TASMANIAN GYMNASTIC

ASSOCIATION INC

ANNUAL REPORT

2011

PATRON AUDITOR Mr R Ridge LIFE MEMBERS Mr K Langdon Mrs B Langdon Mrs L Seymour Mr R B Wherrett Mr B Jacob Mrs S Jacob Mrs M Norris Mr J Hargreaves Mrs J Jones Ms S Hope Mrs L Andrewartha Deceased BOARD President Mr M Moncur Directors Mr G Harvey Mrs P Dittmann Mr P Doody Mr C Minster Mrs L Vitesnikova Mr J Hargreaves Mr M Ward OFFICE STAFF Club 10 Officer Mrs J Johnson

MEN’S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Chair John Hargreaves Assistant Andrew Martin Judging Coordinator Sam Whittle Coaching Coordinator Kyle Giles Competition Coordinator Kodee Voss National Coordinator Pauline Dittmann WOMEN’S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE SMC Co-ordinator Mrs A Moncur Judging Co-ordinator Competitions Ms J Chilcott Judging Education Ms A Fletcher Competition Manager North Ms L Englund Competition Manager South Miss N Coote Member Ms A Hill RHYTHMIC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Technical Adviser Mrs M Eaton Communications Officer Mrs B Archer TRAMPOLINE SPORTS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Technical Adviser Mr B Kelly Scoring Coordinator Mrs L Vitesnikova Squad Manager Mrs J Penny Education Officer Mr L Oswin Members Mrs T Axelsen Mrs D Sauerwald Mrs F Buckingham Ms P Hedley CHEERLEADING TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Technical Adviser Mrs N Colev Judging Coordinator Mrs H Townsend Cheer Schools Mrs A Barnard Education Officer Mrs N Sorrentino

LIST OF AFFILIATED CLUBS FOR 2010

DEVONPORT GYM CLUB INC

EASTSIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE INC

EASTSIDE TRAMPOLINE CLUB INC

HOBART GYMNASTICS ACADEMY INC

HOBART PCYC INC

KINGBOROUGH SPORTS CENTRE GYMNASTICS

MEANDER VALLEY GYMNASTIC CLUB INC

PCYC LAUNCESTON GYM CLUB

RIVERSIDE GYM CLUB INC

SLIPSTREAM CIRCUS INC

SOUTHERN ALL STARS CHEER & DANCE

THE ALL STARS GYMNASTS INC

WILD CATS GYMNASTICS CLUB INC

WEST TAMAR GYM CLUB INC

WYNYARD GYMNASTICS CLUB INC

ZODIACS GYMNASTICS CLUB INC

AWARDS

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Trophy Donor Award Winner Pace Financial Services Level 3 Champion Oliver Lohrey John Hargreaves Level 4 Champion Drew Aggenbach Bob Wherrett Level 5 Champion Christopher Cook Acromat Level 6 Champion No Award Dave Pitchford Level 7 Champion Jiemba Sands Tas Gymnastic Ass Inc Level 8 Champion Brady Lillico Shell MAG Club of the Year Kingborough Sports Centre Gymnastics Club

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Trophy Donor Award Winner Accru+ Nat. Level 4 Champion Kaani Booth Acromat Nat. Level 5 Champion Phoebe Smith Tas Gymnastic Ass Inc Nat. Level 6 Champion Zoe Dowling Bob Wherrett Nat. Level 7 Champion Grace Gaby Accru+ Nat. Level 8 Champion Georgina Osborn Tas Gymnastic Ass In Nat. Level 9 Champion No Award Tasmanian PCYC Nat. Level 10 Champion Olivia Burnett State Level 4 Champion Rona Hunter State Level 5 Champion Whitney Garth State Level 6 Champion Kara Lawlwer State Level 7 Champion Rachel Walker Woodhouse WAG Club of the Year Kingborough Sports Centre Gymnastics Club The Andrewartha Family Andrewartha Award Olivia Burnett

Rhythmic Gymnastics Trophy Donor Award Winner Rex Moncur Level 4 Champion Abbey Drumm Kay Kelly Level 5 Champion Carla Falzri Merv & Pat Eaton Level 6 Champion Madi McKeown Sue Hope Level 7 Champion No Award TKK Sports Level 8 Champion No Award

Trampoline Award Winner Men’s Individual Trampoline Level 3 Champion Lachlan Hilder Level 4 Champion Dylan Hill Level 5 Champion Matthew French Level 6 Champion Connor Moir Level 7 Champion Jamie Axelsen Level 8 Champion Aidan Collins Women’s Individual Trampoline Level 3 Champion Sallyrose Cooper Level 4 Champion Alexei Horner Level 5 Champion Khya Clark Level 6 Champion Rose Bowerman Men’s Double Mini Level 3 Champion Seth Gardner Level 4 Champion Dylan Hill Level 5 Champion Alex Pugh-Harris Level 6 Champion Jarrod Thomas Level 7 Champion Stuart Snare Level 8 Champion Hugh McConnell Level 9-10 Champion Aidan Collins Women’s Double Mini Level 3 Champion Morgan Lunn Level 4 Champion Alexi Horner Level 5 Champion Blair Kirkpatrick Level 6 Champion Rose Bowerman Syncho Level 3 Seth Gardner/ Lachlan Hilder Level 4 Dylan Hill/ Ned Whiting Level 5 Matthew French/ Patrick Schluter Level 6 Blair Kirkpatrick/ Connor Moir Level 7-10 Makonnen Brown/ Ryan Williams Men’s Tumbling Level 3 Chamion Mitchell Rosier Level 4 Champion Stuart Snare Level 5 Champion Damien Axlsen Women’s Tumbling Level 6 Champion Maggie Smolinski

Darren Camilleri Perpetual Trophy – Men’s Individual Trampoline Jack Penny Ben Kelly Perpetual Trophy – Women’s Individual Trampoline Rose Bowerman Jo Penny Perpetual Trophy – Synchronised Trampoline Aidan Collins Hugh McConnell Ludmila Vitesnikova Perpetual Trophy – Men’s Double Mini Aidan Collins Judy Perrin Perpetual Trophy – Women’s Double Mini Rose Bowerman

CLUB OF THE YEAR Club with over 100 members PCYC Launceston Club with under 100 members Riverside Gymnastics General Gymnastic Club Allstars Gymnastics

Presidents Annual Report 2011

2011 has been a year of great change for Gymnastics Tasmania with the Board

making the decision to move the administration of Gymnastics Tasmania to be

administered from Gymnastics Australia.

I would like to personally thank Geoff Reitchell and the staff from Gymnastics

Australia for their dedication and hard work over the past 12 months that I believe

has contributed to the success of the new administration.

With the change in administration of Gymnastics Tasmania, we saw the departure of

long term employee Gaylene King, who I would like to once again thank for the work

and efforts put in over the past 11 years. We also had the departure of Nicole Colev

from the role of Club 10 Development Officer. During her time in the role, Nicole has

been an outstanding employee. Nicole is still involved with Gymnastics Tasmania

through her role in Cheerleading and has been a great source of information for the

new Club 10 Development Officer.

Gymnastics Tasmania employed Jane Johnson as the new Club 10 Development

Officer at the start of 2011. Jane has been working 1 day from home and 1 day from

the State Gymnastics Centre. I would like to congratulate Jane on the way she has

taken on the new role with Gymnastics Tasmania, she has learnt a lot during this

year, while also managing to develop solid relationships with all clubs in the state.

The work Jane has done this year will assist Gymnastics Tasmania to grow stronger

into the future.

Highlights:

Once again hosted the Trampoline National Clubs Championships. The event

attracted 297 athletes from around the country and delivering Tasmania a

great profit.

Increase in athlete numbers from 3170 last year to 3449 at end of September,

2011. Athlete numbers will continue to grow throughout the 2011 calendar

year and it is hoped that GT can register over 3500 members.

Strong performance at national events for Trampoline, WAG and MAG

Gymsports.

Once again I would like to thank the board member, staff, committee members and

volunteers that have helped Gymnastics Tasmania move forward this year and I look

forward to working with you again next year.

Mark Moncur

President - Gymnastics Tasmania

Gymnastics Australia, 2011 Annual Report

In the final months of 2010 at the Annual General meeting, the

Gymnastics Tasmania Board, based on a governance review, put

to Members a motion to shift administration of the State

operations to Gymnastics Australia. This motion was

subsequently passed.

This was only one of a number of innovative decisions made for

2011, as such, Gymnastics Australia is pleased to provide this

report across five key areas to the Board, Members and

stakeholders of Gymnastics Tasmania.

Membership

The hard work of Clubs, the efforts and hours of work

contributed by staff, both paid and unpaid, and the continuing

recognition of gymnastics is reflected in the continued growth

of membership throughout all categories in Tasmania. As of

17th November, 2011, Gymnastics Australia is pleased to report

that membership numbers are reaching levels never before seen

in the State:

3,397 Athlete registrations

132 Coaches & Judges

On behalf of Gymnastics Tasmania we commend the achievements

of Clubs, mentors and volunteers who have contributed to this

achievement.

Club 10 Officer’s Report

To be included.

The role of stakeholder organisations, especially the

Tasmanian State Government through Sport and Recreation

Tasmania, has been a significant factor in these developments

and we thank them for their continued support.

Events

At the time of writing a number of Gymnastics Tasmania events

were still to be conducted, reflecting the numerous, year-long

opportunities available to the Tasmanian gymnastics community.

The efforts, primarily of volunteers and long-time supporters

of gymnastics in Tasmania, are greatly appreciated and make

these events the success that they are.

A second key initiative of the Tasmanian Board in 2011

included the trial of Club-based hosting of Women’s Gymnastics

events through the event tender process, the experience of

Gymnastics Australia in supporting this process suggests the

first year has been a resounding success. Whilst we must

acknowledge that the process was not without its’ challenges,

for a first year implementation, the signs are very positive

for 2012 and beyond.

Two facts have become clear with regard the conduct of events

in Tasmania during 2011. Firstly, the gymnastic community

remains quite independent and capable to conduct events, when

provided with the appropriate resources and direction.

Secondly, the processes and communication between Gymnastics

Australia and the relevant ‘host’ Club or Sport Management

Committee can be streamlined. Gymnastics Australia looks

forward to the opportunity to improve this experience for all

event participants in 2012.

Special mention must also be made of the three State Teams who

competed and their respective National Championships, Men’s

Gymnastics, Women’s Gymnastics and Trampoline Sports. The

efforts of team managers and support personnel, including

coaches and judges, is highly valued and greatly appreciated.

2011 Trampoline National Clubs

Special mention must be made of the very successful Trampoline

National Clubs event again hosted by Gymnastics Tasmania.

This event will ultimately return for the sport on the

investment of time, money and effort that was made by so many.

Excluding the Trampoline National Clubs, Gymnastics Tasmania

experienced nearly 2,000 entrants in events in 2011, and saw a

return in excess of $30,000 to Clubs.

Education

Whilst attention has already turned to finalising preparations

and promoting the 2012 Congress, this year commenced with

Congress and Gymsport Clinics utilising extensive local and

inter-State expertise. The Congress, ably hosted at PCYC

Launceston, saw high numbers and a variety of workshops,

including Gymnastics for All National Program Manager Petrina

Hutchinson, National Women’s Gymnastics Choreographer Stacey

Umeh and former English and current West Australian trampoline

specialist, Elliot Stratton, not to mention a number of inter-

State Gymsport specialists.

Throughout 2011, a unique occurrence took place, with every

Gymsport hosting either a coach, judge or in some instances

both, course. The net result being 106 coaches and 55 judges

entered to courses. This comes on top of the 179 Congress

participants in January. The net result is seen in the growth

in Technical Membership in 2011.

Administration

This first year of providing administrative support has led to

new experiences, some minor challenges and the establishment

of new working relationships with many Tasmanian gymnastics

community members. Gymnastics Australia looks forward to

simplifying processes, responding to community feedback and

further enhancing participants’ experience of the sport of

gymnastics.

The open Club forum hosted in Launceston in late October

provided a great connection to the community and confirmed

that Gymnastics Australia and Tasmania were on track.

Gymnastics Australia would like to extend special thanks to

the 2011 Board Members; Mark, John, Ludmila, Pauline, Peter,

Greg, Charles and Mick. To the Sport Management Committees

and volunteers, in particular to President Mark Moncur, and

SMC Heads John, Anke, Mardi, Ben and Nicole, without whose

support the year would have been far more challenging. And to

Jane Johnson who took on the role of Club 10 Development

Officer in 2011, making herself available to every Club in the

State and seeking to represent and provide solutions to the

key issues affecting the State.

On behalf of Gymnastics Australia

Manager - Membership Services & Capability

Club 10 Tasmania, 2011 Annual Report

2011 has seen a great deal of importance placed on the role of Club Development officer within Tasmania. This Club 10 role of building up relationships between the clubs and officer, as well as the first point of contact for clubs, is vital to help the clubs develop into the future. I would like to acknowledge the support I have received from Geoff Rietschel, Mark Moncur, Nicole Colev, Kingborough staff and other Gymnastics Tasmania personnel for their understanding and patience as I continue to learn this role. Affiliation The affiliation process ran smoothly in 2011, with the majority of clubs returning forms in a timely manner. Within the 2012 affiliation packages we hope to have ready a list of responsibilities throughout GA and GT, and contact names on who to contact for all inquiries. Membership The PCYC agreement looks set to be continued for a further 3 years. 2010 membership packages were all distributed in time for the commencement of classes for 2011. GA have already started the 2012 affiliation process and these will be distributed to the 16 Tasmanian clubs at the appropriate time. As of the 8/11/2011 Gymnastics Tasmania has 3444 registered athletes. Star Categories The majority of Tasmanian affiliated clubs retained or increased their star ratings in 2011. Eastside Activity Centre, being a new club affiliated with Gymnastics Tasmania has achieved their Star 3 rating for 2012, wish is a commendable effort. Hobart Gymnastics Academy and Riverside has submitted their documentation to have their star rating increased to a Star 4. Calendar The 2012 calendar if well underway for next year. The emphasis will be to ensure the different disciplines are not doubling up on the same weekends. By each SMC submitting the calendars earlier than usual this will help to ensure a smooth 2012 calendar of events. 2011 Gymnastic Tasmania Forum This Forum took place on the 23rd of October 2012. This was a great opportunity for the Gymnastics Tasmania community to come together and discuss the future of how we as a state can move forward into 2012. Jane Johnson Club 10 Development Officer

Registrations 2011 Annual Report

Breakdown of gymnast registrations over the past 10 years

Gymnasts Registration Breakdown by Club

Year Clubs WAG MAG RG General Kindergym Tramp TOTAL

2002 14 446 86 30 1612 263 86 2552

2003 13 427 99 19 1425 319 58 2347

2004 13 409 108 24 1290 376 81 2288

2005 15 501 150 18 1214 379 185 2447

2006 16 575 140 19 1168 465 184 2551

2007 14 644 107 43 1293 259 241 2587

2008 14 686 155 46 1454 280 198 2819

2009 14 547 161 56 1581 492 262 3099

2010 15 508 142 35 1749 449 289 3170

2011 16 576 117 40 1735 431 332 3449

2011 2010

CLUB MAG WAG RG GEN KIN CHL TRP TOTAL TOTAL

All Stars 133 133 169

Devonport 23 27 1 35 33 2 121 170

HGA 13 46 7 180 15 261 292

Eastside Activity Centre 2 101 39 142

Eastside Trampoline Club 14 9 92 115 182

Kingborough 57 147 25 342 107 85 763 725

Meander Valley 64 64 40

PCYC L’ton 12 53 1 403 150 98 717 603

PCYC Hobart 1 99 4 225 3 3 335 224

Riverside 50 2 26 4 82 68

Southern All Stars Cheer & Dance 22 22 42

Slipstream 218 218 182

West Tamar 14 98 112 108

Wild Cats 5 84 42 5 2 138 123

Zodiacs 6 42 100 28 176 184

Wynyard 50 50 60

Totals 117 576 40 1731 431 4 332 3449 3170

Technical Memberships for 2011

2011 2010

Technical Members 132 121

Gymnastics Online Registration

Number of Clubs Gymnastics Online Manual

16 15 1

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Annual Report 2011

Gymnast Events Competitions and Gradings

Date Competition Venue Clubs Gymnasts

30 April Nationals Trial 1 & Grading

Kingborough Kingborough, HGA, Devonport

30

14/15 May Nationals Trial 2 Kingborough Kingborough, HGA, Devonport

7

3 July Level 3 to 8 Invitational

Kingborough Kingborough, HGA, Devonport

30

7 Aug Novice & Level 2-5 Invitational

Devonport Devonport, LPCYC, Kingborough, Zodiacs, Exeter

43

The GT competitions were well attended and ran successfully this year. It was good to have

the entries from Launceston PCYC, Zodiacs and Exeter at the Devonport Competition, and

we will hope this augurs well for the future.

State Championships and Trans-Bass Challenge

There were 46 entries from clubs around the State and Victoria, with strong contingents from

Devonport, Kingborough and PIT, and entries from Hobart Gymnastics Academy and

Launceston PCYC.

Kingborough took out the Shell Shield for overall champion club and individual honours were

shared round. After a lean spell, Tasmania reclaimed the Shield from PIT in the Trans Bass

Challenge.

We were fortunate once again to have the assistance of Paul Szyjko and Andrew Martin as

head judges. The Championships ran smoothly thanks to the efforts of the experienced team

from Kingborough.

National Championships

This year’s team to Nationals comprised a team at Level 8 Open and individuals at Level 7

Open. Team management comprised John Hargreaves and Pauline Dittmann with Coach:

Kyle Giles and Judges: Andrew Martin, John Hargreaves and Pauline Dittmann.

The most notable results were Ricky Maui’s first on parallel bars, Brady Lillico’s 2nd on vault

and Sam Crean’s 3rd on high bar at level 8. All gymnasts competed competently and justified

their selection.

All in all it was a successful campaign. Once again we just missed a bronze team medal

placing fourth at level 8. There were minor issues due to the new office arrangements and

being accommodated at the AIS without ground transport, and the SMC plans to revisit the

job descriptions for officials and tighten up the selection procedure for the future.

Coaches Workshops & Clinics

Coaches Congress and Clinic

Aaron Thanas, a senior international gymnast from Victoria, led the MAG Congress this

year, with the usual coaches’ workshop on the first day and clinic on the second. Both were

well attended and Aaron’s presentations were well received. The Clinic at Kingborough was

a great start to the year for 13 of our higher level gymnasts.

State Team Training

A training session for the State Team to Nationals was held at Kingborough on 18 June led

by John Hargreaves and Kyle Giles. The preparation for the team was more extensive than

usual, comprising an earlier Invitational Competition and two trials, the second being a two

day event.

Training Clinics

Andrew Martin has continued to lead training clinics at Kingborough. Two have been held

(in March and September) and another is planned in November. These two day events have

become important for both gymnasts and coaches providing updating opportunities. It is

proposed to continue with this valuable initiative of Andrew’s, which has proved so

successful, and direct future clinics at junior development as well as the senior gymnasts in

2012.

The availability of Kingborough at reasonable cost continues to be a great facility for the

future development of MAG in the State.

Judging The following judges’ courses were held this year:

Date Level of Course Number attending

6 March Beginner 7

20 March Intermediate 3

Following the training, the number of qualified judges is as follows:

Judging Level Number of Judges

FIG 2

Advanced 1

Intermediate 7

Beginner 10 (est.)

Sam Whittle has continued to present the accredited courses and John Hargreaves has run

some workshops for candidates preparing for the advanced course which is planned in the

near future.

Gymnast Registrations

Category 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

MG L 1-3 63 126 129 106 93

MG L 4-10 24 29 32 31 25

Total 87 155 161 137 118

Clubs with MG registered gymnasts:

Devonport

Hobart Gymnastics Academy

Kingborough

Launceston PCYC

Zodiacs

Exeter

The Drop in Numbers at Level 1-3 can be partly explained by Kingborough Gymnastics

introducing their own internal system for lower levels and no longer using the National Level

1-3 program. The attendance at GT events has been similar to recent years apart from the

loss of entries from Hobart PCYC which has ceased its MAG program.

Sports Management Committee

This year the MG SMC comprised the following members:

Chair John Hargreaves

Technical Assistant Andrew Martin

Judging Coordinator Sam Whittle

Coaching Coordinator Kyle Giles

Competition Coordinator Kodee Voss

Nationals Coordinator Pauline Dittmann

The Committee met four times through the year.

Comments Highlights of the year included:

Consistent and positive contributions from all members of the SMC in their allocated

roles

The continuing success of the State Championships including entries from PIT

Gymnastics

Good entries in the competitions this year, including entries from Launceston PCYC,

Zodiacs and Exeter

The first Tasmanian level 8 team entered in the National Championships

Continuing development in coaching expertise through clinics and coaches workshops

After many years in the position of Men’s Technical Adviser, I am finally retiring. I am happy

to be handing over to Andrew Martin and have full confidence in him and his team in the MG

SMC. I have enjoyed my involvement with Gymnastics Tasmania and the many good people

I have worked with. To single out people is always dangerous owing to unintended

omissions, but I’ll risk it – particular thanks to Bob Wherrett, Gary Pitchford, Mark Moncur

and Pauline Dittmann.

John Hargreaves

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Director

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Annual Report 2011 WAG SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (SMC) POSITIONS 2010

WAG SMC Coordinator Anke Moncur Judging Competition Coordinator Janelle Cannon Judges Education Coordinator Alison Fletcher Competition North Coordinator Leah Englund Competition South Coordinator Nicola Coote State Coaching Coordinator Vacant 2011 Coaches Education Coordinator Anke Moncur General Member Anna Hill

COMPETITIONS Competitions in 2012 for WAG were tendered out to clubs as a trial. EVENT REPORT WG 2ND QUALIFIER FOR AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS

FIELD CONTENT

Event Name WG 2nd Qualifier for Australian Champions

Venue Channel Court SGC

Start Date 30th April 2011

Organised by Anke Moncur

Report by Anke Moncur

No of gymnasts 2

EVENT REPORTS WAG LEVEL 4 TO 10 COMPETITION

FIELD CONTENT

Event Name WAG Level 4 to 10 Competition

Venue Channel Court SGC

Start Date 26th June 2011

No of gymnasts 100

EVENT REPORT TASMANIAN CLUBS COMPETITION

FIELD DETAILS

Event Name Tasmanian Clubs competition

Venue PCYC Launceston

Start Date August 7th, 2011

Organised by Katrina SQUIRES

No of gymnasts 109

EVENT REPORT WAG SOUTHERN REGIONALS

FIELD DETAILS

Event Name WAG Southern Regionals

Venue Hobart Gymnastics Academy

Start Date 16 October 2011

Organised by Tasmania - Hobart Gymnastics Academy

No of gymnasts 89

EVENT REPORT REGIONAL CHALLENGE

FIELD DETAILS

Event Name Regional Challenge

Venue PCYC Launceston

Start Date 13-Nov-11

Organised by Katrina SQUIRES

No of gymnasts 65

EVENT REPORT NORTHERN REGIONALS

FIELD DETAILS

Event Name Northern Regionals

Venue Zodiacs Gymnastics Club

Start Date 30th October

Organised by Leah Englund / Linda Munday

No of gymnasts 91

NATIONALS 3 Gymnasts represented Gymnastics Tasmania at Nationals. While the number of girls was low the standards was very good with all girls qualifying for finals. Georgina Osborn placed 2nd on Vault at Level 7 and Olivia Burnett proved that she has the ability to perform at level 10 placing 5th overall on the second day of competition.

JUDGES EDUCATION COORDINATOR REPORT WAG Beginner courses were run in the north and south. WAG Intermediate course was run in Launceston. The WAG Advanced course was run in Launceston.

COACH EDUCATION The congress 2011 was well attended with Stacey Umeh presenting. Anke Moncur- WAG Technical Director

Rhythmic Gymnastics, Annual Report 2011 COACHING The number of currently accredited coaches in Tasmania has remained consistent this year, with a further 5 participants attending the Level 1 course held at HGA in April. The candidates attending represented the 3 southern clubs involved in RG: Kingborough, Hobart Gymnastics Academy and Hobart PCYC. The course was run by Jo Edinger from WA and the feedback from those who attended was all very positive. JUDGING The area of judging is still an issue, especially given the new requirements where judges are required for Difficulty, Artistry and Execution. Thanks to those who have continued to judge at all events this year. A number of coaches, gymnasts and parents have recently expressed an interest in becoming judges so a Beginner judging course will be high priority in early 2012. EVENTS Competitions and National Award Tests this year have been well supported, and it is good to see the number of gymnasts attending increasing, especially in the lower levels. Riverside Gymnastics have also recommenced classes this year, and are looking at attending events during 2012, which will get us back to having 4 active clubs within the discipline. State Championships were held in conjunction with MAG/WAG again this year and is still a very positive way of promoting Rhythmic within the community and allowing gymnasts the opportunity of a larger scale competition. The competition ran extremely smoothly this year with no issues arising and was a very enjoyable event for all involved. The only negative was not being able to have an interstate judge attend due to lower competitor numbers at this level, but I would expect the numbers to increase for next year. Much thanks to all those who were involved in the organization of this event, and those who worked tirelessly on the day. The last event of the year is scheduled for Sunday 20th November at HGA and will involve gymnasts from all levels.

Mardi Eaton Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Director

Tasmanian Trampoline Gymnastics, Annual Report 2011 2011 Tasmanian Trampoline Gymnastics Management Committee

Technical Advisor: Ben Kelly Education Officer: Leigh Oswin Squad Manager: Jo Penny Scoring Co-ordinator: Ludmila Vitesnikova Sports Management Committee Members: Tammy Axelsen, Fiona Buckingham, Pip Hedley, Davina Sauerwald

Competitions

Tasmanian athletes competed in a variety of local, interstate, national, and international events. International In 2011, seven Tasmanian athletes nominated for a position on the Australian Team. Two Tasmanian athletes were chosen to represent Australia at the World Age Championships (22-25 November) which are being held in Birmingham, UK. The athletes selected to represent Australia at this event were Hugh McConnell (Under 15) and Aidan Collins (Under 17). Three Tasmanian officials were also selected, Jo Penny (Team Manager), Ben Kelly (Assistant DMT Coach – not attending) and Leigh Oswin (TRP Judge). In addition, two athletes were chosen to represent Australia at other international events. Jack Penny was selected to compete in the China World Cup (20th place Individual Trampoline), and Aidan Collins the Trans-Tasman Challenge (Australia – 1st place Men’s DMT). Unfortunately, Jack Penny sustained serious injury whilst competing in China in the Synchronised event. Jack damaged ligaments in his left ankle as well as muscle damage to his left elbow. The Tasmanian TRP SMC would like to thank the following people for supporting Jack in China during this ordeal and when returning home - Ty Swadling, Tessa Storey, Nikolay Zhurvavlev, Adam Sachs, the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, Dr Howard Bye and, Aleem Kahalfam. National Championships Tasmania sent 16 athletes to the Australian National Championships. Aidan Collins defended his 2010 title by winning the Under 17 Men’s DMT competition, while Hugh McConnell won gold in Under 15 Men’s SYN event with partner Curtis Booth from WA. Tasmania was also part of the winning UTA Team for Elite Men’s SYN as well as the Overall Elite Trophy. In addition to this, Leigh Oswin was awarded the 2010 Gymnastics Australia National Official of the Year for his contribution to judging in Trampoline Gymnastics. It was predicted that Tasmania would field more DMT representatives in 2011 after a change in qualification scores in 2010. Fifteen out of the sixteen State Team members competed in DMT in 2011.

The 2011 Tasmanian National Championship Team is listed below.

Head of Delegation: Jo Penny Management: Carolyn Kirkpatrick, Davina Sauerwald State Coach: Ben Kelly Coaching Staff: Pip Hedley Judges: Leigh Oswin (FIG), Alison Morgan (Advanced), Jack Penny (Advanced), Martin Vitesnik (Advanced) Team Captains: Damien Axelsen, Rose Bowerman Catering: Fiona Buckingham Championship Team: Makonnen Brown, Aidan Collins, Hugh McConnell, Ryan Williams (Junior International) Damien Axelsen, Matthew Gough (Senior International) Age Team: Mikaela Lunn (Under 11), Patrick Schluter (U11), Khya Clark (U13), Ebony Denholm (Under 13), Matthew French (Under 13), Joshua Hedley-Williams (Under 13), Blair Kirkpatrick (U13), Alex Pugh-Harris (Under 13), Makonnen Brown (Under 15), Hugh McConnell (Under 15), Ryan Williams (Under 15), Rose Bowerman (U17), Adian Collins (Under 17), Musashi Ledger (U17), Damien Axelsen (17+), Matthew Gough (17+) Chaperones: Claire Bowerman, Rach Denholm, Karen French, Clare McConnell, Ann Schluter, Tanya Williams

Local competitions Trampoline Sports ran two State Championships in 2011. These were well supported with the State Age & Elite Championships in Hobart in April and the State Level Championships held in Launceston in October. Tumbling was held at both of these Championships for the first time. Numbers were low in both instances with only 2 entries at State Age, and 5 entries at State Levels (with only 3 competing). The TAS TRP SMC will continue to support Tumbling in 2012, however, may have to reconsider in 2013 if Tumbling clubs are not supporting events. A brief summary of these championships are below.

State Age & Elite Championships, Eastside Trampoline Club

o Clubs: Eastside Trampoline Club, Kingborough Gym Club, Launceston

PCYC

o Number of Competitors: 55 (43 in 2010)

o Number of Entries: 148

State Level Championships, Launceston PCYC

o Clubs: Eastside Activity Centre, Eastside Trampoline Club, Hobart

Gymnastics Academy, Kingborough Gym Club, Launceston PCYC

o Number of Competitors: 67 (66 in 2010)

o Number of Entries: 202

The award for Overall State Champions is presented at the State Level

Championships each year and is awarded to the athletes who show consistency in

performance over the year in interclub, state, interstate, national, and international

events.

Overall State Champions:

o Men’s Individual (Darren Camilleri Award) – Jack Penny

o Women’s Individual (Ben Kelly Award) – Rose Bowerman

o Men’s Double-Mini (Ludmila Vitesnikova Award) – Aidan Collins

o Women’s Double-Mini (Judy Perrin Award) – Rose Bowerman

o Synchronised (Jo Penny Award) – Aidan Collins & Hugh McConnell

Trampoline Sports ran three Interclubs in 2011; the third Interclub which is being held in December and therefore will not be reported on here. The third Interclub was originally scheduled in August but was cancelled due to a lack of officials. It was rescheduled for December and will be a novice Interclub (level 1-6 only, no qualifying events) and therefore is able to be run in one day. A brief summary of all Interclub competitions are below.

March, Eastside Trampoline Club (Age & Elite, Levels)

o Number of Competitors: 102

o Number of Entries: 221

May, Launceston PCYC (Levels & Elite)

o Number of Competitors: 75

o Number of Entries: 261

Due to recent, GA recommendations relating judging expectations at National Championships Qualifying events(e.g., sanctioned interclubs); a slight change in the way in which interclubs are run in 2011 may occur with more age group interclubs being necessary 2010 National Club Levels Gymnastics Tasmania convened the 2011 National Club Levels Competition at the Kingborough Sports Centre in August. The National Club Levels competition is a high profile event in the National Trampoline calendar, attracting competitors from every state. In 2011, the National Club Levels competition was the final and compulsory trial for the 2011 World Age Championship Team, and the premier event for the discipline of Tumbling. This was the second time Tasmania has held this event, with many positive reports coming from the attending clubs. The organising committee of Mark Moncur, Jo Penny, Ben Kelly, Leigh Oswin and Ludmila Vitesnikova, did an excellent job of hosting this

championship. Special thanks go to the clubs which supplied equipment to the event (Kingborough and Launceston). Special thanks to the extra volunteers who helped to pull down the venue, including High Flyers Club (WA) and Robertson Gym Club (QLD). The Kingborough Gym Club staff also did an excellent job in their tasks of helping to run this event and develop the circulars prior to the competition. The Launceston PCYC was ranked 4th Overall Club at this event and the following athlete won National Levels events at this competition – Hugh McConnell (Level 8 Men’s TRP).

State Squads and Training Camps

Ben Kelly Trampoline Technical Advisor

The goal of the State Squad system is to identify potential State Team athletes for the current year, as well as to provide extra training and competition experience to help promote and develop these talents to their full potential. Due to the early date set for National Championships, the process used to achieve membership to these squads will be slightly amended for the 2012 competition season.

Elite Squad (Junior/Senior International)

↑ Age Squad

(Qualification for National Championships) ↑

Development Squad (One level below National Championship qualification)

↑ Talent Identification Squad

(Two levels below National Championship qualification)

Cheerleading, Annual Report 2011

2011 has been a successful year for cheerleading in Tasmania both on and off the

competition floor. On the education side, both a coach’s course and level 1 judge’s

course were conducted this year with 5 members attending the judges course and 4

attending the coaches course. We also had two members; Haylee Townsend and

Angela Barnard, start the process to allow them to present courses in Tasmania

allowing us to operate independently of Gymnastics Australia.

On the competition front, two events were held in Tasmania and conducted by

Southern All Stars Cheer & Dance as the recognised provider of events for AUS

Cheer in Tasmania. Both events were well attended with AUS Cheer Australian

Challenge in May attracting 75 athletes and AUS Cheer Australian Showdown

attracting 132 athletes – the largest cheerleading event held in Tasmania. Southern

All Stars Cheer & Dance also fielded teams at the Aloha International Spirit

Championships in Hawaii and AUS Cheer Australian Grand National Championships

with success at both events fuelling growth in the sport here in Tasmania.

There has been some difficulty in gaining support and assistance from Gymnastics

Australia for these events this year due to the uncertainty surrounding the sport at a

National level. At this stage the future direction of cheerleading is unclear however;

there is strong support here in Tasmania for a competition series to continue.

Nicole Colev

Cheerleading Technical Advisor

TASMANIAN GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION INC

STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Committee has determined that the Tasmanian Gymnastics Association Inc. is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements. In the opinion of the committee the financial report as set out on page 1: 1. Presents a true and fair view of the financial position of Tasmanian Gymnastics Association Inc. as at 30th September 2011 and its performance for the year ended on that date. 2. At the date of this statement there are reasonable grounds to believe that Tasmanian Gymnastics Association Inc. will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Committee and is signed for and on behalf of the committee by: President

Dated this 1 day of December 2011

GYMNASTICS TASMANIA

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010

Sunday 14th November 2010 at 11.00am Sports House

Minutes

1. Welcome from Mark Moncur

2. Present: M. Moncur, P. Doody, L. Vitesnikova, L. Burnett, J. Hargreaves, P. Dittmann and C. Minster

3. Apologies: M. Ward and G. Harvey.

4. Minutes: The minutes of the 2009 Annual General Meeting were confirmed as correct. Moved by L. Vitesnikova and seconded by L. Burnett.

5. Matters arising: Nil.

6. Annual Report The following reports were presented: President, Club 10 Officer, Mens Gymnastics, Womens Gymnastics, Trampoline Sports, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Registrations and Financial. Moved M. Moncur and seconded by J. Hargreaves that the Annual Report be accepted, agreed.

7. Audit Report The audit report was not available as it was noted that the financial statements presented contained some minor errors that require correcting. The final financial statements will need to be ratified by the board before inclusion in the final Annual Report to be lodged with Consumer Affairs. It was also noted that the agreement with the Kingborough Sports Centre Gymnastics, with reference to the State Training Centre, should

be tabled at future AGM’s to familiarise new board members with this agreement.

8. Election of Directors: The club voting members present were: M. Moncur (Kingborough), P. Dittmann (Devonport), C. Minster (Wildcats) and P. Doody (Hobart Gymnastics Academy). Nominations for director’s positions were received from P. Doody, P. Dittmann and G. Harvey. Moved by M. Moncur and seconded by C. Minster that the nominations be accepted. Agreed.

Meeting Closed: 11.48am

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Sport and Recreation Tasmania Department of Economic Development

TROPHY DONORS

Acromat M & P Eaton J Hargreaves S Hope Pace Financial R Moncur M Norris Accru+ O Pitchford TKK Sports Tasmanian PCYC R Wherrett

The Andrewartha Family