Well done to our newest coach, Zaki, who has successfully qualified as a Coach, passing his Level 1 Trampoline Coach assessment!

Zaki has been a member of the club for many years now, being an active competitor with accolades including being a finalist in the National Schools Championships a few years ago.

He successfully passed his logbook and practical assessment, aided especially by coaches Mike, James and Sylvia, who supported and mentored Zaki throughout his learning. We look forward to Zaki continuing the excellent support he’s been providing our members.

William gave a fantastic performance as he represented the Southern Region in the 2024 Inter-Regional Challenge Cup Final at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.

Having been invited to represent the region following his excellent performances in the regional competitions earlier in the year, William stepped out into the arena and produced two marvellous routines that saw him achieve both a personal best overall score and a voluntary routine with the highest difficulty of any routine he had competed before!

William managed a top 10 finish in his NDP Level 1 Men’s 13-17 years group, coming 10th out of 21 competitors from across the country.

Head Coach Mike praised William: “He has excelled in the last year, improving in every aspect and he should be incredibly proud of his achievement and performance. William sometimes doubts what he’s capable of and I hope this helps him realise how well he’s doing and gives him the confidence to continue getting better and better.”

Overall, the Southern region finished in 6th in Trampolining, 5th in DMT and 7th in Tumbling. Congratulations to the East region who came top in Trampolining, and to the West Midlands who came first overall across all three disciplines. Well done to everybody who took part, with special thanks to the amazing team in the Southern region who supported the large number of gymnasts and to Janet Payne, who looked after William on the competition floor.

We celebrated a successful Intra-Club competition at the weekend, with over half of our members participating and showing off their skills to the parents and families in attendance!

With well over 50 routines and passes completed across both the Trampolines and Double Mini-Trampoline (DMT) it was a busy morning. The competition was then topped off by some fantastic Synchro routines with, over 15 pairs, the largest number of pairings we’ve ever had at an Intra-Club, taking part!

The event was open to the whole club, and saw members as young as 5 years old taking part, with routines of all levels being performed, from any 5 skills all the way up to National Leave level, giving a great opportunity for all members to see what can be achieved and hopefully inspiring many more of our members to try competitions in the future.

Club Chairperson, Rachael Jennings commented, “the overwhelming support shown throughout the morning was truly heartwarming. We extend a huge thank you to everyone who took part and to those who cheered them on!”

The event also say the presentation for several club awards for effort and achievement over the last 12 months. This year the award went to:

• Most Improved Recreational Member: Hugo Ravenscroft
• Most Improved Competitive Member: William Oliver
• Most Improved DMT: Effie Lloyd-Jones
• Highest Trampoline Execution Score of the Day: Federica Vazzana
• Highest Trampoline Execution Score of the Year: Natalia de la Pena

These gymnasts all deserved the accolades following the achievements and efforts over the last year. Overall, the event proved to be exciting and enjoyable, and congratulations to everyone who took part.

Congratulations to our coach Kerry Wells, who has been invited to join the Southern team as one of the regional coaches for the Inter-Regional Challenge Cup Final taking place this July. She joins coaches from all regions as the top gymnasts in each Regional level from across the country descend upon the Utilita Arena in Birmingham to represent their region, including our own William Oliver.

Good luck to everyone taking part, but especially to Team South!

Congratulations to Natalia, who became a 2024 Regional Champion by winning her Club 2 category at the Southern Regional Club Championships and Team Qualifier competition!

In an exciting event, virtually every single one of our members produced a personal best score as everyone performed magnificently!

The day also saw silver trophies awarded to both Phoebe (Club 2 11-12 years) and William (Regional 1 13-17 years) for their second place positions.

William’s exceptional routines also earned him in invitation to represent the Southern region in Birmingham in July.
In their respective groups Abbie finished 7th, Immie 13th (Club 3 11-12 years), Alice 15th (Regional 1 11-12 years), and Effie 9th (Regional 1 13-17 years). Effie was also competing in DMT and she finished 5th in an incredibly close group.

Every single one of our members can be so proud of their performances on the day and in qualifying to reach this event.

Thanks to coaches Kerry, Kimmy and Mike for their support and help on the day too.

Well done to all the gymnasts who took part, from clubs across the whole region, and congratulations and good luck to all those invited to join the regional squad.

 

Easter weekend saw our members once again shine at the second Southern Regional competition of the year.
In amongst the eggs-cellent performances were medals for Phoebe, Orin and Effie. As well as this, Effie also secured qualification scores in both the Trampoline and DMT events enabling her to take part in the Team Qualifier event in a couple of weeks’ time.

Success isn’t just measured in medals, as Immie, Abbie, Beatrice and Alice can all be proud of what they did and achieved at the competition. Whether it be pulling off the hardest routine they’d ever tried in competition, or competing in front of family members who had travelled over 100 miles in order to come and watch and support them, even when things didn’t go according to plan they were all magnificent!

Thanks as always for the wonderful support for our members throughout the day. James judged all day for us, Rachael and Kate were both competition marshalls, Kerry, Frankie, Clare and Mike all coached on the competition floor, plus the families in attendance all supporting one another. Special mention to Ada too, who wasn’t able to jump herself but came along and supported her friends throughout the whole day.

Thanks for the region and for Eastleigh for hosting. Best of luck to all of our gymnasts who have qualified and will be taking part in the Southern Regional Club Championships and Team Qualifier event in two weeks!

Our magnificent members did themselves proud at the first Southern Regional Trampoline & DMT competition of 2024.

There were so many positives to take away from the event, including some competing for the first time and others successfully completing routines at a higher level than they’ve competed before. While, like in every competition, some things went better than others, the one aspect that was consistent was the incredible support our members showed to one another throughout the whole day. This helped relax those who may have been a little nervous, and was a great motivator for everyone.

There were qualifying scores achieved by Natalia, William, Gabriela, Alice, Phoebe, Kristiana, Immie and Abbie. In every level, achieving a target score means that a gymnast qualifies to be able to enter the Southern Regional Club Championships and Team Qualifier event being held this April. All of those gymnasts surpassed the target score, which was terrific!

In addition to this, there were medals for Phoebe, Ada, William and Natalia! Both Natalia and William scored superbly with their routines, both being given over 50 points in total for their form and HD. Natalia finished 1st in the Women’s 13-14 Club 2 category, William finished 2nd in the Men’s 13-17 Regional 1, while Phoebe and Ada came 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Women’s 11-12 years Club 2 category.

Our thanks to everyone who supported the team at the event, including (but not limited to) James Acott for judging, Rachael Jennings and Kate Read for marshalling, plus Kimmy McDowall, Clare Wakely and Mike Wakely for coaching on the competition floor. We’re already looking forward to the next event at the end of March.

Congratulations to our coach Kimberley McDowall, who has just passed her latest course and gained her Level 2 Trampoline Coach qualification!

Kimmy re-joined us back in September, following a few years out of the sport. Her experience and ability at coaching, not only Trampolining but an array of outdoor activities, came in handy and she successfully passed her practical assessment as well as getting her logbook signed off.

Thank you to all of the gymnasts who practiced with Kimmy throughout the course, especially Alice, Gabriela and William.

Well done Kimmy!

We are so proud of every one of our members who took part in the regional round of the 2023-24 BSGA Trampoline Championships. They all brilliantly represented their schools as well as the club!

Santi (12th) and Nancy (33rd) were all competing for the first time, and the first time they finished all ten skills of their routines was such a joy!

Immie (6th) was attempting a somersault in a competitive environment for the first time, and we were all delighted when she landed it at the end of her routine.

Natalia (10th), Effie (15th), Phoebe (32nd), Beatrice (43rd), Ada (45th) and Orin (13th) have so many positives to take home.

Medstead School, Perins, Sherfield School, Selborne, The Butts Primary School – your pupils were fabulous!

The support and love shown by all of our members to each other throughout the whole day was so motivating and demonstrated what a lovely group of gymnasts we have.

We would also like to thank James Acott for judging all day, Mike and Clare Wakely for coaching on the competition floor, and Kerry Wells for co-ordinating the entry, along with Janet Payne from the Southern Region and Heights Trampoline Club for organising and hosting the event.

Alton members were among the 360+ talented gymnasts who had qualified for and took part in the Southern Regional Trampoline & DMT Team Qualifier and Club Cup Championship.

In the Club Level 1 group, Ada came 2nd, followed closely by Phoebe in 4th. Natalia’s beautiful routines earned her a 3rd place finish in the Club 2 group. William came 4th at Regional Level 1 following his highest scoring routine to date.

Both Effie and Oscar were competing in Trampolining and DMT and both successfully came away with gold on the DMT! On the Trampoline, Effie secured a top 10 finish in her large Regional Level 1 group, while Oscar added to his trophy haul with a 3rd place finish in his Regional Level 2 category.

Huge thanks to our coach Kerry, who did a wonderful job supporting our gymnasts all day. We couldn’t have done it without her!

Thank you to Janet Payne, the Southern Region, and everyone at Eastleigh for organising the event and well done to every single gymnast. Everyone who competed today did so well to qualify in order to enter the event and should be proud of what they all achieved.