From Invercargill to Walvis Bay…Just ten days after competing at the 2016 New Zealand Gymsports Championships, the New Zealand junior women’s artistic gymnastics team take a podium finish at the Junior Commonwealth Championships in Namibia. The team, consisting of Stella Ashcroft (Christchurch School of Gymnastics), Samadiana Fariz and Isabella Brett (Tri Star Gymnastics), finished in third place (149.25) behind Wales … Read More
GFA Coaching Symposium – Big Weekend Ahead!
113 coaches from around the country will be attending the Gym For All Coaching Symposium in Auckland this weekend. Eight presenters will be leading the workshops which include Team Gym, warm-up ideas, PlayGym Acrobatics, Starting a Programme, Rec Trampoline and much more. Multiple workshops will be running concurrently to ensure that participants can get through as much as possible – it … Read More
FIG Academy – Artistic
FIG Academy Level 2 Academy – WAG and MAG (updated 8 December 2016) We are pleased to announce that the Level 2 FIG Academy to be held in January has been approved by FIG and will take place from January 9-16 in Auckland. Participants will attend from New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines. We are excited to have international FIG … Read More
GymSchool 2017 – Save the Date
We’re excited to announce that GymSchool will be held on 14-15 January at the Gymsport & Recreation Centre. This will feature a range of amazing coaching courses and workshops across all disciplines, including for the first time, some workshops specifically for club administrators. GymSchool will be held at the same time as the WAG and MAG Level 2 FIG Academy (Senior … Read More
Media Release: National Gymnastics Titles Awarded
Media release: Sunday 2 October 2016 Five days of competition saw 16 provinces battle it out at the 2016 New Zealand Gymsports Championships, where Auckland and Canterbury dominated the National titles. Both Trampoline titles go home to the same household in Auckland, with Rachel Schmidt taking out the Senior Women’s trampoline and brother Dylan Schmidt the Senior Men’s. Dylan also … Read More
Media Release: Gymnastics Battle Officially Begins
Media release: Wednesday 28 September 2016 The 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships was officially opened by Mayor Tim Shadbolt, at ILT Stadium Southland tonight. Almost a thousand athletes from 16 provinces were welcomed to their national championships, with locals Southland marching in last to a massive home town cheer. Athletes from all five gymnastics sports will battle it out for the … Read More
TRA Southland Age Champs
The combined Trampoline clubs of Southland invite you to join them for a recreational competition to be held on 29 October 2016 at the Te Anau Events Centre. Events will include: Trampoline DMT Tumbling Synchro Entries close Wednesday 19 October.  More information.
50 Years Service to Gymnastics
This year marked a special anniversary, with Tina Colijn from Canterbury marking 50 years’ service to the Woman’s Artistic Gymnastics community. We chatted with Tina about this milestone and this is what she had to share… How were you first introduced to gymnastics? I was first introduced to gymnastics as a young eight-year-old girl. I competed in interclub recreation competitions … Read More
Programme Planning for the New Year
The end of term 3 and the beginning of term 4 is the perfect time to re-evaluate your club’s programmes. Maybe it’s time for something new? Maybe you have seen over the past 9 months and influx of boys age 7-10? Check out a few of the programmes that your club can get involved with today… moveMprove® moveMprove® is a … Read More
Ollerup Nominations
2017 Ollerup nominations are now open. What is Ollerup? Ollerup is a school for Gymnastics based in Denmark. NZ students normally do tumbling or TeamGym, but Rhythmic is also an option. One of the school’s main focus areas is to provide knowledge and skills to become trainers and leaders in a voluntary organisation. Sports, especially gymnastics, are thus not … Read More