Congratulations to Chloe Foster, who is our latest member to gain their Level 1 Coaching Award! Chloe has grown up with the club, and successfully completed both her logbook and practical assessment to become a qualified coach.

Well done Chloe!

It was a great day for sisters Federica and Elena as they both came away with First Place trophies at the South-East Regional round of the National Schools Championships!

While they are members of ATC, both girls were competing for Stepping Stones School in Surrey, and the school can be especially proud of how well they represented them. Federica was following up on her fantastic performance in last years’ Championships where she qualified through to the Finals, while for Elena this was her first time in the Schools’ event. Competing in the Under 19s and Under 14s Novice Disability categories, both Federica and Elena supported one another and each finished both of their routines with scores in the 7s from the judges. ATC Coach Lee Parrott, who made the 150-mile round trip with them, was delighted with their performance and the “very good routines from them both”.

So it’s on to the Zonal round for the girls, which sees them travelling to Taunton on Sunday February 5th to compete for a place in the National Finals. Congratulations to them both on the achievement!

Full results from the event are available to be downloaded below:

Pupils from Amery Hill School came away with a trophy following the Southern Regional round of the 2016-17 Schools Trampoline Championships!

Ten Alton members took part in the competition representing their Secondary Schools, with Amery Hill seeing a contingent of eight taking part. It was the Under 14s Girls Novice team who saw success in the largest group, beating 10 other schools to win 3rd place and a trophy for their school!

With only two teams qualifying through to the Zonal round, it was incredibly close, with Amery Hill beaten by only the narrowest of margins with King Alfreds just 0.3 ahead, and Queen Annes School less than a single mark higher still.

There were some great performances, with Izzy coming 8th out of over 70 gymnasts in her first regional competition! The same group also saw Rosina score highly to come in at a successful 15th, with Jess close behind in 24th. While Lilia touched the mat in her voluntary routine, she contributed to the team score following her strong set routine which saw her score highly, including an 8.1 from one of the judges. Freya and Lewis were both competing in a regional competition for the first time, and while they each had their first routines marked out of less than 10, they recovered brilliantly to produce solid somersaults in their voluntary routines and can take much away from the experience.

In the Intermediate groups, Scott qualified for the Zonal round for the second year running as he came 2nd in the Under 19s Boys! Scarlett and Ezri, representing Perins and Bohunt Schools, each produced two good routines to come 11th and 15th in a high-quality group, which saw the top three qualifiers all scoring between 8.8 and 9.8!

Katherine was the only Alton Elite competitor and she did well for Amery Hill, scoring 8s in her set, and came 8th in another close group.

Well done to all of the gymnasts who took part, and good luck to everyone who qualified for the Zonal round. The full results can be downloaded below:

The 2016 National Trampoline League Finals took place over the weekend, and saw excitement, skills, thrills, and lots and lots of somersaults! Alton’s own Pete Walley had successfully qualified due to his performances over the season, earning the opportunity to compete inside the impressive Lee Valley VeloPark, home to some of most exciting events of the 2012 Olympic Games!

Pete was entering the Mens 19+ League 3 category, where there was great camaraderie between all of the competitors as they took their place in the centre of the unique arena setting. Pete was then successful in completing both his Compulsory and his Voluntary routine, which consisted of 10 consecutive somersaults – the first time he had ever attempted it in competition and the hardest routine in his group! With great risk comes great reward, as the extra difficulty meant that Pete was 3rd going into the Final routine, where all competitors had to produce one last routine. While Pete wasn’t able to finish all 10 skills in his final routine, he finished the competition in 7th place.

It is a huge achievement for Pete, who has improved considerably, and it was an amazing experience at such an impressive event. John Walley, Pete’s Dad, said he was “proud” of him, and he should certainly be pleased with what he accomplished this season.

For full results of the event, and to see Pete’s brief appearance in the League’s ambitious ‘mannequin challenge’, head over the Trampoline League website.

Good luck this weekend to Pete Walley as he competes in the Finals of the National Trampoline League, taking place at the Olympic Park in London.

Pete qualified through thanks to his success in the earlier League events and is competing on Saturday afternoon in the League 3 Mens 19+ category. It’s a fantastic achievement for him to qualify for this and we wish him the very best of luck!

Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Aviva Community Fund. The finalists have been selected and unfortunately Alton didn’t get through on this occasion.

Thank you to everyone that took the time to vote for us and best of luck to all of the finalists.

The votes have been steadily flowing to support Alton and other clubs in the Aviva Community Fund. With just a few days left before the deadline on Friday November 18th it’s time for a last push.

Every vote counts, so please search for “Aviva Commuity Fund” or click on
this link to take you to the Alton Trampoline Club voting page and cast your 10 votes.

The funding would make such a difference to ourselves and the community, especially as a voluntary club where everyone involved gives their times for the benefit of others.

Thank you for your support!

We have been shortlisted for funding via the Aviva Community Fund and we really need your votes. Please follow the link below:

https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/16-3218

Once signed up, each person gets 10 votes. Please show your support and help us with our project to replace some of our aging equipment and reward the hard work and volunteering made by our members and coaches.

Congratulations to our newest coaches Seren and Sarah, both of whom successfully passed their Level 1 Coaching assessments!

They both had to complete a logbook detailing their coaching plans, experiences, and mentored feedback, along with a practical assessment where they got to show off their coaching ability. We are delighted for them both, and pleased that we could support them through their work. We look forward to them continuing to develop as they help our members improve.

Well done as well to Head Coach Mike, who recently passed his Senior Club Coach DMT module with flying colours.

If you are interested in getting involved in coaching at Alton and doing a coaching course then let us know. We have a great team, and a strong reputation for supporting and mentoring individuals through their qualification.

We would like to introduce and welcome our newest coach, James Acott, to the Alton Trampoline Club Team!

James originally set up a University club while studying at Central Lancashire University in the early 2000s as is both a qualified coach and judge. While having a break from the sport for a number of years, he has started it back up again and will be coaching and imparting his knowledge to members on a Thursday evening.

James, welcome to the Team!

At the same time as welcoming James, we are also sadly wishing a fond farewell to coach Maddi Woods. Maddi is off on a grand adventure travelling across the world!

All of us at Alton Trampoline Club would like to thank Maddi for all of her help and wish her all of the best on what will no doubt be an amazing experience!