Month: July 2019
July 19-21 Weekend Events
Looks like it’s going to be a busy weekend for gymnastics in QLD! Anything happening in your area that we missed? Let us know!Send through an email if you’re attending any of these events as well, we’d love to chat! Continue reading July 19-21 Weekend Events
NSW Country Championships 2019
Once again held at Glendale’s Hunter Sports Centre, this year’s NSW Country Championships can be followed on Instagram and online through constant updates posted by Gym NSW. With videos, photos and live Q&A’s, your go-to competition information can be found through the #gnswcountry tag on Instagram. You can view a list of current up to date results here. Gymnastics Direct Instagram followers have been helpful … Continue reading NSW Country Championships 2019
Club Focus: Central West Gymnastics
Our Club Focus this week is Central West Gymnastics, located in Orange NSW. CWG offers a range of classes, from Kinder gym to advanced Acro Sports classes. This week, Coach Brooke has taken time to answer our Club Focus questionnaire. How did your club start? How many kids train there? Our club started out at Kinross Wolaroi school with only a handful of … Continue reading Club Focus: Central West Gymnastics
Advice for Parents of Gymnasts
As Country Championships are upon us, we’d love to take some time to address the heroes of the Gymnastics world –parents. You drive them to training and competitions, support them daily, defend them and console them when things don’t go quite to plan. If you’re new to the game, you might be a little unsure of where this journey is going to take you and … Continue reading Advice for Parents of Gymnasts
Club Focus: Gymnastics 21
This week we’re featuring Hunter Valley gymnastics club, Gymnastics 21 as our Gym Focus. Samantha Nicholls, owner of G21, received top honors in the 2018 Hunter Business Awards and has now taken some time to offer insight in to the workings of her club and let us know why gymnastics is so important to her community. When did your club start? September 2016 How … Continue reading Club Focus: Gymnastics 21
Weekend Events 6-7th July
Training Tips from Australian Representative Jack Riek
Elite level gymnast Jack Riek knows the ins and outs of the gymnastics world and the challenges that come with committing oneself to this intense lifestyle. Being part of a sporting world that is demanding on both the body and mind, Jack has offered some advice on avoiding physical injury when competing or training. Earlier this year, we followed Jacks journey as he competed at … Continue reading Training Tips from Australian Representative Jack Riek