The April 2015 Club Newsletter has now been sent out to all of our members and is available to download from our Downloads section or can be downloaded here: [wpdm_file id=36].

Please let us know if there’s anything you would like to be included in future issues. All feedback is greatly appreciated.

After 2 and a half years coaching at Alton, Louise has decided to move on. We’ve like to thank Louise for all of her efforts over the past couple of years, for travelling up from Portsmouth each time.

Stuart and Dan both competed in the 1st National competition of the year – the Spring Series 1. Stuart was competing in the Disability Category 1 Mens, with Dan in Category 2.

For Stuart this was his first National event in 2 years, and he held his nerve to impress those watching with the hardest routine in his group. Despite a little wobble at the beginning, Stuart regained his form and completed both routines to score well. It proved to be a successful return as Stuart came away with the gold medal in his group!

Dan jumped in the group following this, and was competing alongside his friends and fellow competitors from the British Championships back in September. Dan was keen to continue his good start to the year and complete both routines. While his parents held their breaths, he took to the trampoline in the Ricoh Arena and completed all 20 skills. This was mission accomplished for Dan, and as bonus he also gained the silver medal in his group for his scores.

The size of the groups in the Disability Trampoline categories is growing, and it was great to see coaches and performers showing great comradery and supporting each other out on the day. Congratulations to everyone who competed, and well done to Stu & Dan for an excellent start to their National season.

Well done to Clare, who has just recently had her Level 3 Technical Module 3 signed off. Part of the assessment included Clare demonstrating competence and technical knowledge with teaching 1 & 3/4 Front Somersaults and we congratulate her on successfully passing this module.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Awards for 2015 were held on Wednesday 25th March at Southampton Football Club. The awards showcased the high volume of talent in the area, and we were delighted that one of our members, Chloe Foster, was shortlisted for the Junior Volunteer of the Year accolade. Chloe was nominated for the time and commitment she has given to the local community, and the help she has given Alton Trampoline Club, from assisting with coaching to helping out at competitions. To then be shortlisted for the award by the Sports Council is testament to her effort.

The evening included stories from England Women’s Rugby World Cup winner Claire Purdy and British Darts World Champion “Scotty Dog” Mitchell, and was hosted by Kris Temple of BBC South Today, who took the time to talk to every person shortlisted.

Chloe was shortlisted along with Sophie Collins (Equestrian, Eastleigh) and Jessica Muller (Karate, Basingstoke). All three of these youngsters were all deserving of the award, have done a terrific job volunteering in their local communities. Sophie was eventually announced as the winner with Chloe as one of the runners-up. Well done to Chloe, and to Sophie and Jessica too, as being recognised is an outstanding achievement.

Congratulations to everybody who was shortlisted for an award. As well as Chloe’s fantastic achievement, special mention as well to our friends over at Swallows Trampoline Club, for joint winning the Club of the Year award, Basingstoke Gymnastics Club for the TeamGym members being runners-up for Senior Team, and to local resident Rory Simpson who was runner-up for Participation Coach in Handball.

Thank you to ‘Sport Hampshire & IOW’ for organising the event. A full rundown of the results and pictures can be found on their website.

Milton Keynes was the venue as members from Alton Trampoline Club made the 2-hour journey to compete in the final regional qualifier of the season.

16 competitors from Alton took part at all of levels of ability. In the NDP 1 category, notable performances included Jess, who managed to fully complete two routines for the first time in a Regional competition to the delight of her family who were there to support her. Emmeline and Claire showed considerable improvement to post their best scores to date, both hitting the qualifying score for Regional Finals, with Claire just 0.3 off of a podium place. Scott showed calm and composure to win his group for the 2nd competition running, and Courtney produced a terrific performance to win her first competition!

Recovering after errors in their first routines, Federica and James won 1st and 2nd place trophies in TPD Category 2 and NDP 3 respectively.

In the NDP 4 category, Ethan and Chloe both showed some excellent skills, with Ethan winning 2nd place and Chloe just 0.3 behind 3rd place.

Finally, competing in two high-scoring groups seemed to inspire Hattie and Katherine, as they both improved on their scores from the previous competition, with Hattie taking away the 2nd place trophy.

Well done to all of the gymnasts, and thank you to the parents and the volunteers who traveled up to officiate, marshall, and coach, allowing our members to show their skills and take part in the competition.

Full results of the event can be downloaded by clicking on the link below, while our ATC results video can be found below this:

The National Schools Trampoline Finals were held today in Birmingham and we are proud to congratulate not one, but two National champions! Dan and Robert both came away as winners of their groups, with Alex winning 2nd place as well.

It was a journey that started back in December when all 3 of them competed in the Regional round in Alton, and then moved into the Zonal round in Oxford. After successfully coming through this, all three of the boys showed great courage to perform their routines in the Finals, where they were competing with pupils from all over the country. For Robert and Alex this was their first experience of a National competition and they coped with the experience magnificently.

A terrific accomplishment for all three of them: Dan representing South Downs College in the Under 19 Boys Category 2 Elite Category , Robert representing Perins School in the Under 14 Boys Category 1 Novice, and Alex representing Sun Hill Junior School in the Under 11 Boys Category 1 Novice.

Thanks must also go to their proud families, and to coaches Andy and Sylvia, who travelled up to Birmingham for them. Congratulations!!!

As the 2nd and final Regional Double Mini-Trampoline (DMT) competition took place over the weekend, our five competitors headed back down to Romsey to test their DMT skills and see if they could improve on their previous impressive performances.

Dexter was up first, looking to put his demons behind him after falling a couple of times at the last competition. He showed such improved confidence to successfully complete all four of his passes and win his group!

James somersaulted his way through two of his passes, but unfortunately failed to clear the DMT on his third pass so the coach had to push in the safety mat, resulting in him coming away with a silver medal.

Hattie and Stuart both showed the composure that won them medals at the last competition to clear all of their passes and win their respective groups.

Katherine topped off the day by showing substantial improvement in her skills, and could only improve her landings if she had put glue on her feet, as she held every single landing on the mat with minimal movement. This improvement was evident in her scores, as she came away with 2nd place and a score that stands her with a great chance of qualifying for the Regional Finals in May.

DMT Coach Sylvia was delighted, saying that all of the performers “did themselves and the club proud”.

We are pleased to inform all of our members that we have a new club training leotard available to purchase.

This short-sleeved leotard is available to both our Squad members and also to our recreational groups. It is black with an ‘Emerald Shimmer’ wave across the front and back (Boys leotards have the same design but in Emerald as opposed to ‘Emerald Shimmer’). Special thanks to A-Star leotards for this.

Please email us or speak to a coach at training if you are interested in purchasing one.

Please note that our Squad members are still expected to wear the competition leotard for regional and national events.

We were delighted to be able to partner with some local community groups this past weekend and offer Trampolining for some worthwhile causes.

Young carers from ‘The King’s Arms Youth Project’ (or “KA” for short) came over to Alton, where we offered their members an opportunity to try out Trampolining, with our coaches teaching them new skills. KA is a charity that does an excellent job in supporting the needs of young carers in Petersfield and the surrounding areas.

We travelled up to Basingstoke to spend the afternoon with children with disabilities from the Basingstoke GO! Club. Children from 8 to 18 all leapt and bounced and were delighted to be able to try out the trampolines. It was a lovely atmosphere with everyone enjoying themselves. They have written a lovely article about the afternoon on this link.

Both organisations do a terrific job and they work hard to provide help, support, and enjoyment to their young members. We were pleased to work together with them and hope to do so again in the future.