� Our official website is up and run-n i n g ! ! V i s i t u s a t : www.flipgymbim.com

� Congratulations: Alison, Darius,

LaToya, Taylor and Tito have suc-

cessfully completed a Pediatric First

Aid Course - Well Done Guys!!!

� The last week of gymnastics for this

term is November 21st – 26th. You

may pre-register for next term during

this week by leaving a $50 deposit.

� Open registration for Term 2 is De-

cember 7th: 4 - 5:30 pm at the gym.

The term starts on Wednesday

January 4th, 2012 and will continue

with the existing schedule

� Christmas Camp runs December

19th - 23rd & 28th - 30th. Please

ask Alison for a camp schedule and

cost if you are interested in signing

up.

ALISON JACKSON Head Coach/Owner ℡ 246.235.5934

DARIUS FIELDS Men’s Head Coach ℡ 246.264.9465

REINALD LAYNE COREY GREENIDGE

TITO ROWE LATOYA INCE

*Please makes all calls before 8:00pm View coach bios here.

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Vol. 1, Issue 2, 16 November, 2011 Hi all! The first issue of this newsletter

was very well received so I’ll start by

saying “Thank You”.

This week as we showcase Elite Gym-

nast: Corey Greenidge!

Share this newsletter with your family

and friends so that we can raise an

awareness of gymnastics as a sport in

Barbados. You can email your

thoughts & questions. I look forward to

hearing from you!

You still have 2 weeks!! The sub-mission date for t-shirt designs is 29th November. 1. Create a t-shirt design on letter/

A4 paper 2. Turn it in to Alison (235-5934) or

Noemi (266-8015) 3. 1st prize $100 and the design

will be printed on t-shirts 4. 2nd prize $50

5. 3rd prize $25

December 3rd is the date for the Flip

G ym i n h o u s e c ompe t i t i o n

(competetive team must be there at

8:30am). All recreational gymnasts

must be early - start time is 11am. The

competition is open to ALL recreational

and competitive gymnasts, however,

participation is optional.

Please notify Alison or send an email

letting us know whether or not your

child will be participating.

Cost per participant is $25 while

spectators entrance fee is just $5.

Refreshments will be on sale.

We urge you to come out and support

the kids whether or not your child is

participating.

21 Nov— Brianna O’Donnell

Quitters never win and winners NEVER quit!!

We’re on the last count-down!!

� Our team is leaving to compete in

The Crown of the Carolinas in

South Carolina. 17 gymnasts ages

7-17 will be competing in Levels 2,

3, 4, 6 & 7. We can’t wait to share

the excitement with you all!

� Our in house competition - see

article for details

� Mark your calendars—January 28

2012...BAKE SALE!

Age: 29

Currently at the top of his game,

Corey is labeled an Elite Gymnast.

This means he has passed through

Levels 1 – 10 and is more than quali-

fied to compete in World Champion-

ships and the Olympics. In fact, he

placed 39th in the 2003 World Champi-

onships in Anaheim, Calif. on vault.

His personal dream and long-standing

goal is to compete in the Olympics.

He trains mainly on parallel bars, floor,

vault and high bar due to space con-

straints in the gym.

This powerhouse of a man began his

gymnastics career at the age of 14 - at

home with no coach. Since then, he

remains mostly self-taught, traveling

to compete and train when feasible, to

places such as New York, Florida,

Puerto Rico and as far as Germany

and Scotland.

Corey performs at a number of local

hotels and clubs as well as in shows

during the Crop Over season. Prior to

this, he secured a position to perform

with Cirque du Soleil – which he later

declined in order to focus on his true

passion – gymnastics.

Corey joined Flip Gym in 1997 and

trains the Girls National Team. He re-

mains committed to building gymnas-

tics in Barbados and sees great poten-

tial for growth but he would also like to

see more males get involved in the

sport.

Corey has some words of advice for

aspiring gymnasts – to perform top

level gymnastics; you need a lot of

heart, discipline and a love for the

sport. It does hurt and there is possibil-

ity of injury. Bring an attitude of willing-

ness to try, and wanting to be here. Be

ready to give it your all.

Corey works hard in the gym everyday

from 11 am to 8pm.

NB: Only about one in a hundred gyms

in the United States is currently pro-

ducing an Elite gymnast and only about

2.2% of gyms, now in existence, have

ever produced even one Elite gymnast.

Given these statistics I would say that

Corey Greenidge is nothing short of

amazing.

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