2012 - Team Gym Manual

2012 Team Gym Manual is now available - club Team Gym Manual

Team Gym Is a GNSW participation program for all ages and abilities providing performance opportunities within a team environment for fun, fitness and friendship.

for further details please contact Natalie Jaques email: gfa@gymnsw.org.au

Apply Now for a Local Sporting Champion Grant

Apply now for a Local Sporting Champions Grant

Are you, or do you know, a dedicated young athlete, coach or official participating in a state or national sporting championships? Are you aged 12-18 years old travelling further than 250km return for a state or national championships?

If yes, then you or your team could be eligible for a Local Sporting Champions grant to help meet costs such as uniforms, travel, accommodation and equipment.

Grants of $500 per individual and $3,000 per team are available for young people participating in a nominated National Sporting Organisation-endorsed state or national sporting championships or a School Sport Australia national championship.

This program is an Australian Government initiative managed by the Australian Sports Commission and supports 8,000 young people each year.

The grants are designed to help athletes, coaches and officials achieve their sporting goals and are distributed across all 150 federal electorates of the national parliament.

Applications are open, so apply now!

Applications must be submitted prior to the commencement of the nominated championships.

For further information, including application forms and eligibility criteria, go to: http://www.ausport.gov.au/champions

Cheerleading SMC Annual General Meeting

Dear Cheer Clubs

The cheerleading Sports Management Committee Annual General Meeting will be held at the GNSW office on March 3rd 2012 from 1pm.

Following the AGM will be an open forum for you to discuss the direction of cheerleading in NSW.

Cheer AGM Notice #1

NSW Athletes Bound for the Suzuki World Cup

Congratulations to the three Aerobic gymnasts who have been named in the Australian team for the 2012 Suzuki World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.

The event will take place on the 21st-22nd April, with the Aero commission naming Koby Moore (Ikin Dance), Sophie Beucker (North Coast Academy) and Stephanie Keily (Ikin Dance) in the team. Gymnastics NSW's Aerobic Gymnastics' Sports Program Manager, Pam Behan, has also been named as the Head of Delegation.

We wish Pam and the girls all the best in their upcoming preperations for the World Cup event.

Meriden Gymnasts Named in 2012 Pacific Rim Team

Congratulations to the two NSW girls who have been announced on the 2012 Pacific Rim rhythmic gymnastics team.

The Meriden (RG Centre) duo of Jaelle Cohen and Michaela Whitehouse qualified for the senior and junior squad's respectively at the weekend's trial event in Greenacre.

In addition to the two individuals, Meriden's senior group has also qualified (subject to approval from the Pacific Rim organising committee), with Emma Chan filling a non travelling reserve position in the junior squad.

The Pacific Rim team will travel to Everett, Washington (US) in mid March to compete against a number of nations within and surrounding the Pacific region.

Goodluck to the entire team in their preperations for the US!

2012 RG Pacific Rim Team

Individuals

Senior:

Janine Murray  WA

Danielle Prince QLD

Jaelle Cohen  NSW

 *Non Travelling Reserve: Taylor Tirahadjo VIC

Junior:

Michaela Joannides  WA

Amy Quinn  WA

Michaela Whitehouse  NSW

*Non Travelling Reserve: Emma Chan  NSW

Meriden Group NSW:

Jaelle Cohen

Nikita Nadu

Samantha Richardson

Claudia Pillay

Tegan Lindsay

Kate Western

2012 Aspire to Lead Program - Applications Open!

Applications are now open for the 2012 Aspire to Lead Program.

The program will commence with the GNSW Leadership Camp on the 14th and 15th April 2012 at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation. 

For further information and an application form visit the Aspire to Lead webpage 

WG Updates

Happy New Year and welcome to what looks like another busy one. For those who have not heard I am excited to announce that I have been appointed the Events and Sports Development Officer for Women’s Gymnastics. I look forward to catching up with you all at the Women’s Events.

For those who need to get in touch, please contact me by:

Email wg@gymnsw.org.au 

Ph: 8116 4127 or F: 8116 4128

Things to note

This year the SMC is excited to introduce a NDP Squad program. Squad Gymnasts were selected from 2011 Levels 4-10 State Trials and State Championships.

The Gymnastics New South Wales (GNSW) Women’s Gymnastics (WG) National Development Program (NDP) Squads have been commenced to create a development pathway for gymnasts, coaches and clubs in NSW with the aim to maximise the number of NSW gymnasts, educate coaches and achieve successful results at a National level.

The Sports Management Committee along with GNSW office staff will offer guidance and support by tracking, developing, educating and providing the resources for NDP gymnasts, coaches and clubs in NSW. It is anticipated that this will provide the best opportunity for the National levels gymnasts and to increase the numbers and quality of gymnastics within in the program.

Our first clinic for the year on 5 February will involve Squads 1 and 2 gymnasts (Levels 6-10). Information for squad 3 and 4 gymnasts will be sent to clubs shortly once dates and venues have been confirmed. For more information on the Squad programs and how your gymnasts and coaches can be involved, please refer the Squads Handbook soon to be located in the Women’s section on the Gymnastics NSW Website.

Invitation – The SMC would like to invite all coaches and judges to attend the NDP Squad clinics. The clinics will provide a positive learning environment where coaches and judges can work towards a common goal and help each other to improve Women’s Gymnastics in NSW.  Updating points will be allocated for both judges and coaches who attend.

Clinic Date        Sunday 5 February

Time                 9:00am -1:00pm

Venue               Sydney Academy of Gymnastics

                        Unit 7, 32 Artisan Road Seven Hills

New Classified Items

• Women's uneven bars
• 2x Trampolines

View all classified items

100 Leaders Living With Disability

If you know of someone who has a story to share, please encourage them to get involved.  http://www.dircsa.org.au/blog/the-100-leaders-project-stories-from-people-living-with-disability/

GNSW 2012 Professional Development Conference

The 2012 Professional Development Conference was held at Macquarie University on the 21st and 22nd January.  This years conference saw a change in venue and format to previous years, offering a day schedule of workshops, guest speakers and GNSW and GA update sessions.  The Conference was also followed by a Professional Development Day on the 23rd January at Castle Hill RSL Gymnatics Club. 

GNSW are very pleased with the attendance at the event and would like to thank Macquarie University and Castle Hill staff, all attendees and presenters for their support.  An evaluation survey will be available shortly, we would appreciate your feedback to enable us to continue to develop this event for 2013.

For further information please contact Alison Mercer at education@gymnsw.org.au

Five Acro Groups Qualify for World Championships

Acro worlds

Gymnastics NSW would like to congratulate the five state representatives who have qualified for April's 2012 World Championships in Florida, USA.

• Hannah Cosgrove, Holly Cosgrove & Lauren Cosgrove – Rooty Hill RSL Gymnastics  (11-16 Women’s Group)

• Perry Drakopoulos & Tara Sahagian – SXL Gymnastics (11-16 Mixed Pair)

• Renee Blake and Mackenzie Levin - Acrogym (11-16 Women’s Pair)

• Natalie Lin & Alexandra Der - Gladesville RSL Gymnastics (11-16 Women’s Pair)