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Updated
28th July 2008
OLYMPIC
GAMES - FINAL COUNTDOWN
In the final week before the Olympic village opens, our athletes
are working hard to ensure they are ready for the biggest competition
of their lives.
Ben
Wilden (Trampoline), Naazmi Johnston (Rhythmic) and Sam Simpson
(Men's Artistic) are all training hard in their home environments,
with Ben and Naazmi entering the Olympic village on the 4th August
and 16th August respectively. The Women's team and Sam Simpson arrive
on the 1st August.
Last
weekend saw the final verification trial for the Women's team and
all girls looked ready to tackle the best in the world. Unfortunately
Emma Dennis was not able to recover from injury to take her place
as the travelling reserve and she has been replaced by Melanie Jones.
It was very sad for Emma as she gave it her best shot but fell short
on time to recover from a foot injury. Emma is part of our future
so we will see more of her in 2009 and beyond.
The
GA President Ken Williamson visited the WAG training camp last week
to wish the team well. GA also staged a farewell dinner for the
girls and their parents in Canberra last Saturday night. The girls
have been away from home for four weeks so it was a great opportunity
for them to be with their families before they depart for Beijing
this Friday.
2004
Olympians, Monette Russo, Stephanie Moorhouse, Karen Nguyen and
Melissa Munro were special VIP guests at the dinner and spoke to
the athletes about their Olympic experience. It was very special
to hear their thoughts and feelings on the Athens Olympics and no
doubt the 2008 team gained some very valuable hints on how to enjoy
their experience.
A
highlight was the team photo with all coaches and officials who
have been part of the training camp.
GA President Ken Williamson with the girls
Members
of the 2004 Olympic Team, who addressed the dinner
(Monette Russo, Melissa Munro, Stephanie Moorhouse and Karen Nguyen)
Team
M embers, coaches and support staff who have nurtured the team whilst
they have been at camp
Earlier
last week, Suzy Balogh came to share an evening with the team. Suzy
was a 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist in clay pigeon shooting.
Suzy is no newcomer to Gymnastics. She first became acquainted with
gymnastics in Athens when she came to meet the Olympic Team at the
village. She has since taken a real interest in gymnastics and knew
a lot of information about the 2008 Team.
Suzy brought her gold medal for the girls to see and hold. Dasha
bit into it to make sure it was real gold! Suzy gave each girl a
signed clay target. Unfortunately in all the excitement, Emma dropped
hers shattering like she had shot it herself.
The girls also celebrated Lauren's 17th birthday last week. She
received some great presents from the team and coaches. Lauren wants
to have her birthday at camp all the time!
Suzy
Balogh and the girls
Dasha
Joura gets a taste of gold
Emma
Dennis and her broken clay target
Lauren
Mitchell celebrates her birthday
Lauren
Mitchell celebrates her birthday
Related
Media:-
Lismore
gymnast Naazmi Johnston's shot at Olympic glory - Northern Star
Gymnast
Naazmi set for her Olympic debut - Bayside Bulletin
GYMNASTICS
WEEK 2008 - LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR CLUB HAS PLANNED
GYMWEEK - It’s your chance to celebrate all the great things
about leaping, rolling, flipping, balancing, spinning, swinging,
jumping, turning, splitting, throwing, pitching, twisting, climbing
and then show off what you can do. GymWeek 2008 will run from 8
- 24th August 2008.
Gymnastics Australia is keen to hear what your club has planned
for Gymweek so why dont you drop us a line. You can read their list
of activities planned from the GymWeek 2008 web
site.
A couple of ideas that have surfaced from different corners of the
country include:-
South
Australia:- Gymnastics South Australia
"Just to let you know GSA has made a special offer to schools
in the area of our training centre to come in and enjoy the Olympic
experience - do the Olympics circuit, take away the colouring competition
and the certificate. Compete doing the circuit for an allocated
country - all the staff will be involved for the event and we have
had such a response, 1500 children, that we will have to extend
it over two gyms - GSA training venue and Koorana"
New
South Wales:- Blue Mountains Tumbling and Trampoline Club
"I am Head Coach at The Blue Mountains Tumbling & Trampoline
Club in Katoomba NSW, we are part of a Sports & Aquatic Centre.
Just wanted to inform you our Club will be actively participating
in Gym Week this Year. Im very excited to run activities within
our centre to promote awareness of our sport and club - Leah
Henderson"
Clubs
around Australia are encouraged to get involved in GymWeek and promote
themselves to their local community: send out the invitations then
run an Open Day, perform a display, have a special showing of skills,
set up special activities - the possibilities are endless!
To help you get started and get the most out of GymWeek, Gymnastics
Australia has prepared a range of resources available to download
from a special web site. Please click the link above.
Available resources will include:
- Get
your community excited - Tips for a successful Media Release
- Colouring-in
Competition – one for every Gymsport
- Ideas
for running special themed lessons: Let The Games Begin
- Fun
and challenging “Olympic Games” activities
- GymWeek
Certificate template to print
- Adopt
an Olympic Gymnast and follow their progress
- Links
to the AOC, Herogram and My Heroes websites
- Our
Local Hero Competition – nominate a hero from your club
- Tell
the World - have your club activities posted on the website
Start
planning your displays and allocating time for GymWeek fun for every
class.
SEND
OUR OLYMPIANS A TELSTRA HEROMESSAGE
Australian
swimming champion Grant Hackett today launched the twentieth anniversary
of Telstra HeroMessage®, which offers fans the opportunity to
interact with their sporting heroes by sending them a message of
support, ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
To
celebrate the 20th year milestone, twenty of the nation’s most
notable public figures including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Opposition
Leader Brendan Nelson, comedians Hamish and Andy, ex-Olympians Raelene
Boyle, Dawn Fraser and Michael Klim and leading Australian footballers
John Aloisi, Dale Thomas, Matthew Pavlich and Nathan Hindmarsh sent
the Australian Olympic Team the first messages of support to inspire
and motivate our athletes.
Grant
Hackett was excited to receive these HeroMessages on behalf of the
team before he departed Australia for his third Olympic Games.
“It’s
an incredible feeling to be supported by other Australians, and
Telstra HeroMessage® lets fans communicate with us while we’re
competing overseas,” Hackett said.
“It’s
amazing to see how the format of these messages has changed over
the 20 years – from faxes to emails to video messages sent
from mobile phones, all with an underlining Aussie tone of encouragement
and support.”
The
first Telstra HeroMessages® were sent in 1988 to the Australian
Olympic Team competing at the Seoul Olympic Games. Since then, the
service has grown to offer fans new ways to share their sporting
passion with our top teams competing in international competitions.
“The
latest advancement in the Telstra HeroMessage® service allows
the athletes to personally respond to messages they receive from
fans. Telstra is proud to be a part of keeping athletes closer to
their families, friends and fans back home,” Bill Obermeier,
Executive Director Brand, Advertising and Sponsorship said.
“Telstra
HeroMessage® gives supporters a unique opportunity to interact
with their sporting heroes. This, together with Seven’s coverage
of the Olympic Games live on your Telstra Next G™ mobile, is
bringing Australians closer than ever to all the action – as
our Next G™ network covers 99 percent of Australians,"
he continued.
To
get behind the Australian Olympic Team as they compete in the Beijing
2008 Olympic Games, send a text, picture or video message of support
from your mobile phone to 0428 MY HERO (standard carrier charges
apply) or go online at www.telstra.com/hero.
GYMMIX
PARTNER PRESENTER
Driven
by a desire to continually develop partnerships with, and offer
new incentives for, our endorsed Clubs, Gymnastics Australia (GA)
provides this extension to the Club 10 Benefits.
Available
to Clubs achieving Star 4 and Star 5, the Partner Presenter Benefit
is a combination of products, promotional material and a reconfiguration
of services.
GA
is seeking Expressions of Interest from Star 4 and Star 5 Clubs
who are interested in applying for the role of Presenter of new
national resources.
This
partnership will commence with the delivery of the GymMix resource
as a workshop to:
-
Coaches
- Clubs
- Education Forums (e.g. ACHPER)
- Teachers
- Schools
- Other Professional Development Opportunities
Please find below an EOI application as a GA Partner Presenter.
Please complete and return this form with the details of your Club's
nominated presenter and dates of preferred in-service in the delivery
of the GymMix Workshop.
This
opportunity is available to clubs who retain a current Star 4 or
Star 5 accreditation throughout the duration of their Partner Presenter
status.
Click
here
to download the Expression of Interest Application Form
MEN'S
ARTISTIC - 2008-2009 MAG NATIONAL SQUADS
Congratulations to the following gymnasts who have been selected
on to the U/13 and U/15 National Squads by achieving the National
Squad qualification score at the 2008 MAG National Championships
in Brisbane:-
2008/09
U13 NATIONAL SQUAD
Aden Messori
Lachlan Savill
Robert Dongas
Zachary Perillo
Trenten Wan
Ben Congedi
Robert Thornton
Alexander Lovatt
Declan Springthorpe
Jordan Papandrea
2008/09
U15 NATIONAL SQUAD
Domonic Bedggood
Tyson Bull
Kristian Wan
Joel Lister
Jarryd Gould
Mitchell Jones
Brody-Jai Hennessy
Mitchell Burge
Kent Pieterse
Hayden Ford
The
2008 - 2009 U/17 National Squad is currently under review by the
Selection Committee and details of the squad will be released in
the near future.
MEN'S
ARTISTIC - 2009 FIG MAG CODE OF POINTS
Following the decisions taken by the FIG Executive Committee members
during their last meeting in Cape Town in May 2008, the updated
version of the MAG 2009 Code of Points, duly approved by the Executive
Committee in South Africa, is now posted on the Gymnastics Australia
MAG website.
This
updated version will be used for the preparation of the MAG Intercontinental
Judge's Course in Leipzig Germany in December 2008
Further
amendments or clarifications to this edition of the MAG 2009 Code
of Points may be made at the completion of the MAG Intercontinental
Judge's course.
RHYTHMIC
GYMNASTICS - LEVELS TOUR TEAM ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the following RG levels gymnasts and officials
who have been selected to represent Australia at the 2008 New Zealand
National Championships in Hamilton in September 2008. All the gymnasts
were selected based on the results they achieved at the 2008 RG
National Championships in Adelaide.
Level
7
Georgia Pase (QLD)
Kelly Harrison (WA)
Melissa Haddad (NSW)
Alberta Nader (NSW) - Reserve
Level
8
Kaylan Lawrence (NSW)
Abigail McPherson (NSW)
Stephanie Lee (VIC)
Lucy Mulcahy (VIC)
Louisa Haddad (NSW) - Reserve
Level
9
Aimee Hanson (QLD)
Pamela Rizzo (WA)
Kvitka Becker (SA)
Georgia Braithwaite (NSW) - Reserve
Level
10
Tahnee Cowie (WA)
Karina Lee (NSW)
Ameline Edwards-Frainey (QLD)
Meg Russell (QLD) - Reserve
Jo
Edinger (National SMC) - Team Manager
Tanya Vahala (WA) - Coach
Danielle Leray (NSW) - Coach
Jenny Whitworth (QLD) - Coach
Emma Taylor (VIC) - Coach
Romana Becker (SA) - Coach
Stephanie Schahinger (SA) - Judge
Michaela Pendleton (NSW) - Judge
Joy Millard (NSW) - Judge
Gymnastics
Australia and the National SMC wish the team every success at the
2008 New Zealand National Championships.
RHYTHMIC
GYMNASTICS - 2008 RG SKOOLGIRLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Skoolgirls National Championships will be held in Sydney on
the 18th October 2008 at PLC Sydney in Croydon. The event information
and entry forms can be found on the Gymnastics Australia website
located under Events - National.
For further information please contact Karon
Williams or Nicole
Higham
SPORT
AEROBICS - CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUDI NURSE
Congratulations
to Trudi Nurse who has been invited by the FIG as an Expert Presenter
for the FIG Academy Aerobics Level 1 Course to be held in Vietnam
– November 23-30
CANBERRA
CITY GYMNASTICS CLUB CELEBRATES 30 YEARS
This year Canberra City Gymnastic Club celebrates its 30th Anniversary
having been founded in 1978 with 10 gymnasts in Kingsley St Hall
ANU. In 1985 the club gained a grant and land from the ACT government
to build its own facilities in Belconnen. Since then many hundreds
of gymnasts have passed through its doors. Quite a few of these
gymnasts and their parents have stayed over 10 years and six have
been with the club for over 20 years.
Many people have helped shape Canberra City Gymnastic Club particularly
through their achievements at national competitions, in coaching,
in judging, in administration, and in establishing innovative programs.
To mark the occasion the Club hosted a birthday party-reunion last
Saturday 19th July. After a warm welcome by Club founder, Les Sharp,
over 130 guests, some travelling interstate, enjoyed a buffet luncheon.
Folk spent time viewing the large photo and timeline banners and,
with gymnasts past and present, stood transfixed by the video screens
(were the WAG bars ever really that close together!?).
A special gold Club pin was presented to those who had been associated
with the club for more than 10 years after which Club athletes provided
some entertainment as they signed their image on the Club's Australian
Representatives wall mural.
Special guests included John Malouf, Sport and Recreation advisor
to Grants Committee 1985; John Wolstencroft, then Secretary Sport
and Recreation, David Dickson then Manager of the Bruce stadium,
Gene Schembri, then Coaching Cordinator Australian Gymnastics Federation;
Elana Sharp, Australian representative, World Gymnastics Championships,
Budapest 1983; Genevieve Preston, Australian representative, World
Gymnastics Championships, Sabae 1995 and Olympic Team Reserve 1996.
Mary Hewett
CCGC President
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Sports Commission
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