Health & Safety Health & Safety continues to be (and will remain) a key area of focus for clubs. Conversations with Centre Managers and Committees in Clubs around the country have shown that there are still many who are overwhelmed by what they need to do and don’t know where to start. The key thing is to make a start … Read More
Education Update – Term 4, 2018
Practical Coaching Hours and migration of coach/judge qualifications At the end of each year, Gymnastics New Zealand collects practical coaching hours from clubs. This information has previously been collected on excel spreadsheets. As we roll out our new database, there will be changes to this process. Through the Club Portal, clubs will be able to input coaching hours directly to … Read More
XTND 2019 Brings New Online Resources
Our Education team is always working hard to keep our courses current and updated. Part of this was the introduction of online courses and resources and the updating of the Foundation Coach qualification. After 8 years it is now time for XTND’s turn. Through this process we have been working with clubs, past and current XTND coaches and presenters to … Read More
MAG – 2019 World Cups Teams
Performance events for artistic gymnastics kick off in 2019 with World Cups Melbourne in February followed by Baku and Doha in March. These World Cups form part of the qualification pathway to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. As such, we are excited to announce the men’s artistic gymnastics teams to represent New Zealand at these events: World Cup Melbourne – 21-24 … Read More
MAG – 2019 Valeri Liukin Team
We are pleased to announce the team to represent New Zealand for the first 2019 international event, being the Valeri Liukin Invitational to take place in Texas on 9-10 February 2019. The Team who have been selected are: Logan Curtis (Hutt Valley Gymsports) Kennedy Payne (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) Damian Hewett (North Harbour Gymnastics) Jack Williams (North Harbour Gymnastics) Flynn Sheridan … Read More
TeamGym On The Rise
The growth of TeamGym in New Zealand is well underway with the first competitions of the season held in the Waikato (Huntly) and Auckland (GymCity Papatoetoe) in the last couple of weeks. TeamGym already has a large following in the Wellington and Whanganui regions and, with support from Gymnastics NZ and funders, is being developed in other regions. TeamGym is … Read More
One50 Group Joins the Gymnastics Family
We are excited to announce our new financial services partner, One50Group. One50 Group is a Professional Financial services company who assist their clients to build wealth, make investments, repay debt as rapidly as possible and review and cover financial risks. The Group has a team of specialists to ensure their clients are getting the best advice across each area of their … Read More
New National Database
Clubs will now be well underway using the new club and class management system, Friendly Manager and over the coming months start to become familiar with the functions and portals of the National Database. It is a good time to consider the impact and opportunities that this new IT platform will provide. The database project has been several years in planning … Read More
Health & Safety Updates – August 2018
Health & Safety Industry Updates Preventing bullying and responding to bullying at work Learn here what clubs should be doing to prevent and respond to bullying National online register of verified workplace H&S professionals Thinking about bringing someone in to help your club with H&S? Check here to make sure they are verified. Hazardous substances update including: – Training your … Read More
Professional Development
With a clear education structure, pathway and set requirements in place, coach and judge development is on the radar for all clubs. However the same cannot be said for management and administrative roles within clubs. There is an increasing number of development opportunities available for people in leadership, management and administrative roles within sports clubs. Below is a range of … Read More