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ALTON TRAMPOLINE CLUB

About Us

Alton Trampoline Club was founded on 3rd November 1990. The club is run by its founder member, Sylvia Comber.

In February 2014, Alton Trampoline Club was awarded the ‘Club of the Year’ award at the East Hampshire Sports Awards.

In July 2016, Alton Trampoline Club celebrated when one of its members, Stuart Sharpe, won the Disability Mens Category 1 group at the British Championships!

Back in February 2006, the club was one of the first to become GymMark accredited, including becoming the very first Trampoline Club in Alton to have this accreditation.

GymMark accreditation is awarded by British Gymnastics to clubs that it recognises as safe, effective and child friendly, providing a service in the community that children and young people, their parents/carers and others with a passion for Gymnastics can trust.

In 2016 we became one of the first 10 gymnastics clubs in the country to be signed off as an INclusive club by British Gymnastics. This programme is designed to create more participation opportunities for disabled people in Gymnastics and demonstrates our commitment to being an all-inclusive club.

Its Members

There are currently around 80 members from the ages of 5 to 33.

We are a competitive club, but the emphasis is on encouraging rather than pressurising our members to compete. We strongly believe that all members irrespective of ability have something to offer.

Members are encouraged to develop at their own pace and to the best of their ability. Not everyone can be a world champion, but everyone can work towards their own personal goals, whether it is fitness, British Gymnastics Award Schemes or local/regional/national competitions. The only thing is compulsory is to have fun!

This flexible and laid-back approach has produced several National Grade performers and equally importantly, has seen several members qualify as coaches and judges in their own right and go on to pass their knowledge and enthusiasm to the next generation. It is this family atmosphere which gives the club its unique character.

The efforts of everyone involved at the club and our achievements also resulted in us being named as the ‘Club of the Year’ at the East Hampshire Sports Awards in 2014. In 2015 and 2016, the club celebrated when member Stuart Sharpe successfully became a British Champion after winning the Disability Mens Category 1 group at both the 2015 and 2016 British Championships! As well as this, in 2015 and 2016 members from the club won their respective categories at the National Schools Championships.
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The Committee

In addition to the coaching staff, we have a committee to oversee the running of the club. The current committee members are as follows:

Chairperson
Vicky Othen
Secretary
Judy Plumridge
Competition Secretaries
Federica Vazzana & Anne Edwards
Treasurer
Sylvia Comber
Funding Officer
Andrew George
Head Coach
Mike Wakely
Child Welfare Officers
Sonya Kinsey, Stuart Sharpe, Andy Johnson & Sylvia Comber
Schools Development Officers
Julie Osborne & Jenny Jones
Parent Liaison Officers
Caroline Ellis & Bridget Osborne
Publicity Officer
Angela Owens
Health & Safety Officers
Mike Wakely & Stuart Sharpe
Social Secretaries
Julie Osborne & Lee Parrott
Junior Club Representatives
Chloe Ellis, Federica Vazzana, James Parrott, Katherine George, Hattie Mitchell, Harry Day, Scarlett Othen, Ezri Osborne & Chloe Foster
Website Co-ordinator
Mike Wakely

The Annual General Meeting is held each year around April, to which members and parents are welcome to attend.

Coaches and Officials

We are fortunate to have a friendly and motivated group of coaches and officials, who all enjoy working with young people, and who all share a passion to develop performers to reach their potential and share their knowledge for the benefit of others.

Alton Trampoline Club (ATC) is run and coached by volunteers. We also welcome the help and support of parents, as this is one of the factors that helps the club feel family orientated and fun to be part of.

Click here to find out more about our valued team of coaches and officials.

Welfare

Our Welfare Officers are Andy Johnson, Stuart Sharpe, Sylvia Comber and Sonya Kinsey.

We take the welfare of our members seriously, and as such, if you have any concerns or queries then please feel free to contact or speak to any of our Welfare Officers or to Head Coach Mike, either at training or by email. They are all approachable and aim to deal with any concerns that they or others may have, as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Alton Trampoline Club subscribes to the British Gymnastics Equality Policy and as such all participants must be treated fairly and equally and respect the rights, dignity and worth of every human being regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or political persuasion, or disability.

We also follow the British Gymnastics Trampoline Code of Practice.