In keeping with previous years, there will be two Community Cabinets held this year at two separate locations. The first Cabinet is scheduled to take place in the Midlands region, providing clubs with the opportunity to bring matters of importance to the GymSports NZ Board. The date for the Cabinet is Friday 31 March from 6pm – 7.30pm at Sport … Read More
Coaches Learn from UK’s Best – Eddie Van Hoof
Last month several coaches from around the country had the opportunity to attend a High Performance Sport NZ workshop with the UK’s head MAG coach Eddie Van Hoof.  David Phillips and Jarrod Heriot attended the Auckland workshop, and Toby Levine, Terry Walker and Paddy Kelly attended in Christchurch. An Olympic gymnast and Coach for 20 years, Eddie’s UK programme success was … Read More
2017 Trampoline National Squad Announcement
This year with the appointment of a Trampoline Gymnastics National Coach, we have the opportunity to expand on what trampoline has achieved so far. In developing the role description for the national coach we set a vision to “build a resilient and sustainable high performance program to deliver consistent world class performances”. As part of realising this vision will be … Read More
2017 Education Courses and Workshops
The Education department is humming, organising 2017 education courses and workshops, as coaches and judges start requalifying for the new cycle. The new 2017 Education Handbook and Course Costs have been published and registrations are open for courses.  All registrations must be done online – simply click into the relevant course on the Education calendar (also found as a drop-down along the … Read More
Judges Requalify for New Cycle
Over the past few months judges have been representing New Zealand at Intercontinental and International Judging courses around the world. All judges have to requalify due to changes which FIG makes at the end of each Olympic Cycle (four years). To undertake an international course, judges must have, at minimum, been at the highest level domestically for a number of … Read More
XTND – A Success Story for Clubs
The increasing number of gymsports clubs using the XTND Youth Leadership Programme are developing young people as coaches to support and grow their programmes. A record 245 young coaches were enrolled in the programme in 2016 with two new clusters in Central Otago and Dunedin starting. This number is expected to continue to rise over the coming years as more regions pick … Read More
The Lowdown on MAG Squad 360
MAG Squad 360 had their first 2017 training camp last month where we caught up wth Head Coach David Phillips who provided a great overview of the Squad 360 Programme and what they’re up to. Squad 360 is the national men’s artistic gymnastics (MAG)Â programme designed to identify talented competitive athletes and coach them into the performance pathway. The original idea … Read More
Top Tip: Finding What You Need on the Website
Last year the GymSports NZ website received a much-needed upgrade. The new website will continue to develop over the coming months but already provides a stable platform to share information with our community, sponsors and the wider public, in a much more appealing manner than its predecessor. Our top tip for February is for users who have had difficulty locating … Read More
Empowering Girls and Women in Sport
The first ever national organisation focused on women and girls in sport is launching the first week of March. Â Women in Sport Aotearoa have issued an open invitation to the launch, which includes a panel discussion on the role sport plays in growing future leaders. Wednesday 8 March, 5.30pm – 7pm 12 Jellicoe St, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland RSVP by Friday … Read More
XTND Camp at Kokako Lodge
The weekend of 18-19 February saw Year 2 XTND students from Auckland and Northland come together to complete their Competent Coach module and a range of other challenging activities. A huge thank you to Carole Petrie, the XTND coordinator in Auckland who has been organising these camps since 1993 – this Camp at Kokako Lodge in the Hunua ranges, South … Read More