In order to permit forward planning of other events within the Region we have now established 4 provisional development squad dates for 2013. These squads will be run, as before, by Jack Kelly & Paul Kitchen and will have a strong focus on technical priorities and coach development alongside performers’. Whilst we will do our utmost to stick to these dates they may be changed if any National… Read More »
Below are the confirmed names for the final squad session of 2012 on 28th October. We welcome several new gymnasts as a result of qualification to National C last weekend and also some wildcards based on achieving a score of 50.0 and above. This was the only method that would allow for manageable numbers.… Read More »
I would love to have a picture of the squad as they were announced at the Brentwood Open to accompany this article but, sadly, nobody seems to have taken one (?) – if you did please send to webmaster – [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”]. We are pleased to announce our team for the English Championships taking place in South… Read More »
We can now confirm that the next Squad date will be the 28th October beginning at 12pm and finishing at 5pm. The later start is to allow those traveling back from the English Championships on the Saturday time to recover; we have also arranged for the clocks to be put back an hour to afford… Read More »
The table of test results is proving to be a revealing exercise and we trust coaches will look at the relative performances of their gymnasts. You will recall we have stated that the work we do at squad sessions is not the work which will deliver results …………… that comes from the gymnast working on… Read More »
Squad Day – 29th July The following table shows the testing outcomes for the three main tests undertaken which were as follows: Ten bounces from a ‘flying start’ recorded in seconds (10BT). Thirty bounces from a ‘dead bed’ recorded in seconds (30BT) and also recording forward (Pos Ded (F)) and backward (Pos Ded (B)) movement… Read More »
BG’s July Funding newsletter (attached) lists lots more funding opportunities for clubs to investigate including: Cash for old clothes – Bag4Sport Sports Award of £1,000 per month and entry for £5,000 at end of season – Barclays Community Sports Award Funding of up to £5,000 for youth, community, health or leisure projects – Bernard Sunley… Read More »
The Region is planning to hold an Open Veterans Competition followed by the Trampoline-east AGM on the 16th September 2012 at Harlow Leisurezone, it is also considering holding a synchro competition if there is sufficient interest. Veterans competition details All competitors must be a member of British Gymnastics, the competition will be divided into two… Read More »
Yesterday’s Regional Development Squad at Brentwood saw Jack Kelly introduce his thoughts on warm-ups. The approach was a new one to all in attendance and found resonance throughout the day, read about his approach here. As well as the warm-up and it’s relevance to on-trampoline activity Jack also introduced squad members to his ‘SatNav’ idea… Read More »
Squad members are welcomed to the Second Regional Squad day which will be held at the Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9NN, the equipment used at the April squad has been relocated to this venue because of Olympic training taking place at Brentwood School. Click here for location map relative to our usual… Read More »