Nelson) Alyssa Shelton (Dunedin Gymnastics Academy) STEP 9 Aimee Didierjean (Christchurch … Read More
WAG 2019 World Cup Cottbus Team
We are pleased to announce a team to represent New Zealand at the World Cup Cottbus, Germany, to take place 21 – 24 November 2019. The team who has been selected is: Courtney McGregor (Boise State University / Christchurch School of Gymnastics ) – withdrawn due to injury Isabella Brett (Christchurch School of Gymnastics) Coach: Evgueni Indioukov (Christchurch School of … Read More
Events Update – August 2019
2019 NZ Gymnastics Championships With only a few weeks left until Nationals, all involved will be furiously busy with last-minute preparations.As a reminder, we rely on an amazing team of volunteers to help make the event a success and this year we have the added incentive of entry into a draw to win passes to the Pacific Rim Championships (April … Read More
Education Update – August 2019
Coaching Advisor Get TogetherAt the end of June the Coaching Advisors from each of the code technical committees, along with a representative from the Gym for All Sport Development Committee got together. It was a good opportunity to get everyone up-to-date with the current coaching framework and online coaching resources as well as a discussion of projects which the different … Read More
Industry Updates – August 2019
FIGPromoting Gender Equality in sport is becoming increasingly important around the world and is one of the main goals of the IOC’s Olympic Agenda 2020. FIG has made significant steps towards gender equality including: • FIG Rules for the makeup of executive and committee positions that ensure fair gender representation. • Establishing the FIG Women in Gymnastics Commission • FIG … Read More
Athlete Well-Being
The Athlete Well-Being Project was initiated through Project 2020 and athlete well-being will now be a regular feature in Clubland. For Athlete well-being to become integrated into the mind-set of all of those involved with athletes – coaches, parents and administrators, then the starting point to implement change is where the policy and decisions are made. We will update you … Read More
Women and Girls Strategy
Last year the NZ Government released its Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation Strategy. The Government’s vision is to enable women and girls to realise their potential in and through sport and active recreation. The Strategy has three priority areas: leadership, participation, and value and visibility. Above all the Strategy aims to ensure that all women and girls, … Read More
Health and Safety – August 2019
Relationship Managers have been working closely with many clubs around the country this year and it is great to see a lot of progress being made with Club Health and Safety (H&S). There is an increasing understanding of what H&S is, what clubs need to be doing and why it’s so important.Key documents for all clubs working on H&S: GNZ … Read More