Committee Message
July 2016
Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Namaste, Talofa lava, Malo e leilei, Ni hao ma, Fakaalofa lahi atu!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Wow, we’re halfway through the year already, doesn’t time fly when you’re flipping,
Committee Message &
swinging & leaping through your days!
Fabulous Coaches ......1
It’s almost the end of term 2, we hope all our gym families have a great break over
WAG News.................2
the coming July Holidays. We look forward to hearing all your holiday stories & seeing
Rec News ...................3
you back at gym all ready for another great term of fun. If your child is not returning
can you please advise Louise in the office so we can reverse your invoice. It takes a
Gym Info....................4
lot of time following up unpaid invoices. Early payment ensures your child’s place in
the class. Payment can be made by internet banking, eftpos, cheque or cash.
Don’t forget our Holiday Programme at the gym—lots of fun for kids 5-12yrs. Check
out info on our website & on the notice board in the foyer.
We are planning on upgrading our foyer & viewing area. If
any parents are involved in paint/decorating or have anything to do with signage/display and can help with materials or time & advice please contact Alia on 0211285997
TERM DATES:
Our Fabulous Coaches
We welcome our new coaching couple Ben & Carolina Villalobos to
Waitakere Gymnastics!
You might have seen Ben &
Carolina around the gym the last
few months, they have joined us
after moving to NZ from Chile
earlier this year.
Ben has coached WAG and MAG
gymnasts to the elite level and
will be working with our senior
levels STEPS programme as well as many other gym classes. He has already been to
several competitions & is enjoying getting to know all our gymnasts. He has practiced gymnastics since he was 10 & has been coaching for 13 years, with 8 years
running his own gym in Coyhaique, Chile. He is a FIG level 3 coach and has coached
gymnasts to National & South American Champs.
Ben’s wife Carolina is also a gymnast and has joined our staff as well. She is working
with the current coaches on the STEPS programme, as well as taking classes across
our recreational groups.
We are lucky to have this talented duo join our club, please make them feel welcome and feel free to introduce yourself & your gymnast.
• Term 3
25th July—24 September
• Term 4
10th October—17 December
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WAG COMPETITIVE NEWS
Our WAG Girls are always training hard
girls & always create wonderful memo-
& having fun. They are in the middle of
ries for gymnasts with their teammates.
the 2016 competitive season.
We also appreciate or Coaches for work-
Gymnasts are working on perfecting
ing these weekends away!
their routines & working on improving
scores each competition.
The club has competed at several out of
town competitions already in Whangarei, Tauranga & Hamilton, with an
additional trip to Tauranga planned for
the Junior STEPS in August.
Although ‘Away Comps’ are a big commitment for gymnasts and their families
they provide an exciting time for the
Step 4 Gymnasts with Brittany
LATEST COMPETITIONS
Our STEP 2 Gymnasts are enjoying their first competitive season with all girls improving their scores each competition. Grace placed 1st overall at Kerrin Bishop &
2nd overall at Whangarei. Kassia placed 2nd & Kelsey placed 3rd overall at Whangarei too - Well done!
Our STEP 3 Gymnasts are a strong & rapidly improving group, for some this is also
their first year competing. They have had some challenges but overall are doing very
well & have gymnasts placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd
MEDALS TALLY
overall in every Comp - Brilliant!
Our WAG Competitive girls have
competed at the following
Our STEP 4 Gymnasts having been working really
Competitions in 2016:
♦
Tristar Earlybird
hard to learn their skills this year and overall
♦
KB Memorial at Counties Manu-
scores are improving with each comp. At Whanga-
kau
rei Alana & Mio achieved 2nd place overall and
Whangarei Acadamey of Gym-
Sophie came 3rd overall - Keep up the good work!
♦
nastics
♦
Argos, Tauranga
Our STEP 5 Gymnasts have been putting in the
♦
Hamilton City Gymsports Senior
hours at training & starting to see the rewards,
Artistic
Tamara scored well at Kerrin Bishop, placing 2nd
Here are the results so far,
Well done girls!
1st
2nd 3rd
in Bar & 3rd in Vault. They travelled to Tauranga
to compete at Argos, with Tess & Tamara both
achieving their over 50 scores - Way to go!
Overall
5
8
6
Vault
6
8
12
Bar
7
6
4
nasts competing at STEPS 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7.
Beam
3
4
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If you would like to know more abut how the STEPS programme works & how
Floor
8
6
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WAG SYSTEM
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics work on a STEPS levels & this year we have gym-
each apparatus is judged please check out Gymsports NZ’s website & look
under Competitive Gymsports on the menu: http://www.gymsportsnz.com
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RECREATIONAL NEWS
For our Recreational Gymnasts we did Kiwi Gym Fun Badge Testing the week of June
20-25th. These 5-7yr old gymnasts did a great job and we had:
♦
99 gymnasts pass their level 1 badge
♦
26 gymnasts pass their level 2 badge
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10 gymnasts pass their level 3 badge
This Term the Recreational class gymnasts have been working hard on skills, strength,
flexibility, and short routines. This effort will pay off as many of the gymnasts are participating in Incentive Awards testing this Saturday 9th July. We will be able to update
you on results from that in next months newsletter. This testing will happen again in
Term 4 so all gymnasts will have a chance to do it all again.
We love seeing all our young gymnasts having fun & learning all about gymnastics
with such enthusiasm.
“Jump off the beam, flip off the bars, follow your dreams & reach for the stars”
- Nadia Comaneci
RECREATIONAL COMPETITIONS
REC COMPETITIONS:
Our recreational competitive teams have had two competitions so far this year. These competitions have resulted in
26 June
Tristar
great success with gymnasts receiving certificates, ribbons, and medals.
3 July
Counties Manukau
The gymnasts have thoroughly enjoyed showing off their
routines that they have been working so hard on.
7 August
Howick Gymnastics
They have participated in the Tri Star Novice Competition
28 August
Franklin Gymsports
and the Counties Manukau Gymfest (which was just last
Evie on Beam at Counties Manukau
weekend). We look forward
to seeing them compete at
Howick, Franklin & Then our
very own Rec comp at Waitakere in September. We
always need volunteers to
help with our events - more
details in next months
newsletter.
Rec Girls at Counties Manukau with Carolina & Kristy
18 September
Waitakere Gymnastics
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THINGS TO REMEMBER:
All siblings and parents must view from upstairs and please be respectful of the
area, bring something quiet for your children to do.
Appropriate clothing is to be worn for all gym classes - please no watches,
buckles, jeans, dresses or jewellery.
Country Originals
leotards and sets
are available in the
office. All sizes.
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ABOUT US
Waitakere Gymnastics offers pre-school, recreational non-competitive, recreational competitive, pre-competitive and competitive classes. Recreational competitive gymnasts compete at local Auckland clubs, and our competitive gymnasts currently compete up to the New Zealand National Championships with
opportunities available for international competitions.
Waitakere Gymnastics is a member of GymSports NZ, and offers artistic gymnastics classes for boys and girls. Our coaches are educated through
GymSports NZ educational courses, Sport Waitakere courses, and in-house
training sessions. All coaches are first-aid certified.
Committee Members:
Chairperson: Therese Irving
Treasurer: Andrea Barnes
Secretary: Jillinda Kenyon
Members: Liz Balough
Lou Bryant
Alia Murray-Smith
We are a club run by a Volunteer Committee who are parents of current & former gymnasts. The committee meets once a month, if there’s anything you
would like to see at our club or anything you would like to comment on please
speak to Louise in the office or contact Alia on [email protected] so it can
be discussed at the next meeting.
If you would be interested in becoming a committee member or helping by becoming a friend of the committee please contact one of our committee members or fill out the form on our website & we’ll get in touch.
Waitakere Gymnastics—Olympic Park 38 Portage Road, New Lynn, Auckland
Ph: 098275394 ● email: [email protected] ● Web: www.waitakeregymnastics.co.nz