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On the Cover: 2013 GBC award winners: (l-r, t-b) Ilka Juk, Chiyoko Ikeda, Marcela Lizeca, Michael Sib-ley, Scott Morgan, Mits Ikeda, Rich-ard Ikeda, Darren Wong, Vladimir Lashin, Svetlana Lashina, Gavin Dodd, Dorina Stan, Vasile Cosariu, Kyle Carragher, Sheila Mozes, Emily Schmidt, Jesse Jakins (with Promotion Plus), Anita Cirillo, Shallon Olsen, Vivien Symington, Jane Harrigan, Alejandro Mendoza, Haley deJong, Barb Fraser, Krystal Fraser, Tamara O’Brien, Liam Doherty, Poppy Quin-lan (with Gord and Gina Rogers). For more on the awards, see page 6.

Managing Editor Brian Forrester

Editor Sandra Lewis

Contributors: Gymnastics Canada, Delta Gymnastics, FIG, Sandra Lewis, SIRC

Gymnastics BC 268-828 West 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 1E2 Telephone: 604-333-3GYM Fax: 604-333-3499 [email protected] www.gymbc.org

Gymnastics Bc Board of directors President Twyla Ryan; Vice President Dorothy Sitek; Finance Ryan Finner; Directors at Large Andrea Donohoe, TBA, TBA; Technical Chairs WAG Megan Conway; MAG Michael Hood; TG June Booth; GFA Mary Morice

Gymnastics Bc Provincial advisory committee Zone 1 Vivian Hughan; Zone 2 Heather Ivanitz; Zone 3 Ken Stewart; Zone 4 Carlene Lewall; Zone 5 Cari Wilson; Zone 6 Heather LaPage; Zone 7 Pam Allen; Zone 8 Lucia Fendelet

Gymnastics Bc staff CEO Brian Forrester; Technical Director Andrée Montreuil; Communications Director Sandra Lewis; Gymnastics For All Coordinator Aimee Kapil; Coaching Coordinator Catherine Dubinsky; Membership & Events Coordinator Brittany Cawson; Administrative Coordinator Chantelle Judd; Provincial Coach Richard Ikeda; TG Coordinator Debbie McBoyle; MAG Coordinator John Carroll; WAG Coordinator Nancy Beyer; IST Coordinator Gavin Leung; Equipment Coordinator Marc Crippen

4 BeatboardArtistic Technical Committees seek harmony on rules; Gymnastics Canada announces new program director - artistic gymnastics; MOvember at Delta Gymnastics; Dismounts

6 EventsGBC’s annual awards reception honours some of the province’s best

7 AthletesWorld Age Group Competitions: B.C. gymnasts win six medals; Scott Morgan eighth in floor final at world gymnastics championships; International updates; Team BC selected for National Stream Cup

11 CoachingWhat’s your goal?

12 Clubs2013-14 competitions and events; Boosting brain health with exercise; SIRC webinars; Gymnastics BC and BC Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation members can buy tickets before they are available anywhere else 12 NewsGymnastics Canada monthly update - December 20 Coming Attractions

LAYOUT December 2013 - January 2014

Wishing you and your family all the best for the holiday season and 2014.

The Gymnastics BC Board of Directors and Staff

Please note the upcoming GBC office closure: Monday, December 23 to Wednesday, January 1 (re-opens at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 2)

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The FIG Men’s and Women’s Technical Committees convened for their final meeting of the year in Montreal (CAN) from November 7-13, 2013. Each committee held sessions related to issues within their individual discipline and also got together for common meetings in order to continue harmonization between rules for Men’s (MAG) and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG).

The meetings took place at the Cirque du Soleil headquarters. Cirque has been an excellent partner of the FIG for many years and looked forward to some collaborative time with both technical committees. Presentations and introductions were made by Cirque in order to foster even better working relationships in the future, especially with so many Cirque performers coming from Artistic Gymnastics.

Major topics of discussions by both committees during their individual and common meetings included final review of the 2013 World Championships, composition of the upcoming Newsletters, compilation of interpretations needed for the updated Code of Points scheduled for

January 2014, Youth Olympic Games judge nominations, Judges Evaluation Programme (JEP) future planning, assignment of technical delegates for the upcoming World Cups and World Challenge Cups, as well as formation of proposals to be considered by the FIG Executive Committee.

Both committees also had the pleasure of reviewing and offering initial comments regarding the new FIG Age Group programme for Artistic Gymnastics presented by Hardy Fink (British Columbia), the FIG Academy Director. The programme especially provides a structured system to aide small and developing federations desiring improvement and growth.

The technical committees also enjoyed a historic tour of the newly renovated 1976 Montreal Olympic Stadium. Gymnastics Canada is planning a potential bid to host the 2017 Individual World Championships inside the Olympic

Stadium. The excursion to the venue and the city of Montreal brought a flow of emotion from Women’s TC (WTC) President Nellie Kim (BLR) who won three gold medals and a silver at the 1976 Olympic Games. The

well trained staff at the Olympic Stadium proudly pointed out Kim’s achievement as the first woman in Olympic history to score perfect 10’s on Vault and Floor Exercise. The TC members were impressed with the stadium staff’s knowledge of the stars from the Montreal Games.

This WTC meeting also marked the final one for 2008 Olympic All-around champion Nastia Liukin (USA) as the WAG Athlete representative, as she has completed her term and did not run for reelection. Newly elected representative Elizabeth Tweddle will join the WTC meetings in the new year.

Both committees extend a gracious thank you to the three hosting organizations: Cirque du Soleil (Vice President Bernard Petiot), Gymnastics Canada (President Jean-Paul Caron and Board Chairman Richard Crepin), and Gymnastics Quebec (President Serge Sabourin).

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Artistic Technical Committees seek harmony on rulesFIG Men’s and Women’s Technical Committee meeting ~ Montreal, November 7 – 13

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DISMOUNTS Funded

Gymnastics BC’s Kids CanMove program through the BC Sport Participation Program. Federal

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal and BC’s Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

Coralee Oakes announced a $2.8M three-year funding renewal to the

program in July.

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AppointedRob Needham and Michelle

Collens by the BC Games Society as the Team BC Chef de Mission and Assistant Chef de Mission as preparations begin towards the

Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games.

Happy 40th Birthday

To acrobatic gymnastics! On November 22, 1973 the IFSA

(International Federation of Sports Acrobatics) was created in Moscow

(RUS). IFSA had 54 national federation members before merging

with the FIG in 1999, becoming Acrobatic Gymnastics.

Gymnastics Canada announces new program director - artistic gymnasticsKarl Balisch rejoins the GCG team

Gymnastics Canada (GCG) announced that Mr. Karl Balisch will be joining the GCG management team as the Program Director – Artistic Gymnastics.

Balisch has worked in a management capacity at all levels of the sport of gymnastics, including five years with Gymnastics Canada as the Program Director – Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (2000 -2005). Through his work experience, he has been exposed to the municipal, provincial, national and international sport communities and governing bodies. Balisch brings extensive experience, knowledge and understanding of the sport, passion and excellent communication and

interpersonal skills.

The Program Director – Artistic Gymnastics is a member of the GCG International Excellence management team, and is responsible to liaise, communicate and collaborate with the other team members

toward the ongoing integration and harmonization of technical operations and development of gymnastics in Canada. The primary responsibility of the program director is the overall leadership and management of the Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics programs within the scope of the GCG strategic and operational plans.

Balisch will officially start his new duties in Ottawa early January 2014.

Announced2014 World Championships

Trampoline Gymnastics: November 14-16, Dayton, Florida

Acrobatic Gymnastics: July 10-12, Paris, France

2014 World Age Group Competitions:

Trampoline Gymnastics: November 7-9, Dayton, Florida

Acrobatic Gymnastics: July 2-5, Paris, France

MOvember at Delta GymnasticsImpressive facial hair raised money for Delta Hospital

The guys at Delta Gymnastics spent November growing their “MOs” in support of Delta Hospital Men’s Health Programs.

Congratulations to Mike Hood Sr.,

Mike Hood Jr., Chris Sheremeta, Cody Forbes, Dave Turbitt, Hayden Stebeck, Jon Mason, Mr. Gao, Richard Woo and Tyson Arner.

Great job guys!

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GBC’s annual awards reception honours some of the province’s bestGymnastics BC honoured the province’s top athletes, coaches and volunteers at its annual awards banquet on October 26 in Burnaby. Over 60 individuals and clubs, who achieved gymnastics excellence this past season received plaques, scholarships and recognition for their hard work.

Among the award winners were three women honoured for their lifetime contributions to gymnastics in B.C. Each of them has dedicated themselves in different ways to the sport and each has made a lasting legacy.

Whistler’s Sheila Mozes was honoured as a Life Member of the association for helping to build Whistler Gymnastics. Mozes was cited as a builder, an innovator and one of the greatest supporters of gymnastics in B.C. Among her lasting gymnastics legacies is the creation of a national program for training preschool gymnastics coaches.

Two Members of Distinction were honoured for their contributions. Chiyoko Ikeda of Twisters Gymnastics in Abbotsford was recognized for her outstanding work coaching recreational gymnastics. Ikeda, the mother of Olympic athletes Ken and Richard Ikeda, has spent more than 25 years at Twisters introducing generations of children to gymnastics.

Coquitlam’s Vivien Symington is the leader in B.C. in using gymnastics for special needs children. Her Empowering Steps Movement Therapy Program serves about 100 children annually, both with autism and other types of motor impairments. Preliminary research suggest that the program produces highly significant improvements in many key areas for children with disabilities.

Events

Gymnastics BC Volunteer of the Year Tami Mitchell (Whistler)

Gymnastics Volunteer Team of the Year Organizing Committee of the 2013

Artistic Gymnastics BC Championships (Prince George)

ProMotion Plus Emerging Gymnastics Leader of the Year

Jesse Jakins (Okanagan)

Gymnastics BC Scholarships Christina Marr (Vancouver Phoenix),

Scott Nabata (KGTC), Poppy Quinlan (Shasta), Trevor Stirling (Okanagan)

Karen Kelsall Provincial Stream Athlete of the Year

Ilka Juk (Omega)

Sandra Hartley National Stream Athlete of the Year Haley deJong (Flicka)

Kate Richardson Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year

Shallon Olsen (Omega)

Gladys Hartley Provincial Stream Coaches of the Year

Svetlana Lashina, Vladimir Lashin (Omega)

Sev Heiberg National Stream Coaches of the Year

Vasile Cosariu, David Kenwright, Dorina Stan (Flicka)

Richard Ikeda National Stream Athlete of the Year

Michael Sibley (Flicka)

Bill Mackie High Performance Athlete of the Year

Darren Wong (Vancouver Phoenix)

Owen Walstrom Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year Scott Morgan (Flicka)

Stan Wilkes Provincial Level Coach of the Year

Norihiko Horie (Okanagan)

John Tutte National Level Coaches of the Year

Ken, Mits and Richard Ikeda (Twisters)

Provincial Female Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete of the Year

Jane Harrigan (Shasta)

National Female Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete of the Year

Emily Schmidt (KGTC)

Outstanding Female Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete of the Year

Tamara O’Brien (TAG)

Provincial Male Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete of the Year

Gavin Dodd (KGTC)

National Male Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete of the Year

Liam Doherty (Shasta)

Outstanding Male Trampoline Gymnastics Athlete of the Year

Kyle Carragher (TAG)

Provincial Level Trampoline Gymnastics Club of the Year

Shasta Trampoline

National Level Trampoline Gymnastics Coaches of the Year

Barb and Krystal Fraser (TAG)

Gymnastics For All Leader of the Year Penny Erickson (KGTC)

PLAY Gymnastics Club of the Year Whistler Gymnastics

PLAY Gymnastics Coaches of the Year Shelley Inroy (Kimberley), Alejandra

Mendoza (Vancouver Phoenix), Marcela Lizeca (Vancouver Phoenix)

Award recipients

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World Age Group Competitions: B.C. gymnasts win six medals!

B.C. gymnasts shone at November’s World Age Group Competitions in Sofia, Bulgaria, winning six medals.

Tamara O’Brien (TAG) won a gold medal in the girl’s 17-18 tumbling event on Saturday. O’Brien scored 31.3 points to finish first in a tie with Heather Cowell of Great Britain with both competitors awarded a gold medal. Silke Vermeulen of Belgium placed third with 31.0 points.

O’Brien,17, also won a silver medal at the senior world championships, as part of the Canadian women’s double mini trampoline team.

Kyle Carragher (TAG) took the silver in boy’s 15-16 double mini-trampoline. He then added a bronze medal in boys’ 15-16 tumbling.

In the girl’s 15-16 double mini-trampoline competition, Danielle Gruber (DEKA Trampoline) won silver to take the silver medal. Emma Tucker (DEKA Trampoline), finished in fouth.

Arden Oh (Calgary) and Rachel Stone (Okanagan), won silver and bronze medals respectively in 17-18 girls double mini trampoline event to lead the way for the Canadian team.

In the boy’s 17-18 trampoline competition Douglas Armstrong (Flip City) won the bronze medal.

Trevor Stirling (Okanagan) was 48th in boy’s 17-18 trampoline.

Kyle Carragher (TAG)

Trevor Stirling (Okanagan)

Tamara O’Brien (TAG)

Jared Khalifa(TAG)

Emma Tucker(DEKTA Trampoline)

Danielle Gruber(DEKA Trampoline)

Rachel Stone(Okanagan)

Douglas Armstrong(Flip City)

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Flicka’s Scott Morgan surprised a lot of people by qualifying for the men’s floor final at his first world gymnastics championships and more than held his own against some of the sport’s brightest stars to finish eighth.

Kenzo Shirai of Japan won gold with 16.000 points, followed by silver medallist Jacob Dalton of the United States with a score of 15.600. Four-time men’s all around world champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan took the bronze at 15.500.

Morgan’s routine did not have as high a degree of difficulty as most of the other finalists but he executed a solid routine with a score 14.833 points.

“I have a difficult routine but not a huge start value like the winner from Japan,” said Morgan. “I went in and hit an amazing routine for me and stuck most of my landings.”

Just qualifying for an event final at the world championships puts Morgan in a select group of Canadian gymnasts who have accomplished the feat in one of the world’s most competitive sports.

The last Canadian male gymnast to compete at a world championship final was 2004 Olympic champion Kyle Shewfelt of Calgary, who won bronze on floor in 2006.

Morgan ranked sixth after the first day of qualification on Monday and had to wait until the last group of about 30 competitors competed Tuesday to know if he had managed to hang onto the top eight finish needed to go on to the final.

While the final qualification group was competing at the Antwerp Sport Palace Tuesday morning, Morgan was training in another gym, trying to keep tabs on results with a dodgy Internet connection.

“The Wi Fi was terrible so we were refreshing the page constantly to see the results,” said Morgan. “We were all biting our nails and when it came up I was seventh and had qualified for finals there was a nice little celebration.”

Morgan, 24, came close to walking away from the sport as a teenager, but returned to the Flicka Gymnastics Club in North Vancouver in 2007 after a four-year hiatus.

Vali Stan, his longtime coach at Flicka, welcomed Morgan back with open arms, but expectations were not high after so many years away from competitive gymnastics.

“At the time I didn’t really know what I was getting back into but I’m so glad that I did,” said a smiling Morgan in the

interview area at the Antwerp Sport Palace.

“These past three or four years have been absolutely amazing leading up this world championship and I wouldn’t change it for the world.”

Morgan said the entire experience up to and including Saturday’s floor final has fueled his desire to push harder to see how far he can go.

“It was incredibly nerve wracking but so exciting to compete here and I want to do it all over again. It’s one thing to think about it and to dream about it and it’s another thing to feel it and it’s absolutely amazing.”

Stepping stone for men’s team

Twisters’ Ken Ikeda finished 40th on pommel horse but had to cut short his parallel bars routine after jamming his finger just after getting started on the apparatus.

Rounding out the Canadian results, Kevin Lytwyn of Stoney Creek, Ont., also came up with a strong effort on floor and rings placing 17th and 29th respectively but faltered on high bar. Anderson Loran of Saskatoon placed 26th on high bar.

“Overall, the results are certainly a stepping stone and we have a pretty good idea now of what we have to do to qualify for the next Olympics,” said Canadian national team director Tony Smith of Calgary.

“I can’t say I was completely satisfied in terms of where I think we need to be and what we’re capable of doing, but it’s a building block.”

After just missing out on qualifying a full team for the 2012 Olympics, Smith is aiming to get the squad back on track leading to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Scott Morgan eighth in floor final at world gymnastics championships

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Briannah Tsang (Flicka) placed eighth at a women’s World Cup meet on Saturday featuring some of the world’s top competitors.

Elizabeth Price of the United States took the gold with a score of 58.032 followed by Olympic bronze medallist Larisa Iordache of Romania in second with 57.998 points and multiple world championship medal winner Vanessa Ferrari of Italy in third with 56.866.

Tsang finished the all around with a score of 50.132 and earned her best mark on vault with a double twisting Yurchenko.

Earlier in the weekend Tsang and her Canadian teammates finished fifth in the Team Challenge competition leading up to Saturday’s World Cup meet.

China edged Germany for top spot in the qualification with teams from Russia and Switzerland claiming the other two spots in Sunday’s final after placing third and fourth respectively.

In addition to Tsang, members of the Canadian team were Casey Carvalho (Revolution Gymnastics), Stefanie Merkle (Revolution Gymnastics) and Jordyn Pedersen (Manjak’s Gymnastics)

Tsang delivered the Canadian team’s best individual result with a sixth on vault while Merkle was tops all around with a ninth on vault and beam and a seventh on floor.

Pederson was the top Canadian on uneven bars in 15th spot.

Joshua Stuart at Mexico Cup

At the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Joshua Stuart (Richmond)

finished 11th in the men’s event.

Stuart, in his second year on the Canadian senior men’s team, scored a total of 79.400 points

Sabrina Gill (Futures) was also 11th scoring 50.200 points.

Jossimar Calvo of Colombia and Roxana Popa of Spain and won the men’s and women’s all around titles.

The Romanian-born Popa came from behind to overtake first-day leader Peyton Ernst of the United States with a score of 57.350 points while Calvo increased his

lead on the final day of the men’s competition to win gold with a score of 90.50 points.

Moors “floors” at Toyota International | Twisters gymnasts compete strongly

Canada’s high-flying Victoria Moors nailed her signature move in the women’s floor routine to win her second gold medal in as many days on Sunday at the Toyota International gymnastics event.

Moors (Dynamo) landed her dazzling double-twisting, double somersault in the layout position, en route to a score of 14.600 points in the women’s floor exercise, more than a full point ahead of runner-up Pia Tolle of Germany with 13.400 points.

In the men’s competition, four Twisters gymnasts were on the floor. Zachary Clay was 11th on both vault and parallel bars, Robert Watson was 10th on parallel bars, Ken Ikeda tied for sixth on high bar and Steven Chaplin placed ninth on high bar.

International updates

Team BC for the 2014 National Stream Cup was selected December 14 to 15 at the North Shore Invitational. The team will compete at the 2014 National Stream Cup in Montreal January 17 to 19.

National Open

Itzia San Roman (Vancouver Phoenix)Kristen Ho (Vancouver Phoenix)

Brianna Henshaw (Flicka)Jessie Moody (Vancouver Phoenix)Stephanie Bedry (Langley)Hayley Baker (Duncan)Coaches: Crystal Gilhooly, Joas Bredewout

National Novice

Jaime Fourchalk (Flicka)Madisen Bedard (Flicka)

Lauren Van Harmelen (Langley)Allyson Armstrong (Langley)Haley Biggin (Langley)Coach: Flaviu Toma

Pre-Noivce Elite

Gabriela Beselt (Okanagan)Lucia Jakab (Okanagan)Samantha Fourchalk (Flicka)Coach: Sergei Chelest

Team BC selected for National Stream Cup

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Setting goals is one of the single most beneficial aspects of sport as it provides the foundation for how coaches and athletes go about practice, training and competition plans.

It has been proven over and over again that goal setting is one of the most effective techniques for enhancing motivation and performance.

SIRC has compiled articles that speak about athlete motivation, performance, achievement and tips for goal-setting.

Motivation

Every successful person whether that be an artist, sports person or leader has set goals which have driven and directed their efforts in their quest to be the best they can be.

Goal setting is an extremely powerful technique for enhancing performance so it is one of the most important strategies you can implement for success in any environment. Goal setting helps to focus attention and it is critical to maintain and enhance motivation.

Read More: http://www.thesportinmind.com/articles/goal-setting/

Performance

Goal setting is certainly not a one-off, or once a season activity. It’s part of a continual process or cycle of review, goal setting, preparation and performance.

All the time you are gaining new information about your performance, each time you train or compete, and this information can help you to get better at setting goals.

You can start setting goals at any point, but it makes sense to have a regular review of your goals, perhaps after each of your main meets – which may come at the end of a cycle or season.

Read more: http://www.swimpsych.com/2012/04/05/goal-set t ing-competitive-swimming/

Achievement

In psychology, goals act as regulators of human action, and challenging, specific goals will lead to better performance than “achieve your best” or “no goal” situations.

So, it is easy to see why, among coaching circles, goal setting programs are incorporated to help athletes achieve success.

But setting the right types of goals for individuals can be a challenge, as incomplete goal setting can have a negative effect on an athlete’s performance.

Read more: http://landonbright.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/5/8/14587634/techniques_article.pdf

Goal setting tips

Goal-setting is like a map – the big-picture goal is the destination, Goals should be straightforward and emphasize what you want to happen.

Goal-setting will give you direction and help with your motivation, as well as increasing your satisfaction and self-confidence in your performance.

The map will help you track your development towards reaching your full potential. As an athlete, you will need to know where you are heading.

A way to help you remember the make-up of effective goal-setting is to use SMART goals.

Read more: http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Elite_Athletes/GOAL-SETTING.pdf

From the August 2013 SIRC Newsletter

Coaching

2013-14 Competitions and EventsDecember21-22 Zone 3 BC Games Trials (Surrey) - WAG, MAG

January5 Zone 2 BC Games Trials and Invite (Kamloops) - WAG, MAG

11-12 Northern Judges Cup / Zone 8 BC Games Trials (Prince George) - WAG, MAG

17-19 National Stream Cup (Montreal) - WAG

18-19 Terrace Peaks Invitational (Terrace) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

24-25 Orca Invitational (Duncan) - WAG, Interclub

24-26 Winterfest 2014 - Aviva (Coquitlam) - WAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

26 Cobweb Invitational (Okanagan, Kelowna) - WAG

31- Feb 2 Omega Invitational 2014 (Coquiltam) - WAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

February1 Prince George Ice Breaker (Prince George) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

1-2 Glacier Judges Cup (Nelson) - WAG, MAG, Interclub

7-9 Elite Canada (Gatineau) - WAG, MAG

8-9 Zone 5 Provincial 2 Trials (Whistler) - WAG

8-9 Pyjama Meet (Chimo, Comox) - WAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

8-9 Gold Pan Invitational (Quesnel) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

8-10 Aaron Johnson Memorial Cup / 1st BC Provincial Cup (Burnaby) - TG, Team BC Trials

9-15 Canadian Gymnastics Week

14-16 Totally ‘80s Interclub Meet (Cartwheels, Surrey) - WAG & MAG Interclub

14-16 Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational (Langley) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

20-23 2014 BC Winter Games (Mission) - WAG, MAG

28- Mar 2 Key City Invitational (Cranbrook) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

28- Mar 2 Surrey Classic and Carol Lenz Memorial Invitational (Surrey) - WAG, MAG, Interclub

Benefits of sanctioning your eventLiability Insurance: Required either through the coverage provided by Gymnastics BC or alternative insurance provided by the event organizer.Technical Assistance: Advice and support for the event where needed.Judges: Access to registered Gymnastics BC judges to officiate the event.Calendar of events: Listing and promotion on the GBC website and in various publiciations at no charge and identifies it as a Sanctioned Event.Equipment and services: Rental of artistic gymnastics equipment and scoring services (as available).Results: Posting of results on the GymBC website.Event participation: Increases the base of potential entrants in your event with over 76 clubs throughout B.C.Logos: A sanctioned event has the right to use the Gymnastics BC logos to promote the fact that the provincial governing body has sanctioned the event.

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2013-14 Competitions and EventsMarch1 Mt. Arrowsmith Invitational (Port Alberni) - WAG, P2 Trials

6-8 BC Secondary School Provincial Championships (Nanaimo) - WAG, MAG

6-9 2014 L’International Gymnix (Montreal) - WAG

14-16 2014 Artistic Gymnastics BC Championships (Kamloops) - WAG, MAG

14-15 2nd Provincial Cup (Kamloops) - TG, Team BC trials

15-16 Spring Fever (Delta) - WAG Interclub

15-16 Wild West Fest (Kamloops) - WAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

22-24 Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships (Saskatoon), WAG, MAG, Team BC

28-30 2014 Trampoline Gymnastics BC Championships/ Flip City Invitational (Abbotsford) - WAG, MAG, TG, Interclub, GYMSTART, Team BC Trials

29-30 Kitimat Invitational (Kitimat) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

April3-6 Twisters Invitational (Abbotsford) - WAG, MAG

9-12 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships (Richmond) - WAG, MAG, TG, RG

18-19 4th Provincial Cup (Port Moody) - TG

19-20 Alberta Acrobatic Gymnastics Competition (Calgary) - Acro

24-27 Western Canadian Gymnstics Championships (Saskatoon) - WAG, MAG, Team BC

25-27 Aviva Cup (Coquitlam), WAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

May2-4 Luau Cup (Phoenix, Vancouver) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, Adult

3-4 Prince George Invitational (Prince George) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

3-4 Zone 1 Championships (Nelson) - WAG, MAG, Interclub

9-11 Delta Invitational and Cash & Carry Cup (Delta) - WAG, MAG, Interclub

16-18 Garden City Invitational (Falcon, Victoria) - WAG, Interclub

17-18 2014 BC Gymnaestrada (Britannia, Vancouver)

23-25 Flicka Mini-Meet (North Vancouver) - WAG, Interclub

24-25 Doetzel Invitational (North Peace, Fort St. John) - WAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

26-31 Canadian Gymnastics Championships (Ottawa) - WAG, MAG, Team BC

30- June 1 Ogopogo Invitational (Okanagan, Kelowna) - WAG, MAG

31- June 1 Island Championships (Powell River) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

31- June 1 Coconut Cup (Kimberley) - WAG, MAG, TG, Interclub

June6-8 Smithers Saltos Invitational (Smithers) - WAG, MAG, Interclub, GYMSTART

28- July 1 Canadian Gymnaestrada (Calgary)

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Everyone knows that exercise comes with many health benefits - while many of us go to the gym to trim up our waistlines, regular physical activity works out your brain too!

When we move, our bodies release natural chemicals and hormones which improve mood as well as increasing oxygen production to the brain that helps it function more efficiently.

In fact, studies have shown that exercise help students perform better in school, slows mental decline when aging and positively affects our mental health.

So if you’re not already incorporating physical activity into your schedule, now is a good time to start!

Brain Power

The brain is an extremely complex organ which is responsible for controlling all the other organ systems of the body.

Increasingly, regular physical activity is being recognized as an important factor in the development/maintenance of a healthy brain, and has even been shown to prevent brain-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease.

But just how much physical activity is needed and and how does an increase in physical activity impact learning and memory?

Read More: http://www.participaction.com/pdf/researchfile_december_eng.pdf

Academics

If you’re in the habit of driving your children to school, you’re not really

doing them much of a favour.

Rather, you should let them transport themselves to school, because that will make them concentrate better at school.

This is one of the main conclusions of a comprehensive Danish project – the ‘Mass Experiment 2012’ – which set out to examine the link between diet, exercise and the power of concentration.

Read more: http://sciencenordic.com/chi ldren-who-walk -school -concentrate-better

Mental Health

The physical benefits of exercise have long been established, and physicians always encourage staying physically active.

Studies show that it is very effective at reducing fatigue, improving alertness and concentration, and at enhancing overall cognitive function.

Scientists have found that regular participation in aerobic exercise has been shown to decrease overall levels of tension, elevate and stabilize mood, improve sleep, and improve self-esteem.

About five minutes of aerobic exercise can begin to stimulate anti-anxiety effects.

Read more: http://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/managing-anxiety/exercise-stress-and-anxiety

Life Long Learning

A new study has shown

that regular, non-strenuous physical activity can substantially reduce the risk for vascular dementia, a slow, progressive thief of memory and cognitive function similar to Alzheimer’s disease.

And while that news is exciting, it’s not something to work up a sweat over—literally.

The researchers found that easy-to-perform, moderate activities—such as walking, stair climbing and gardening—provided as much brain benefit as more rigorous, physically demanding activities.

Read more: http://www.tuftshealthletter.com/ShowArticle.aspx?rowId=92

From the September 2013 SIRC Newsletter

Boosting Brain Health with Exercise!

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SIRC has an extensive library of sport management webinars. These are all archived and available for viewing.

Creating Your Communications Plan

Presented by Sylvie Bigras, this webinar presentation provides participants with an overview of the fundamentals they need to start developing their own communications plan. Walk away from this presentation with increased knowledge of the 5Ws (who, what, where, why, when) and tactics on how to bring their communications plan to life.

Whether you are writing a communications plan for an upcoming event or developing a comprehensive communications strategy for your organization, this presentation will help you understand the basic components required to more effectively and efficiently share your message with your audiences.

Conflict Management - Why can’t we all just get along?

Sport organizations often find themselves dealing with conflict.

Presented by Peter Lawless, this webinar advises how best to handle problem situations.

Succession Planning

What would happen if your CEO or Executive Director was suddenly unable to perform their job, or left for a new position? Or if a key Board member, Finance Director or high performance director left in advance of a critical competition? Is your organization ready?

If you don’t have a plan for these possibilities, check out this webinar presented by Judy Sutcliffe

Revenue Generation in Sport

Presented by Norm O’Reilly this webinar looks at sharing the reality, opportunity and risks associated with sponsorship and partnership revenue generation in sport.

Practical Tips to the Challenges of Strategic Planning

Presented by Carolyn Trono, this webinar builds on the resources on the SIRC Strategic Planning portal, and provides alternatives and options on how to make the most of resources

when developing a strategic plan - time, money and expertise. Practical tips will focus on:

Many organizations invest considerable resources in Strategic Planning. Yet what is the return on that investment? The process and the output must be useful in informing ,focusing and guiding the organization in the deployment of resources - off the shelf and into action!

Change Management

Presented by Jennifer Birch-Jones and Alain Rabeau, this webinar addresses common approaches for sport leaders to strategically manage change for their organizations.

These days, as a leader in a sport organization, you are not alone if you are feeling that the only constant is change. And change is good right? But with the relentless pace of change, how do you decide which changes your organization should focus on, and of these, how can you successfully manage the change process?

See these and more at: http://www.sirc.ca/governance/archives.cfm

SIRC webinars Clubs

GBC welcomes two new clubsSaltspring and DEKA Trampoline join Gymnastics BC

Gymnastics BC is pleased to welcome two new full member clubs: Saltspring Gymnastics Association and DEKA Trampoline in Kelowna.

The main focus of Saltspring Gymnastics is recreational gymnastics and public access programming. The new programs launch this fall and the staff had a busy summer planning and training for their first participants!

Led by head coach, Angelo Despotas, DEKA Trampoline offers trampoline programs in Kelowna. DEKA is sharing space with fellow GBC club, Kelowna Gymastix.

DEKA stands for “Developing Kinesthetic Awareness” and is also the direct translation to the number “10” in the Greek language (coach Despotas’ second language). With the additional connection to “10” being the magic number in gymnastics, it is a fitting name for the new club.

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Before they are available anywhere else Gymnastics BC and BC Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation members have the opportunity to buy tickets to the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.

Taking place at the Richmond Olympic Oval from April 9 to 12, the championships are one of gymnastics’ premier international events.

Session tickets for 13 sessions of artistic, trampoline and rhythmic gymnastics are being sold through this exclusive pre-sale.

The pre-sale began on December 6 and runs through January 31, or as long as supplies last. Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, February 1, 2014.

Participating clubs have a unique access code to distribute to their members. This code not only gives access to the pre-sale but also $3 from each ticket sold will be returned to the club. This fundraising opportunity is limited only by the number of tickets purchased using the club’s access code.

In addition to early access to tickets, club members will also save the processing fees – up to a $3 savings per ticket. To

purchase tickets, Gymnastics BC and BC Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation members can simply visit www.pacificrimchamps.eventbrite.com, select their ticket options, enter their code and get ready for some great gymnastics!

During the pre-sale, ticket prices are:

General Admission: Youth (6-17) - $15; Seniors (65+) - $15; Adult - $20, taxes and service fees included

Priority Seating: $35, taxes and services fees included

There are also combo packs for both general admission and priority seating available for select days, offering savings to gymnastics fans.

The Pacific Rim Championships (known as the Pacific Alliance Championship until 2008) were last held in Canada in 2002 in Burnaby. Recent hosts include Honolulu in 2004 and 2006; San Jose in 2008; Melbourne in 2010; and Everett in 2012.

At the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, countries

within the Pacific Rim combined for a total of 101 Olympic medals including 37 gold.

The 2014 Pacific Rim Championships are hosted by Gymnastics Canada and Gymnastics BC.

The event features the top male and female gymnasts from the Pacific Rim countries in artistic (men’s and women’s) gymnas-tics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. Full details are avail-able at www.pacificrimchamps.com.

GBC and BCRGF members wanting to purchase tickets should contact their club to receive their unique access code.

Gymnastics BC and BC Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation members can buy tickets before

they are available anywhere else

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It is the intent of GCG to provide a monthly update to our membership. Although much of our news is updated on a regular basis on our website, the intent of this “GCG Monthly Update” is to provide general information on some areas that do not appear on our website, social media and e-newsletters.

World Championships Results

Canada’s teams performed well at all three Championships:

RG World Championships –September – Kiev, UKR

Patricia Bezzoubenko participated in her first worlds as a Senior athlete and finished a very respectable 25th AA, and 19th with Ribbon. She was first reserve for individual AA finals.

Patricia’s ranking at worlds is the highest Canadian individual ranking since 2008.

The second Canadian gymnast, Annabelle Kovacs, also competing in her first worlds, finished 75th AA.

Artistic World Championships – October – Antwerp, BEL

The Artistic World Championships were an apparatus, not a team competition format, and Canada sent four female and four male athletes.

In the WAG competition, 2012 Olympians Ellie Black and Victoria Moors led the Canadian team.

Victoria performed a new skill (double salto backward stretched with double twist) which was recognized by FIG and will be named “the Moors”.

Victoria qualified for AA finals and

finished 10th. Her floor score of 14.633 achieved during the AA finals provided a clear indication that Victoria is a serious medal contender on this event.

Ellie finished the qualification competition in ninth place on vault (first reserve for finals), ninth place on floor (qualified for finals due to two per country rule) and 10th AA.

In the floor finals, Ellie finished eighth and in AA finals Ellie finished 13th.

These outstanding Canadian performances were supported by very good, consistent performances from two young senior gymnasts, Kaitlyn Hofland and Maegan Chant.

he MAG team consisted of Scott Morgan, Kevin Lytwyn, Ken Ikeda and Anderson Loran. The rebuilding MAG program is focusing on increasing the start values of routines to a level that is comparable to the finalists at World Championships.

Scott Morgan performed an outstanding floor routine in the qualification round and qualified to floor finals, finishing eighth.

The MAG team met its performance goals of having three athletes

with start values comparable to Worlds finalists, and of having two athletes place in the top 16.

Trampoline World

Championships – November – Sofia, BUL

Rosie MacLennan served notice at the two World Cup events in September in October, by winning the gold medal in Loule (POR) and the bronze medal in Odense (DEN) World Cups.

Rosie then went on to cap an outstanding fall by becoming the 2013 World Champion in November. Rosie joins Karen Cockburn (2003) as the only Canadian World Champions.

Samantha Sendel made an amazing comeback this

year and qualified through to finish fifth in finals.

The third Canadian woman, Samantha Smith, finished 11th, giving Canada three women in the top 12. The three women also combined to give Canada a silver team medal, the fourth consecutive team medal for Canadian women at worlds since 2007.

Jason Burnett, who had won a silver medal in Loule, was unable to compete at worlds this year due to injury.

The three remaining members of the men’s team (Kyle Soehn, Keegan Soehn and Sebastien St-Germain) finished 27th (Kyle) and 30th (Sebastien), while Kyle and Keegan combined to a fourth place finish in men’s synchro.

In Double Mini, the Canadian men’s team (Denis Vachon, Dennis Oppenlander, Keegan Soehn and Jon Schwaiger) and the women’s team (Corissa Boychuk, Lexi Giesbrecht,

Gymnastics Canada Monthly Update - December

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Tamara O’Brien and Pam Kriangkum) each won a silver medal in their respective team events

The TG World Age Group Championships also took place in Sofia immediately following the world championships.

Canada won a total of seven medals at the WAGC:

Tamara O’Brien: GOLD (girls 17-18 TUM)

Arden Oh: SILVER (girls 17-18 DMT)

Rachel Stone: BRONZE (girls 17-18 DMT)

Danielle Gruber: SILVER (girls 15-16 DMT)

Kyle Carragher: SILVER (boys 15-16 TUM), BRONZE (boys 15-16 DMT)

Douglas Armstrong: BRONZE (boys 17-18 DMT)

Congratulations to all our athletes, their coaches and clubs!

National Gymnastics Week

Please note that the “National Gymnastics Week” will now be called “Canadian Gymnastics Week”. For the upcoming year, the event will be held from 9 to 15 February 2014.

The focus this year will be the promotion of gymnastics through social media, specifically a club photo contest on Facebook, highlighting the variety of activities conducted by clubs across the country in this week long celebration of gymnastics.

The GCG on-line auction will also be re-introduced this year.

Details of the Canadian Gymnastics Week, the photo contest and on-line auction will be provided in a separate email and at the event website.

Own The Podium (OTP) Funding Process

The WAG and TG annual OTP Review

Meetings took place on November 27. In preparation for these meetings program staff are required to conduct a complete analysis of the past year’s program, and to present a full high performance plan for the next year, including performance benchmarks leading to Rio 2016, funding requests and gap analysis.

It should be noted that OTP’s focus is on winning medals at World Championships and Olympic Games and our targeted OTP funding each year is a function of achieving the benchmarks that have been established to this end.

This targeted support from OTP very important in assisting us to achieve these benchmarks, as the overall GCG national team budget does not meet the needs of team preparation and performance at a standard of international excellence.

SIRC Webinar on Conflict Management

Please visit the SIRC website (link below) to review the pre-taped webinar on conflict management.

http://www.sirc.ca/Governance/Webinars/Conflict%20management.cfm

Staff and Board Session

On December 6, the GCG board and staff met for the first annual retreat and professional development session.

This session ties in to the GCG Strategic Plan, as well as the priorities outlined in the Deloitte/COC NSF Best in Class initiative, and demonstrates the commitment of GCG board and staff to move forward towards the attainment of the outlined goals and objectives.

Staff Changes

At the end of 2013, GCG will lose two of our longstanding and dedicated staff, Bev Miller and Lise Simard. A retirement celebration will be held on December 6 to recognize over 60 years of commitment to Gymnastics Canada.

As part of the staff changes, Karl Balisch was announced as the new Program Director, Artistic, and will begin in January 2014.

http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=717

Holiday Closure

The GCG office will be closed for the period of 23 December to 1 January (inclusive) for the holiday season.

Happy holidays to all, and all the best wishes for 2014.

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D E C E M B E R 1 6 - 2 0NCCP Level 3 - MAG & WAG, Calgary

D E C E M B E R 2 2NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Trampoline, Delta Gymnastics

D E C E M B E R 2 3 - J A N U A RY 1Gymnastics BC office closed

D E C E M B E R 2 7 - 2 8Introduction to the 2015 Canada Winter Games Camp #1 (TG), Shasta Trampoline, New Westminster

D E C E M B E R 2 7NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Trampoline, Quantum Gymnastics, Maple Ridge

D E C E M B E R 2 9NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Theory, Quesnel Technics

J A N U A RY 2 - 4NCCP Level 3 Trampoline, Quantum Gymnastics, Maple Ridge

J A N U A RY 3NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Active Start, Okanagan Gymnastics, Kelowna

J A N U A RY 5NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Artistic, Quesnel Technics

J A N U A RY 1 0 - 1 2WAG Levels 1-4 Juding Clinic, Prince George Gymnastics

J A N U A RY 1 1 - 1 2rec rePLAY (retreat), Loon Lake, Maple Ridge

J A N U A RY 1 1MAG Technical Committee meeting, Langley Gymnastics

J A N A U RY 1 2TG Technical Committee meeting, TBC

J A N U A RY 1 8 - 1 9NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Intro - Course 1, Momentum Gymnastics, Salmon Arm

GBC event calendar: http://www.gymnastics.bc.ca

Coming Attractions

Since 2006 GBC has awarded nearly $12,000 in scholarships to 23 competitive and recreational members.Please help us help them by donating to the silent suction! It’s easy to participate - just complete the donation form and return to GBC by October 1. http://gymnastics.bc.ca/uploads/2013_Auction_Donor_Form.pdf

Want tickets to this exciting international gymnastics competition? Check with your GBC or BCRGF club for your exclusive access code to get tickets before they go on

sale to the public!

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