Gymnastics State Events: May 2024
Welcome to May, where a new month of Gymnastics State Events awaits. Take a look at what events are happening around Australia this month… Continue reading Gymnastics State Events: May 2024
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Exercises to Improve Mobility for Gymnasts
Mobility is the ability to move freely without any additional strain or tension on the joints. It will allow an athlete to achieve a better and much wider range of movement. Mobility is also heavily linked to an individual’s underlining joint health and allows a gymnast or athlete to complete movements in flow without causing any strain or potential joint-related injuries. A large amount of … Continue reading Exercises to Improve Mobility for Gymnasts
From The Vault: Phillippe Rizzo
Phillipe Rizzo was the first Australian gymnast to win gold at a World Championship Level. He truly is an iconic sportsperson when it comes to gymnastics in Australia, and The Gym Spot wants to shed light on his achievements throughout his career. Rizzo has been involved with gymnastics his whole life. His parents were the founders of the Australian Academy of Gymnastics, which still … Continue reading From The Vault: Phillippe Rizzo
The Trampoline Team for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Gym Spot would like to give a round of applause for our Australian Trampoline Team who are set to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this coming Friday and Saturday. Our Gymnastics Trampolining Team consists of the athletes Dominic Clarke and Jessica Pickering. Dominic Clarke Dominic, 24 years of age was born in Plymouth, England and moved to Australia at a very young age. He … Continue reading The Trampoline Team for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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
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