ASSOCIATION INC ANNUAL REPORT

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1 TASMANIAN GYMNASTIC ASSOCIATION INC ANNUAL REPORT 2011

2 PATRON AUDITOR LIFE MEMBERS Mr R Ridge 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 Directors Mr M Moncur 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

3 MEN S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Chair Assistant Judging Coordinator Coaching Coordinator Competition Coordinator National Coordinator John Hargreaves Andrew Martin Sam Whittle Kyle Giles Kodee Voss Pauline Dittmann WOMEN S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE SMC Co-ordinator Judging Co-ordinator Competitions Judging Education Competition Manager North Competition Manager South Member Mrs A Moncur Ms J Chilcott Ms A Fletcher Ms L Englund Miss N Coote Ms A Hill RHYTHMIC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Technical Adviser Communications Officer Mrs M Eaton 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 Judging Coordinator Cheer Schools Education Officer Mrs N Colev Mrs H Townsend Mrs A Barnard Mrs N Sorrentino

4 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

5 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 State Level 5 Champion State Level 6 Champion State Level 7 Champion Rona Hunter Whitney Garth Kara Lawlwer 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

6 Trampoline Award Men s Individual Trampoline Level 3 Champion Level 4 Champion Level 5 Champion Level 6 Champion Level 7 Champion Level 8 Champion Women s Individual Trampoline Level 3 Champion Level 4 Champion Level 5 Champion Level 6 Champion Winner Lachlan Hilder Dylan Hill Matthew French Connor Moir Jamie Axelsen Aidan Collins Sallyrose Cooper Alexei Horner Khya Clark 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

7 Darren Camilleri Perpetual Trophy Men s Individual Trampoline Ben Kelly Perpetual Trophy Women s Individual Trampoline Jo Penny Perpetual Trophy Synchronised Trampoline Ludmila Vitesnikova Perpetual Trophy Men s Double Mini Judy Perrin Perpetual Trophy Women s Double Mini Jack Penny Rose Bowerman Aidan Collins Hugh McConnell Aidan Collins Rose Bowerman CLUB OF THE YEAR Club with over 100 members Club with under 100 members General Gymnastic Club PCYC Launceston Riverside Gymnastics Allstars Gymnastics

8 Presidents Annual Report 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 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, 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

9 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 17 th 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.

10 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 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 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 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.

11 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 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

12 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 membership packages were all distributed in time for the commencement of classes for 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 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 Gymnastic Tasmania Forum This Forum took place on the 23 rd of October 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 Jane Johnson Club 10 Development Officer

13 Registrations 2011 Annual Report Breakdown of gymnast registrations over the past 10 years Year Clubs WAG MAG RG General Kindergym Tramp TOTAL Gymnasts Registration Breakdown by Club CLUB MAG WAG RG GEN KIN CHL TRP TOTAL TOTAL All Stars Devonport HGA Eastside Activity Centre Eastside Trampoline Club Kingborough Meander Valley PCYC L ton PCYC Hobart Riverside Southern All Stars Cheer & Dance Slipstream West Tamar Wild Cats Zodiacs Wynyard Totals

14 Technical Memberships for Technical Members Gymnastics Online Registration Number of Clubs Gymnastics Online Manual

15 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 2 nd on vault and Sam Crean s 3 rd 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.

16 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 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.)

17 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 MG L MG L Total 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

18 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

19 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 2 ND QUALIFIER FOR AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS FIELD Event Name Venue CONTENT WG 2 nd Qualifier for Australian Champions Channel Court SGC Start Date 30 th April 2011 Organised by Report by No of gymnasts 2 Anke Moncur Anke Moncur EVENT REPORTS WAG LEVEL 4 TO 10 COMPETITION FIELD CONTENT Event Name WAG Level 4 to 10 Competition Venue Channel Court SGC Start Date 26 th June 2011 No of gymnasts 100 EVENT REPORT TASMANIAN CLUBS COMPETITION FIELD DETAILS Event Name Tasmanian Clubs competition Venue PCYC Launceston Start Date August 7 th, 2011 Organised by Katrina SQUIRES No of gymnasts 109

20 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 Event Name Venue Start Date Organised by No of gymnasts 91 DETAILS Northern Regionals Zodiacs Gymnastics Club 30 th October Leah Englund / Linda Munday 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 2 nd on Vault at Level 7 and Olivia Burnett proved that she has the ability to perform at level 10 placing 5 th 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

21 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 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 20 th November at HGA and will involve gymnasts from all levels. Mardi Eaton Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Director

22 Tasmanian Trampoline Gymnastics, Annual Report 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 Fifteen out of the sixteen State Team members competed in DMT in 2011.

23 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 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

24 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

25 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 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) Ben Kelly Trampoline Technical Advisor

26 Cheerleading, Annual Report 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

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34 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 30 th 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

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37 GYMNASTICS TASMANIA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010 Sunday 14 th November 2010 at 11.00am Sports House 1. Welcome from Mark Moncur Minutes 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

38 be tabled at future AGM s to familiarise new board members with this agreement. 8. Election of Directors: Meeting Closed: 11.48am 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.

39 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