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31 Jan 2012 2011 Gymnastic SA Annual Awards
18 Jan 2012 Hub/ Port Lincoln Training Camp 2012
15 Dec 2011 Cirque de Gymnastique listed in Top Five at Adelaide Fringe!
25 Oct 2011 Potential Sponsor for GSA
16 Aug 2011 Join Rebel Sport's 'Season Pass' for Exclusive Membership Offers All Year Round
19 Apr 2011 Judges and Coaches Advise from the ASC
 

2011 Gymnastic SA Annual Awards


GSA Awards
Tuesday, 31 January 2012

For the first time prizes are being awarded in each Category of the Annual Awards presented to those recognised for their commitment to the Sport of Gymnastics during 2011.

  • Acromat Club of the Year, will receive a $1000.00 gift voucher from Acromat to purchase a piece of equipment of the Clubs choice, along with the Club of the Year Trophy.
  • Volunteer of the Year, will receive a voucher for a 2 night stay at a Bed & Breakfast venue in the Barossa Valley, along with a plaque to commemorate their achievement.
  • Coach of the Year, will be awarded to a Coach from each Gymsport, and each will receive a complimentary voucher to attend the 2013 Coaching Congress, along with a plaque to commemorate their achievement.
  • Judge of the Year, will be awarded to a Judge from each competitive gymsport, and each will receive a complimentary voucher to attend the 2013 Coaching Congress, along with a plaque to commemorate their achievement.

We sincerely thank Mr Craig Otto, Acromat, for his continuing generous support of Gymnastics SA in providing the Equipment voucher, which will certainly assist the Club of the Year to purchase a new piece equipment.

 

And we extend our sincere thanks to Mr Godfrey Gardiner, proprietor of “The Miners Cottage” at Cockatoo Valley, for this generous sponsorship of the Volunteer of the Year Award.

The Miners Cottage is a delightfully restored, award winning stone Miners cottage (circa 1870).  It is situated in the Old Barossa Goldfields on the edge of the Barossa Wine region, and only 45 mins from Adelaide.

 

Nominations close on the 16th March 2012 and all presentations will be made at the Annual General Meeting in April.

 

Please click below:

 

Annual Awards Criteria 2011

 

Selection Criteria - 2011 Coach of the Year

 

Selection Criteria - 2011 Club of the Year

 

Selection Criteria - 2011 Judge of the Year

 

Selection Criteria - 2011 Volunteer of the Year

 

Hub/ Port Lincoln Training Camp 2012

Haydn Bellamy, Wednesday, 18 January 2012

 

During the 2011 SA country championships a plan was developed for a joint training camp at the Pt Lincoln Gymnastics Club with the Hub Gymnastics club. The camp was held from Friday 6th to Saturday 14th January and was attended by 14 gymnasts from the Hub (Level 5 to Level 8, plus two siblings, L3, L4) and 10 gymnasts from Pt Lincoln (Level 3 to Level 7).

The camp was attended by the following coaches, Patrick Walden, Mark Blagrove, Paul Murray, Emma Murray, Meryl Davidson, with Lisa Henderson, Jason McMillan, Teresa Meyers and Chaz Letton and Celia Mickan from Cummins dropping in for several of the sessions.  

The training sessions undertaken on the camp consisted of a general warm up (several different warms ups were used, Pt Lincolns, the Hubs’ and a group one) and then a group training session run by Patrick covering a variety of areas, tumbling, Vault, Bars, etc. After the warm up, the clubs trained separately for the first half of the week and during the second half, the clubs trained together in three separate groups with the Hub coaches leading them and the Pt Lincoln coaches moving from group to group. This approach proved to be a good method of sharing ideas and for the gymnasts to experience working with other coaches and gymnasts.

A journalist from the Pt Lincoln Times came to the club and interviewed the coaches about the camp (see attached article) and from this, a visiting gymnast from Alice Springs read the article and joined in the camp on the final day of training.

There were also plenty of external activities undertaken by the gymnasts from both clubs such as, swimming at the pool and beach, jetty jumping, movies, shopping and visiting a farm with lots of small animals, a joint club bbq followed by a sleep over for the Pt Lincoln girls at the Lions Hostel (were the Hub was staying). The camp was seen as extremely successful by all involved, not just in the area of skill improvement, but also relationships gained, exchange of coaching tips, gaining of knowledge with intense training, level of achievement possible with daily training and an overall a good fun experience for everyone involved.

The Hub Gymnastics club would like to express their sincere thanks to the following people; Meryl Davidson and the Pt Lincoln Gymnastics Club, (plus gymnasts and other coaches) for allowing the Hub to train at their facility and for all the positive experiences they provided, IPMG Pty Ltd for their generous sponsorship of the Bus and fuel for the trip, Trigis Constructions Pty Ltd for their generous monetary contribution, the gymnasts and chaperones for their efforts in making the trip such a positive and fun experience.

Port Lincoln would also like to thank The Hub Gymnastics Club for initiating the camp which was an absolute positive experience for both gymnasts and coaches who are looking towards the 2013 booking already.

If you would like any further information in relation to the trip planning, budget, or any other aspect of the camp, please do not hesitate to contact Paul Murray or Meryl Davidson about the Pt Lincoln experience.

Click here for the Port Lincoln Times Article


 

Cirque de Gymnastique listed in Top Five at Adelaide Fringe!


Images from Adelaide Cirque de Gymanstics
Thursday, 15 December 2011

After four sell-out years as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Gymnastics South Australias Cirque de Gymnastique has been listed in the Top Five cabaret/circus acts to see at the 2012 Fringe...

This is a great acknowledgement for GSA who have embraced the wonderful performance opportunity at all levels of the organisation. Read the article from Adelaide’s The Advertiser, link below. GSA’s Cirque de Gymnastique has five action-packed performances over two days, featuring gymnasts of all ages and gymsports. The addition of lights and costumes takes the gymnastic performances out of the ordinary and into the realm of a theatrical circus show. The sheer number of performers as well as the creative use of their gymnastic skills, leaves the audience amazed and delighted.

There is still a last chance for any local and interstate teams wanting to get involved. Contact Lynn Martin at lynn@gymsa.com.au.
 
The Cirque de Gymnastique is on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 March 2012 at the Marion Leisure Centre.

Link to Article from Adeliade's Advertiser

 

Potential Sponsor for GSA

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Gymnastics SA has potentially a great opportunity to secure a major national cleaning service company as a high-level sponsor for Gymnastics SA

The National cleaning service company has provided GSA with a unique opportunity towards securing a sponsor, if their business can be increased through leads generated via our sponsors, members and associates.

Gymnastics SA is asking its members to consider if there is any opportunity for your (or organisations you influence) commercial cleaning contract to be reviewed, no matter how large or small, local or national. Even if there is a current contract in place the cleaning company can provide a cleaning audit and a quote to compare with what you are currently paying and the standard of cleaning.

All you have to do now is email Haydn Bellamy haydn@gymsa.com.au the contact details of any potential buyer of a commercial cleaning service, and he will pass that onto the company.
 
We want genuine leads ... we want members of the community to give this company a fair crack at business in such a manner that if the price, service level commitment and quality of work will be superior to the existing provider … then they can expect to win the business, which in turn will provide a larger level of sponsorship to the Gymnastics SA for the coming year.
 
Of course there is no obligation on anyone’s behalf if commercial terms cannot be finalized.

So if you can think of your own cleaning requirements and any other businesses (think local and national) that you have influence over contact Haydn now!!!!!!!
 

Join Rebel Sport's 'Season Pass' for Exclusive Membership Offers All Year Round


Rebel Sport 2011
Tuesday, 16 August 2011


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Judges and Coaches Advise from the ASC


Australian Sports Commission logo
Tuesday, 19 April 2011

The ASC have provided advice to Gymnastics Australia regarding expectation to complete online course...

Gymnastics Australia would like to advise all Technical Members, in particular those Members with a judging accreditation, that the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has made a requirement of all sports with accreditations in the National Officiating Accreditation Scheme that officials will be required to complete the ASC online officiating course prior to the conclusion of the 2012 Olympic Cycle.

Gymnastics Australia provides this advice as first notice to judges who may be interested in registering and completing this online course, which is currently free.  Alternatively, this course would be useful to coaches or interested individuals who may wish to commence judging in the future.

Proof of completion of this course will also provide updating for Members, including existing judges.

Other Links
  ASC Online Officiating Course - Information page
  ASC Learning Portal
  Introductory Level Officiating General Principles - Help email

 
 
 
 
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