An exciting day of Trampolining saw over 200 gymnasts from across the Southern region descend upon Alton Sports Centre for the Regional Novice and Synchro competition on June 1st.

Designed to enable more inexperienced gymnasts to take part, Alton Trampoline Club had 24 nervous and excited competitors in the novice groups, many of whom were taking part in their 1st ever regional competition. Over a third of these fantastically managed to achieve podium places, with Lauren and Robert achieving 1st place in their groups! Many others also received medals for achieving a target score on the day as well.

As well as the individual event, there was also a thrilling Synchronised Trampolining competition, which saw pairs of gymnasts compete simultaneously with their partners, performing the same acrobatic skills at precisely the same time. With 40 pairs entering, the competition was fierce and provided many highlights for the crowd. 3 pairs from ATC took part and saw the pairs of Hattie and Eloise, plus Stuart and Mike, narrowly miss out on trophies by coming 4th and 5th in their respective groups.

With much positive feedback from those involved, there are plans to return to Alton again for more Regional events. The day could not have run without the help of a huge number of volunteers, who did a fantastic job throughout the day, from running the Tombola, to setting up, and presenting the happy youngsters with their awards.

Thanks as well must also go out to the Region and everyone from all of those clubs who gave up their Sunday to bring along gymnasts along for the day, whether coaching, judging or spectating.

A rewarding and popular day of Trampolining – well done to everyone involved!

The ATC gallery of photos also can be found at our Flickr account

Our results video can be viewed below, and the full results from the day can be downloaded here:
[wpdm_file id=22] (Novice & Synchro Results)

Huge congratulations to Lauren, who successfully passed her Level 1 Trampoline Coach assessment this past Bank Holiday weekend.

A fantastic achievement and an excellent reward for all of the hard work she has put in since starting the course at the beginning of the year. We look forward to seeing Lauren continue to develop as a coach and help our members to enjoy and develop in the sport.

Congratulations to Dan for achieving another podium place at the Spring Event Series event in Coventry. Some excellent routines throughout the competition by the group saw Dan finish 3rd, behind Jago and Nathan in the Men’s TPD Category 2.

There was an excellent team spirit shown by all of the competitors and coaches and it made for an enjoyable day. The three medalists were also presented their awards from Olympic Trampolinist Kat Driscoll, former British Champion Luke Strong, and world-renown freerunner and gymnast Damian Walters.

After over 16 years of coaching at Alton Trampoline Club, Simon Hall has decided to stop his regular coaching slot. With two young children, Simon is going to spend more time with his family. An ever-popular coach, Simon has shown a fantastic level of dedication and effort over the years and we wish him and his family all the best.

Hopefully he will drop in from time-to-time, and may even cover the occasional session. All of us at Alton Trampoline Club would like to thank him for everything he has done and the members he has helped to develop.

Well done to Dan for his 2nd place finish in the Spring Event Series competition held in Bath on Sunday 27th April. Dan successfully completed both routines and achieved his podium place in the TPD category.

With two more events to come, this is an excellent start to Dan’s season in the TPD category.

Congratulations to Katherine, Chloe, Louise and Mike. All four have qualified to represent the Southern Region in the Regional Team Finals in June.

Due to take place at Westpoint Arena in Exeter on June 7th/8th, the top three competitors from each regional level and age group over the three Regional competitions in 2014 that achieved the qualifying score, are invited to the Regional Finals.

We wish them the best of luck for June, and it’s a great achievement by each gymnast to reach the Finals.

A trip across the water to the Isle of Wight was punctuated with success at the last Regional Qualifier of the season.

Sisters Katherine and Megan both achieved podium places, finishing 2nd and 3rd in their respective groups. Mike and Dan contested the Over 15s Groups, with Mike earning 1st after Dan unfortunately added an extra somersault to the end of his final routine.

A mixed bag during the afternoon included Chloe achieving her 2nd podium finish of the season, while Ethan also earned a trophy by coming 2nd in the Grade G Under 15s. Federica was also the recipient of a winners trophy in the TPD Girls category.

Well done to everyone that competed and made the trips aboard the ferries!

The full results can be found on our Downloads page or the link here:

Well done to everyone who took part in the Regional Competition in Totton on 2nd March.

We have produced a short video summary of the results and the performances of our members, which can be found by visiting our YouTube channel on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9xDKqjr24E or clicking on the video below:

ATC had four gymnasts in the NDP Levels and six in the G-D Grades, with two members also taking part in the Double Mini-Trampoline competition.

Katherine and Federica both achieved podium places, while on this occasion Mike came ahead of Dan in the battle of the Over 15 Boys, as they came 1st and 2nd respectively. Dexter, Chloe, Ethan & Scott all narrowly missed top 3 spots by coming in at 4th or 5th in their groups.

The full results have been added to our Downloads page

Members of Alton Trampoline Club enjoyed an exciting and successful evening at the East Hampshire Sports Awards, including winning the prestigious ‘Club of the Year’ award!

The event was presented by the popular television host Fred Dineage MBE, along with British Wheelchair Tennis Player and Paralympian Peter Norfolk OBE.

Andy Johnson was awarded the Volunteer of the Year award for the dedication and commitment he gives to the Club and its members. As Chairman and Coach, Andy has progressed and shown incredible committment towards helping the Club and its members to improve and to enjoy themselves. Clare was also recognised and came Runner-Up in this category.

Dan Johnson was awarded 3rd Place in the Disability Sportsperson of the Year category, and congratulations to our coach Francesca Hamilton, who was awarded with the Female Sportsperson of the Year award.

Finally, Alton Trampoline Club was the winner of the ‘Club of the Year’ award. A magnificent achievement that could only be achieved by the efforts of its members and the hours of dedication they give for the sport of Trampolining.

Thank you to East Hampshire District Council for organising the event, and for recognising the achievements of the Club and everyone involved!

A full list of winners and a write-up of the whole event can be found at http://www.easthampshire.org/2014/03/sports-awards-201/

Congratulations to Andy, Sylvia, and Clare, who all were all recognised by Havant & East Hampshire Volunteer Services at their recent “Celebration of Volunteering” awards event in Petersfield.

All three received awards, presented by the Major of Petersfield, for their commitment to volunteering. A terrific achievement and thoroughly deserved.

For more information on Community First HEH, you can visit their website at http://www.cfheh.org.uk