Updated 26th August 2010
THOMAS PICHLER COMMONWEALTH GAMES BON VOYAGE TRAINING
Some of our Gold Coast Boys with Gold Coast/QAS athletes Thomas Pichler and Domonic Bedggood at the Bon Voyage training event for Thomas at the QAS before he heads overseas for the Commonwealth Games and World Championship's.
Updated 19th August 2010
GCGC INVITATIONAL PRIZE WINNERS
Congratulations to our winners.
Accommodation Prize Draw - Olivia Barne and family
Random Prize Draw - Karleigh Fraser and Family
Updated 4th August 2010
MG TEAM CARNIVAL CANCELLED
Due to insufficient numbers the upcoming MG Team Carnival planned for 28th-29th of August has been cancelled.
Updated 24th July 2010
GENERAL MANAGER UPDATE
Nicole Richards
One of our Level 1 girls, Nicole Richards has a benign tumor that has destroyed her hearing on one side. She just had an operation to have the last of it removed and all went well. We look forward to seeing her back at the gym soon. You’d think she would have enough to worry about herself, but she’s taken it upon herself to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation via World’s Greatest Shave. We really admire her spirit. If you’d like to sponsor her worthy cause, go to this web site
http://my.imisfriendraising.com.au/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=345360&langPref=en-CA
Bpay your account to rebook (if staying) for recreational gymnasts.
When rebooking for next term, if you have no changes to classes you will be able to rebook by paying your emailed account by BPay. If changing classes of course you will still need to call the office to find suitable days and times once open rebooking starts.
The new accounts will also include any upcoming events for the new term which you can opt in for if you wish.
Don’t forget to process the payment 2-3 business days beforehand to ensure it arrives on time.
Annual General Meeting
The club’s Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 17th July. Re-elected for two year terms were;
- Andrew Biggs (Vice President)
- Megan Elliot (Treasurer)
- Faye Moss (General Member)
Many thanks to those who attended. A report on the club’s activities and future plans was presented on the day. A summary can be found here http://www.goldcoastgymnastics.com/parents_info/AGM%20Report%202010.pdf
Café revamp
The Gym Café is to be revamped and reborn. We are asking for suggestions, and having a naming competition. If we use your suggestion for a name, you’ll win half price registration for 2011. Suggestions and names can be submitted in this quick survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5766CTB All respondents who leave their name will go into the draw for half price 2011 registration.
Safety Notes 1
Please ensure that you come in to pick up your children from the holding bay. We sometimes find children in the courtyard or car park unattended so please stress to your children the importance of staying inside.
Safety notes 2
We have arrows painted on the car park to indicate direction of travel. Some people perhaps haven’t noticed them and are either going the wrong way or blocking both lanes in the entry. Your consideration here would be much appreciated.
Updated 22nd July 2010
MG UPDATE
State Championship's is over for another year as we head into our team events for 2010. Team competitions are a great opportunity for our boys teams to showcase the depth of talent we have at Gold Coast and are an opportunity for the boys to work together in a team environment.
2010 MG Team Carnival
The weekend of Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th is set for our team carnival at home on the Gold Coast. This is an event that allows all our boys to work together in teams and an opportunity for our level 1 & 2 boys to enter into this style of competition. Divisions are as followed - Level 1 & 2 combined, level 3 & 4 combined, level 5 & 6 combined and level 7 -10 combined, so a total of 4 divisions. Final teams will be decided by our coaches with past results taken into consideration for teams selection. Boys to compete will have been invoiced for this event so please ensure you finalise your accounts by 31st July for this event. Please note no individual awards are given at this event.
2010 State Clubs
State Clubs is an opportunity for our level 3 -10 boys to compete as teams to be crowned the No.1 club in Queensland. Divisions are Level 3 & 4 combined, Level 5 & 6 combined and level 7-10 combined. This year we will be sending two teams in level 3/4, two teams in level 5/6 and one team for 7-10. Teams have been selected on results from previous events with an emphasis on State Championship's
Level 3/4 Team - Final Teams will be decided by the MG Coaching Team prior to competition.
- Indigo Dragon
- Thomas Bristow
- Kiarn Barry
- Leo McHattan
- Jack Glendenning
- Reece Pearce
- Luke Evans
- Robin Wren
- Sam Brinkman
- Morgan Evans
- Noah Cody-Byfield
- Jack Harvey
1st Reserve - Jaydn Moss *
2nd Reserve - Ellis Rourke *
* A reserve does not travel but may compete if a team member from the selected 12 is unable to compete and prior to the final entries are due.
Level 5/6 Team - Final Teams will be decided by the MG Coaching Team prior to competition.
- Jack Elliot
- Taylor Moss
- David Tanner
- Reece Jackson
- Cooper Conlan
- Jesse Softley
- Frazer Papamanolis
- Rylee Jenkins
Level 7-10 Team
- Troy Stockman
- Shawn Rogers
- Domonic Beddgood
- Cory Hitchens
- Allan Angliss
State Clubs is once again up in Caloundra with the draft dates as follows. These may change at the discretion of event organisers Gymnastics Queensland so please remeber they are draft. Times and final schedule will not be available until posted by Gymnastics Queensland normall after final entries have closed.
- Sunday 19th September - Division B (Levels 5 & 6) - this should be a late afternoon early evening start. Draft
- Monday 20th September - Division C (Levels 3 & 4) - this should be a morning start. Draft
- Monday 20th September - Division A (Levels 7-10) - this should be a midday or afternoon start. Draft
National Clubs
The 2010 MG National Clubs is fast approaching and the draft schedule has just been released. Competition will start on Tuesday 28th September and conclude on Friday 1st October. A final travel itinerary with the dates we are travelling will be out soon. At this stage it looks like we would be travelling down on Monday 27th October in the morning and returning the morning on Saturday 2nd October. Our events manager Jane Wilson will have confirmed information out shortly. Please ensure that the payment installments are followed with the next payment due on the 7th August.
The travelling teams are as follows
Level 3 Team
- Jaydn Moss
- Leo McHattan
- Robin Wren
- Jack Harvey
- Sam Brinkman
- Noah Cody-Byfield
Level 4 Team
- Morgan Evans
- Kiarn Barry
- Indigo Dragon
- Thomas Bristow
- Max Gutjahr-Holland
Level 5/6 Team
- Jesse Softley
- David Tanner
- Cooper Conlan
- Rylee Jenkins
- Jack Elliot
- Taylor Moss
Level 7-10 Team
- Shawn Rogers
- Domonic Beddgood
- Troy Stockman
- Allan Angliss
- Cory Hitchens
Travelling Officials
Head of Delgation - Brett Wood
Team Manager - Megan Elliot
Chaperone - Krista Barry
Chaperone - Susie Wren
Chaperone - Claire Cody-Byfield
Coach - Myles Cronin
Coach/Judge - Andrew Biggs
News from Nationals - Queensland Representatives
Well done to our Gold Coast boys that competed at Nationals last week with Jack Elliot in Level 6 U/12, Shawn Rogers in Level 9 Open, Domonic Beddgood in Level 9U/16 and our newest represenative of Gold Coast Gymnastics Thomas Pichler in Senior International. Jack Elliot placed 19th out of 45 gymnasts, a good effort at his first Nationals. Shawn Rogers placed 10th Overall and is the National Champion on High Bar. Domonic Beddgood placed 4th Overall and placed 2nd on Floor, 3rd on Vault and 3rd on High Bar. Thomas Pichler who trains out of the QAS but is now a registered gymnast for Gold Coast placed 2nd Overall in Snr International, is the National Champion on Floor, placed 2nd on Parallel Bars and 3rd on High Bar.
Myles Cronin was proud of his personal gymnasts efforts and their achievent at the event. Megan Elliot was also part of the Queensland crew as chaperone for the level 6 boys. Queensland also won the Champion State title as well. Well done the Maroons.
Thomas Pichler
As many parents and gymnasts are aware, we now have Thomas Pichler representing Gold Coast Gymnastics after he transferred to our club recently. Thomas trains at the QAS under Sergei Chinkar and is a senior International athlete there. Thomas after his efforts at Nationals this year has now been selected onto the Australian team to represent at World Championship's in Rotterdam in the Netherlands in late October and also the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi, India in early October. Well done to Thomas he has worked hard after being out injured and is looking extremely good and a chance at medalling at both events. We are hoping to get Thomas down to the gym soon to pay the boys a visit and maybe even give them a hand on some apparatus.
State Championship's
Another successful year at State Championship's for our Gold Coast boys with many boys placing overall. The following gymnasts placed at State -
Level 3 Under
Noah Cody-Byfield - 3rd Overall
Level 4 Under
Indigo Dragon - State Champion
Thomas Bristow - 3rd Overall
Level 4 Open
Morgan Evans -2nd Overall
Level 5 Open
Jesse Softley - 2nd Overall
Level 9 U/16
Domonic Beddgood - 2nd Overall
Snr International
Thomas Pichler - State Champion
Well done to all boys involved, you did your coaches and parents proud and to those involved in the Regional Challenges another succesful year for the Gold Coast/Darling Downs Region.
Reading Information
A reminder to parents to read all information we send out carefully. There have been a few incidents recently where parents have not read their information they had been given thouroughly and hence were unaware of important information. Remember if unsure please ask or email me brett@goldcoastgymnastics.com
Team Changes
For those gymnasts that are changing teams and have been advised with a new schedule, these changes take effect on Monday 2nd August. Most gymnasts have not had any changes so please do not concern yourselves about changes as more than likely your gymnast is not affected.
Have a great Term !
Brett A Wood
MG Co Ordinator
