In November 2016, Leigh Dawson from Canada was employed by Tri Star to run a Disability Gymnastics programme. Leigh has gained a lot of experience in disability gymnastics in Canada working with children with all kinds of autistic spectrum disorders, behavioural problems, ADHD and visual and hearing impairments. In the space of a 10-minute interview, Leigh provided a huge number … Read More
Auckland-Northland Reminders
27 February – Term 1 Affiliated Members spreadsheet due to the RRM Helpdesk 1 March – Coaching Today Online Course. Â Coaches need to start with Coaching Today if they want to complete Understanding Movement and achieve the Foundation Coach qualification by the 23 July. 5 March – WAG Workshop Auckland. Â Registrations closed. Â Recommended for WAG coaches and compulsory for … Read More
XTND Update Auckland-Northland – February 2017
It was a busy year in 2016 for XTND with numbers of young coaches in the programme reaching 250 across the country. We welcomed two new clusters in 2016 – Central Otago and Dunedin and in 2017 we add XTND clusters from the Hawkes Bay and Invercargill. As XTND continues to grow we endeavor to improve our systems to make … Read More
Club Development Opportunities – Auckland-Northland
Check out the workshops below to help develop your club and the people in it. Busting the Busy Trap Do you often feel tired, stressed and overwhelmed? Are you constantly juggling urgent interruptions and constantly work under pressure?  You need to be at this workshop. It will help you put everything in order so that you have more time, more … Read More
Gym Kids’ New GymZone
Gym Kids was created in 2011 by Tania and Pablo Donnianni, initially designed to take gymnastics to the schools in Central and West Auckland. Pablo saw a gap in the market and started as a mobile business, with a trailer full of equipment and setting up in school halls. They started in Waimauku primary school close to Muriwai and then … Read More
Tri Star Jubilee
Tri Star Gymnastics in Mt Roskill are celebrating their 30 year Club anniversary and 20 year anniversary for the Mason Gillespie Memorial Competition. Â See below and their Facebook event page for more information. Tri Star Jubilee weekend schedule.
Club AGM’s – Are You Getting It Right?
Over the next couple of months, the majority of Clubs will be holding their AGM’s. The Annual General Meeting is an essential part of the calendar for any incorporated society but do you know how they should be run? And more importantly – how to make them interesting and useful for those attending rather than a quick tick box exercise … Read More
XTND Update Midlands – February 2017
It was a busy year in 2016 for XTND with numbers of young coaches in the programme reaching 250 across the country. We welcomed two new clusters in 2016 – Central Otago and Dunedin and in 2017 we add XTND clusters from the Hawkes Bay and Invercargill. As XTND continues to grow we endeavor to improve our systems to make … Read More
Midlands Event Calendar
The Midlands Event Calendar has all the competitions (recreational and competitive) going on across the Midlands. If you have an event that you would like included, please contact your Relationship Manager to have it added. This calendar will be updated monthly and included in e-news.
Midlands Education Courses
Coach and judge education for 2017 is now underway. This period before competition season starts is when Clubs should be looking to ensure that their coaches and judges have the qualifications they need to be coaching at the level they require. For coaches who have not yet started on the education pathway, getting Coaching Today and Understanding Movement completed is … Read More