BRITISH GYMNASTICS: Trampoline Technical Committee

TRAMPOLINE NEWS No 19 April 2003

Editor: John D Beeton: ceo@gordonsacf.sol.co.uk

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EDITORIAL Martin Laws Spring into Action I wrote in the last issue about how important it was that we now become fully engaged with our new partners in Gymnastics. I am gratified that many regions have already begun the process. Biz Scales now Chairs Southern Gymnastics and many other officers are gaining places in more than just Trampoline roles all across the country. I am encouraged that the days of Trampolinists trying to evade contact with Gymnastics are coming to an end. Likewise, John Beeton of the NTTC. and of this Newssheet fame, bid for one of the most senior roles in British Gymnastics, that of Deputy President Financial, and was warmly welcomed by many other disciplines as a step in the right direction. I was at the House of Commons the day war with Iraq broke out (not a sensible place to be I know) in a meeting with the Minister of Sport amongst other MP’s. The message was clear; sport all across the UK is changing. Investment is growing, interest is heightening, but demands are also increasing. Even war had not dampened MP’s enthusiasm for sport and what it can deliver in Health, Social and Educational terms. Sport England is going through a major reshuffle and redirection. Funding is now going in two directions, National Governing Bodies and Community Sport. Sport England are reviewing all current programmes and funding and are intending to focus on 16-20 of our most successful sports only, and I am convinced that the other Home Nations will follow shortly. If we are to benefit from this refocus, it is important that we are seen to be professional, skilled and successful. Under our new structures, I believe this is more than possible. We have top Coaching, Performance and Educationalists amongst our numbers and we need to now show our skills. I would advise all clubs to swiftly review their structure and policies internally to accommodate the new GymMark for clubs. This award tells the world that we are geared up, professional and waiting to meet the new challenges set by the Government. Failure to achieve this goal will be failing our competitors, mums, grannies and the sport as a whole. I believe in Trampolinists and their skills, and I am convinced our sport

will soon be gaining the recognition it deserves. However, we will need to reach out and grasp the fruits. If we wait for them to fall into our hands, several may have already gone to those who can reach higher! Coaching Cathy Page The Tutor Training Induction Day is re-scheduled to 12/13 April 03. It should be noted that the Session for examiners is to be held on the second day – for those who do not wish to tutor. Cost for the weekend: £40. Invigilation Fee - £6 per hour to be paid for invigilator at theory examination. Persons eligible to invigilate are higher-level coaches. One Course per Year – in future, coaches will only be able to take one exam each year at Senior Club and above levels.i.e. they may only take the Senior Club Coach exam after at least one year following passing the Club Coach. However, they may attend the course at the higher level, but may not sit the exam until the year has passed. Somersault Supports – it is now obligatory that for somersault support, a waist support should be used prior to weaning off support. I.E. you may continue to use hand-to-hand support in the initial stages of teaching somersaults, but prior to somersault alone, pupils should have had experience of waist support, freeing up their arms for use in take off. Senior Club and HPC Exam – there will be an exam for Senior Club Coach and High Performance Coach at Cardiff on June 21^st - Examiners: Tony James and Cathy Page. Code of Practice – the Code of Practice was revised in 2000. It was again reviewed in March of this year and will shortly be produced. All coaches should have a copy of the current Code of Practice. The new one will be available from BG Coach Education Department in May. Cont on Page 5 FIG World Cup 2003-2004 series – the first world cup in the present series will be held in Paris during the month of June (12-14) of this year. Details to follow.

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INTERNATIONAL JUDGE SELECTION Apr-Dec 2003 Mike Phillipson Judges selected for international events for the remainder of the current year are: 11-13 Apr: 4 x Countries (GBR FRA GER DEN) Sulzbach GER Bruce Craig 02-05 May: Portuguese National DMT Championships Sines POR Mike Phillipson 06-08 Jun: 4 x Nations (GBR DEN CZE GER) Aachen GER Stephen Grist 06-08 Jun: Great Britain v Russia (Senior International Match) London GBR John Beeton (Chair) Martin Laws, Elizabeth Scales, Bert Scales, Donna Grist, Mike Phillipson, Claire Thompson, Bruce Craig 11-14 Sep: Great Britain v Ukraine (Senior International Match) Salford GBR Peter Heames (Chair) Stephen Grist, John Morrison, Jo Pace, John Beeton, Mike Phillipson, Kevin Dickson-Jackson, Sally Slinger 00-00 Aug: Nissen Cup SUI Sally Slinger 26-28 Sep: Great Britain v Germany (Annual International Youth Match TRA+DMT) Hull GBR Martin Laws (Chair) John Morrison, Bert Scales, Sally Slinger, Kevin Dickson-Jackson, Jo Pace, Elizabeth Scales 13-19 Oct: FIG World Championships Hanover GER Martin Laws (TRA) Peter Heames (DMT) 20-26 Oct: FIG World Age-Group Games Hanover GER Martin Laws (TRA) Peter Heames (DMT) Apr-Dec: FIG World Cups (3) (in order of selection) 1. Donna Grist (Reserve:- Claire Thompson) 2. Claire Thompson (Reserve:- Bruce Craig) 3. Bruce Craig (Reserve:- Donna Grist) Great Britain is recognised as being one of the top nations in trampoline sports and their international judges as amongst the very best. The current 15 International Judges, hold the following Categories:

Category I – John Beeton Category II – Peter Heames Category III – Mike Phillipson, Martin Laws, Bert Scales, Elizabeth Sales, Donna Grist, Claire Thomson, Bruce Craig, Stephen Grist, Bill Leach Category IV – Sally Slinger, John Morrison, Jo Pace, Kevin Dixon-Jackson TRAMPOLINE MEMORABILIA With thanks to Martin Laws Ebay recently advertised the following sale item on the February Auction site: “Framed badge of the Scottish Trampoline Association Team. Actual badge is 9.5cm x 9.5cm lavishly embroidered in gold, silver, green and purple. Stunning item.” The bid price started at £4.99. For those of you who missed this auction, I have a similar item that can be purchased direct for £1958.00! Ed. TRAMPOLINE INJURY All will have heard of the tragic injury suffered by Mads Serejoe DEN during the team training camp in Toronto CAN during the month of February past. Professor Bruno Grandi, the FIG President and Member of the IOC, was deeply affected by this accident and has made his colleagues aware of the seriousness of the case, so that a contribution can be made from the FIG Solidarity Fund. AALSMEER FLOWER CUP Great Britain were represented as this Bi-annual event, held in the small town of Aalsmeer NED; and famous for its (very) early morning Flower Market, by the following team members: Officials: Martin Laws (HOD/Judge) Brian Phelps, Sharon Wood (Coaches). Gymnasts: Natalie O’Connor, Polly Osmond, Danielle Peitruszka, Lauren Allen, Yasmin Gumbs, Gary Smith, Brian Camp, Thomas Lewis, Paul Noblett and Christopher Hall.

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The event was used to give a number of our squad members much needed international experience and keep them honed for the extremely busy international season ahead. A total of 293 entries was received from AUS BEL BLR CAN CZE DEN FRA GBR GER IRE NED POL POR SCO SUI SWE and USA and it is to the credit of our young team members that they obtained such high placing amongst a high number of the worlds top trampolinists. Polly Osmond and Natalie O’Connor did really well in the ladies event by finishing in 6^th and 7^th places respectively in an entry of 38. Paul Noblett finished 5^th in his event (42 entries) whilst Lauren Allen took a podium place (2^nd) in her event, with Danielle Pietruszka (5^th) and Roxy Milliner (19^th) in an entry of 70. In finishing in 10^th place in the men’s senior competition, Brian Camp finished in front of a number of the major players in the men’s world ranking list. Well done allEd. GymCraft The inaugural issue of GymCraft was published along with the February/March 2003 issue of GymNews, and is the Technical Newsletter for British Gymnastics and Trampolining. In the first edition, there are articles by John Beer on The Fundamentals of Trampolining, and Jack Kelly on Trampolining – A fresh look at take-off. Both articles are extremely interesting and a must for both the Novice and Expert alike. A further two articles by Bob Cooper/Vladimir Makarchenko and Jeff Davis (the Newsletters Editor) on Acrobatics, make up the content of the first issue. This is a long overdue, and welcome resource to coaches especially, addition to BGs publications, that I am certain will keep the membership abreast of the technical aspects of our disciplines. The number of trampoline articles in this the first edition, is, in my opinion, a demonstration of BGs commitment Note: GymCraft is published in conjunction with GymNews, with the prime role of the magazine to be a sharing of information, ideas and techniques, with future articles envisaged from various technical experts in our various disciplines. I thoroughly enjoyed this first edition of GymCraft. Ed. WORLD AGE GROUP GAMES 2003 “SELECTIONS” There has been an “entry” of 148 gymnasts seeking selection for the 80 available places (over three disciplines) under British

Gymnastics criteria for these World Age-Group Games, which are being held in Hanover, GER in October. There are only Good luck to each and every one of them. Trampoline: Under 13 Girls (4 places) – Adeva Bryan, Claire Stepenhill, Coral Isaac, Emma Scanlon, Imogen Gunner, Jennifer Benjamin, Katy Ianson, Natalie Gingell, Sian Meldrum. Trampoline: Under 13 Boys (4 places) – Dominic Porter, Joseph McAdam, Kaan Hughes, Liam Abrahams, Luke Newey, Michael Dodson, Nathan Benham, Paul Warwicker, Philip Spencer, Sam Roberts, Steven Williams, Thomas Foreman. Trampoline: Under 15 Girls (4 places) – Alice Wilcox, Amy Sims, Caitlin Thomson, Cara Jamieson, Danielle Pietruszka, Darcia George, Eleanor Benjamin, Kirsty Rogers, Laura Gallagher, Laura Williams, Nicola Dyer, Pippa Pugh, Rebecca Metcalfe, Roxy Milliner, Sarah, Stickland, Yasmin Gumbs. Trampoline: Under 15 Boys (4 places) – Andrew Freeman, Chris Hall, Lee Edward Crowley, Luke Rendell, Mathew Wright, Michael Freeman, Rhyce O’Connor, Rhys Philip, Thomas Lewis, Tom Jones. Trampoline: Under 17 Girls (4 places) – Aimee Sargent, Georgina Williams, Hannah Davies, Hannah Lewis, Katie Seager, Kirsty Ward, Lauren Allen, Lisa Blackburn, Lucy Ashworth, Lucy Roberts, Nikki Pugh, Stacey Dann, Stacey Tuite. Trampoline: Under 17 Boys (4 places) – Danny Creedon, Dominic Swaffer, Jason Harvey, Jem Camble, Martin Hillman, Michael Wood, Nick Joyce, Paul Noblett, Sam Bascombe, Stephen Watts. Trampoline: Over 17 Girls (4 places) – Alice Brown, Amanda Parker, Asha Bayliss, Colleen Stopforth, Dominique Wilson, Hannah Kisiel, Jessica Pleasant, Katherine Driscoll, Katie Harris, Kerry Evans, Natalie Jaques, Natalie O’Connor, Polly Osmond, Rebecca Stanley, Sarah Ainsworth, Suzanne Perkins, Wendy Measures. Trampoline: Over 17 Boys (4 places) – Aaron Stokes, Andrew Coulter, Bobby Dillon, Brooke Milliner, Dan Hayward, James Smith, Keir Stewart, Mathew Swaffer, Philip Dodson, Philip Scarborough, Richard Webb, Steven Walsh. Tumbling: Under 13 Girls (4 places) – Hanna Moses, Holly Bennett, Michala Parakin, Rachael Letsche, Sophie Whitehead. Tumbling: Under 13 Boys (4 places) – Christopher Hassall, Oliver Parsons. Tumbling: Under 15 Girls (4 places) – Danielle Bannan, Donna Rogers, Hannah Greenall, Heather Rudd, Jennifer Dawes, Kayleigh Watson, Laura Houson, Lisa Grant, Sarah Turner, Zara Mclean. Tumbling: Under 15 Boys (4 places) – Charlie Burrows, Gary Aspinal, John Ketland, Peter Mewse, Tom Scatchard. Tumbling: Under 17 Girls (4 places) – Charlotte Atkinson, Kylie McGonagle, Rachel Huggil, Rebecca Edwards, Samantha Palmer, Zoe Mclean. Tumbling: Under 17 Boys (4 places) – Lee Beever, Michael Scott-Beaulieu. Tumbling: Over 17 Girls (4 places) – Donna Maclean, Gemma Harris, Katie Martin, Victoria Mitchell.

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