Newsletter Spring 2009 - West Midlands Gymnastics
Newsletter Spring 2009 - West Midlands Gymnastics
Newsletter Spring 2009 - West Midlands Gymnastics
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<strong>Spring</strong> Term <strong>2009</strong><br />
Congratulations<br />
to Emily<br />
EGA in Russia<br />
EGA Trampoline<br />
Success<br />
Congratulations<br />
Rhyannon<br />
Regional Awards<br />
Rhythmic<br />
Success &<br />
Competition<br />
Dates/Judge<br />
Revalidation<br />
Coach<br />
Education<br />
Coaching<br />
Courses<br />
Calendar<br />
Regional 1 Day<br />
Workshop - Your<br />
Say<br />
Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations<br />
Emily awarded Junior Sports Personality<br />
Emily Goring has been awarded the Junior Female Sports<br />
Personality of 2008 in Hereford.<br />
Following a successful year, Emily is honoured to receive this<br />
award, not only for her club Park Wrekin, but also for her<br />
coach Christine Still and gymnastics in the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong>.<br />
Emily is an England Squad member and England International.<br />
Well done Emily.<br />
Trampoline<br />
Rhyannon Jones aged 9 from<br />
East Staffs Gym Club in Burton on<br />
Trent has been given a place in the<br />
U12 Home Counties National<br />
Squad. Rhyannon attended the first<br />
session at Loughborough at the<br />
beginning of February.<br />
Emily also<br />
represented England<br />
at the Mayor’s Cup<br />
International in<br />
Vladimir – Russia in<br />
September, 2008.<br />
Building on the success of the Inter Regional and Home Country International weekend in Hull<br />
– November, 2008, another Home International is being through the EGA and arranged to take<br />
place at Cocksmoor Woods Leisure Centre on 28th October, <strong>2009</strong>.Also an EGA England<br />
Trampoline Squad Training Camp is being organised for later in <strong>2009</strong>. Further information on<br />
both of these events will be published at a later date.<br />
There are only 2 gymnasts from<br />
the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong> in any Womens<br />
National Squads - Rhyannon and<br />
Nicole Watson from Park Wrekin<br />
in the Junior National Squad, so<br />
this is quite an achievement.<br />
photo courtesy<br />
of the Hereford Times<br />
England Women’s Artistic Squad Members
Regional Awards <strong>2009</strong><br />
The time has come around again for nominations for the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong> Regional Awards.These<br />
are intended to reward, in particular, those individuals – gymnasts, coaches, judges and<br />
administrators - who give so much voluntary service to the sport.The Awards in the year 2000<br />
were the last opportunity for ‘catching up’ therefore with the exception of Long Service and<br />
Merit Awards it should be noted that this year's awards to gymnasts and the relevant coaches<br />
are for achievements in the year 2008 only.<br />
Closing date for nominations 30th April <strong>2009</strong><br />
To download an application form please visit www.wmgymnastics.org.uk and choose Regional<br />
awards.<br />
<strong>2009</strong> NATIONAL DUETS and TRIOS<br />
Congratulations to all the girls who took part from Elena,<br />
Blythe Valley and City of Birmingham, results below:<br />
UNDER 10 DUET<br />
4th Marina Argirova & Lauren Moult Elena 11.850<br />
UNDER 10 TRIO<br />
2nd Keeley Chamberlain, Blythe Valley 15.050<br />
Isabella Nicholson & Sasha Richards<br />
UNDER 12 DUET<br />
4th Tareema Frazer & Chloe Hartshorn Elena 13.950<br />
UNDER 12 TRIO<br />
5th Tareema Frazer, Callie Green & Elena 13.850<br />
Chloe Hartshorn<br />
JUNIOR DUET<br />
3rd Emily Holden & Beth Leighton City of B’ham 14.700<br />
7th Kathryn Powell & Abigail Stokes Blythe Valley 13.550<br />
JUNIOR TRIO<br />
5th Alex Morton, Becky Morton City of B’ham 10.500<br />
& Naomi Turton<br />
SENIOR DUET<br />
1st Emma Finney & Louisa Poulis Elena 17.800<br />
5th Charlotte Farrell & Alison Hobbs City of B’ham 12.800<br />
7th Eleanor Johnson & Naomi Todd City of B’ham 11.800<br />
SENIOR TRIO<br />
4th Bryony Billingham, Anna Carmichael City of B’ham 8.250<br />
& Hannah Morton<br />
Dates for your calendar<br />
Judging Revalidation<br />
The Rhythmic National Technical Committee has<br />
timetabled re-validation courses for the <strong>2009</strong>-2012<br />
cycle12.<br />
This re-validation course covers the judging award<br />
levels of Club & Regional Judge (Cycle11).<br />
Agenda<br />
Day 1 Generalities, Execution & Difficulty 1<br />
(Club & Regional)<br />
Day 2 Difficulty 2 & Artistry (Regional)<br />
Our local course will take place in the:<br />
East <strong>Midlands</strong><br />
25th & 26th April <strong>2009</strong><br />
Course Tutor:Vicki Hawkins<br />
This will be the ONLY re-validation course for<br />
this cycle, failure to re-validate will null existing<br />
qualification & a new course/examination must be<br />
undertaken.<br />
Please contact:<br />
Vicki Hawkins<br />
Member responsible for Judge Education<br />
Rhythmic <strong>Gymnastics</strong><br />
15 Bestwood Close<br />
Desborough<br />
Northants NN14 2TY<br />
Tel: 07810503080<br />
Email: nvrgc_vicki@hotmail.com<br />
June 27th and 28th - British Championships Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent.<br />
October 24th and 25th - Open Individual Apparatus Walsall Sports Centre<br />
November 21st - Group Championships Walsall Sports Centre<br />
For more information visit the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong> Website www.wmgymnastics.org.uk
UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) Update<br />
Assistant Club Coach and Level 1 coach award update to UKCC awards.<br />
From 1st August <strong>2009</strong>, any Cycle 5 ACC or Cycle 6 Level 1 (pre-Aug-08) coach who wishes to progress on to a Level 2<br />
award will need to attend a 1-day update course on the 'How to Coach' aspects that have been added into the UKCC<br />
Level 1 award.<br />
These update courses will be run at a variety of venues across the region plus further courses will be run as demand<br />
requires. The courses are non-discipline specific so a coach from any discipline can attend any of the courses, but the<br />
1-day update course must be attended prior to attending the first day of a Level 2 course.<br />
Coaches who wish to remain at Level 1 do not need to attend this update course.<br />
Level 2 courses<br />
From August <strong>2009</strong> the Level 2 courses will change to become UKCC-endorsed. This will have a variety of changes,<br />
including a increase in course length from 3-days to 5-days. Further details will be available once we are informed.<br />
Proficiency Awards Scheme<br />
Coaching Course<br />
British <strong>Gymnastics</strong> has announced that the Proficiency<br />
Award Scheme Coaching course is now be available to any<br />
club volunteer over the age of 14.<br />
The course is aimed at volunteers who want to help in<br />
clubs for only one or two hours a week and wish to pursue<br />
an informal route into coaching.Volunteers who subsequently<br />
want to pursue a formal coaching qualification can enter<br />
the main UKCC qualification structure at Level 1.<br />
The course is based around the content of the BG<br />
Proficiency Awards that cover 'Pre-School', 'Core' and<br />
'Trampolining'. Each course is for one day (six-hours) and<br />
those holding the award can then help deliver the award<br />
Competition Ages<br />
COACH EDUCATION<br />
schemes to groups of a maximum of eight gymnasts under<br />
the direct supervision of a Level 2 coach. Direct supervision<br />
means the Level 2 coach cannot be coaching their own<br />
group of gymnasts but must circulate the groups supervising<br />
the Award Scheme coaches (i.e. A session with a level 2<br />
coach plus 3 Award Scheme Coaches equals a maximum of<br />
24 gymnasts.)<br />
Award Scheme Coaches will be required to be Associate<br />
Members of the club in which they are operating before<br />
they attend the course, and are expected to complete a<br />
volunteer CRB check through the club.<br />
Courses should be organised through the Regional Course<br />
Co-ordinator using a BG Tutor in a BG-registered club.<br />
Clubs wanting to organise a course for their volunteers<br />
must use a BG tutor in the appropriate discipline and<br />
British <strong>Gymnastics</strong> has a policy on the minimum ages of gymnasts who can enter competitions at different levels. Please be<br />
aware that if you don't follow these guidelines when entering gymnasts for competitions BG Insurance may be invalidated.<br />
Age Requirement for BG Members to Compete Description of Event<br />
Minimum age 9 in the year of the event All events run by or on behalf of British <strong>Gymnastics</strong><br />
or a BG Technical Committee, e.g. events leading to<br />
a national final<br />
Minimum age 8 in the year of the event Events leading to a County or Regional title,<br />
e.g. County or Regional Championships<br />
Minimum age 6 in the year of the event Inter-club events, and events which do not<br />
lead to County or Regional title, e.g. competition<br />
between three local clubs<br />
COACHING COURSES<br />
Course Level Venue Organiser & Contact no. Dates<br />
General Level 1 GMAC Birmingham Martin Cox 01827 53607 10,23,24 May<br />
General Level 3 GMAC Birmingham Phil Barrow 0121 464 6006 17,18,19,24,25,26 July<br />
Womens Artistic Level 1 GMAC Birmingham Martin Cox 01827 53607 10,23,24 May<br />
Womens Artistic Level 3 GMAC Birmingham Phil Barrow 0121 464 6006 17,18,19,24,25,26 July<br />
Award Scheme Core GMAC Birmingham Phil Barrow 0121 464 6006 21 June<br />
Proficiency
May<br />
June<br />
July<br />
Email<br />
If you would like to be included<br />
on the regional mailing list then<br />
please let us have your email<br />
address. Don’t miss out on<br />
courses, newsletters and events.<br />
Please e-mail your address to<br />
Sarah.<br />
Regional Chairman<br />
Mike Weinstock<br />
10 Checkley Lane, St Georges, Telford<br />
Shropshire<br />
TF2 9UD<br />
07739 174366 (m)<br />
mike@mwgymnastics.co.uk<br />
Regional <strong>Gymnastics</strong> Development Officer<br />
Jane Edwards<br />
07739 512198 (m)<br />
jane.edwards@englishgymnastics.org<br />
Calendar <strong>2009</strong> May to July<br />
Date Discipline Event Venue<br />
May 2 WA Recreational Novice North Solihull Sports Centre<br />
May 2&3 AG BSGA School Gym 2008 Floor & Vault Fenton Manor<br />
May 2 & 3 WA British Compulsory Level 4 & Level 3 Birmingham<br />
May 2 - 4 MA Set Work Finals Newcastle<br />
May 9-10 AG Acro & Tumbling NDP Fenton Manor<br />
May 12 - 18 RG European Championships Azerbaijan<br />
May 14 - 17 WA & MA Grand Prix Glasgow<br />
May 17 AG National Tumble League Durham<br />
May 23 & 24 WA British Team Championships Guildford<br />
May 23 TRA Club 1 - Regional D Cocks Moors Woods<br />
June 6-7 WA British Espoir Gloucester<br />
June 9-10 RG GMPD NDP Oldbury College of Sport<br />
June 13 RG BSGA Rhythmic National Finals Northamptonshire<br />
June 14 General Team Voluntary Floor & Vault Walsall Campus<br />
June 27 & 28 RG British Championships Fenton Manor<br />
July 2 ALL Executive Meeting Solihull<br />
July 4 & 5 WA British Championships Guildford<br />
July 18-19 TRA FIG A/FIG B/DMT/SYNCHRO Finals NIA Birmingham<br />
July 26 AG National Tumble League<br />
Regional One Day Workshop<br />
The Region would like to run a One-Day Multi-<br />
Discipline Workshop in 2010 and we would<br />
welcome ideas or any thoughts on what you would<br />
like included in such an event, for example<br />
coaching/judging clinics etc, when you feel the best<br />
time of year would be to hold the event and<br />
possible locations.<br />
Please contact either Mike Chappell or Sarah Moss<br />
with your thoughts.<br />
...Moving the WMAGA forward<br />
Hon. Regional Secretary<br />
Dr Mike Chappell PhD<br />
7 William Groubb Close, Ernesford Grange<br />
Coventry CV3 2QL<br />
02476 449816 (h)<br />
02476 524309 (w)<br />
mjc@eng.warwick.ac.uk<br />
Hereford & Worcestershire<br />
County <strong>Gymnastics</strong> Development Officer<br />
Samantha Harding<br />
07739 512196 (m)<br />
samantha.harding@englishgymnastics.org<br />
Improvements<br />
Over the coming months<br />
changes are going to be made<br />
to the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Midlands</strong> website.<br />
If you have any suggestions,<br />
particularly for information that<br />
you would like to see on the<br />
website, please e-mail Sarah.<br />
Hon. Regional Treasurer<br />
Betty Trow<br />
6 <strong>West</strong>wood Grove<br />
Solihull<br />
B91 1QB<br />
0121 704 4636 (h)<br />
betty_trow@blueyonder.co.uk<br />
Regional Administrator<br />
English <strong>Gymnastics</strong><br />
Sarah Moss<br />
0845 1297129 ext 2580<br />
sarah.moss@englishgymnastics.org<br />
to<br />
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