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2014
ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
Strategic Priorities
Engage & Enthuse
Improve the attraction of gymnastics programs
for participants, parents, clubs and the general
community.
Enable
Gymnastics: Start here...
Strategic Objective
Promote and develop Gymnastics for the
enjoyment of all whilst achieving significant growth
in participation and satisfaction
through safe and welcoming environments.
Ensure quality activities, programs, systems and
initiatives are developed and implemented to deliver
quality services and experiences.
Excel
Facilitate opportunities for all participants and
members to achieve their best from grassroots to
high performance.
Endure & Expand
Ensure Gymnastics WA is a viable and sustainable
association capable of implementing its strategic
objectives
...go anywhere
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Strategic Initiatives
2014 Results
2015 Outlook
Make Gymnastics the logical choice.
Presentation of the Chetkovich Cup. Strategic partnerships
engaged with inclusion, AASC and educational stakeholders.
Further enhance participation and inclusion pathways to
demonstrate the diversity of gymnastics as the logical choice.
Increase participation in schools and clubs by providing
pathways for all to achieve at their own level.
324 competitors in school events 272% increase in GWA school
program participants.
Reintroduction of Gymfest.
Technical Committees develop participate pathways.
Involvement in the Australian Sports Commission Sporting
Schools initiative and continuation of school events
Delivery of further participation style events to appeal to the
diversity of members – TeamGym and Gymfest.
Build awareness of member benefits.
Membership flyer developed detailing member benefits and
participation pathways.
Increasing and improving publicity of and access to member
benefits through easy to use digital platforms.
Increase the number of clubs and service providers within the
gymnastics community.
41 clubs and 7 associate members affiliated in 2014.
Discussions held with non member clubs regarding affiliation
for 2015.
Increase clubs and service providers by forming new partnerships.
Grow the number and capability of the Gymnastics workforce.
GWA allocated funding which is awarded to GWA Members
through Workforce and High Performance Grant Scheme
Event Volunteer Strategies implemented and volunteer
stakeholder relationships through volunteering WA
Workforce Project to assist with the roll out of the new
educational framework
Continuation of the GWA Workforce and High Performance
Grant Scheme.
Phase 2 of the Event Volunteer Strategy roll out.
Review of current conference structure and other educational
opportunities.
Judge Succession Plan Phase 1 implemented.
Continually improve the delivery of Gymnastics in clubs.
Completion of the initial phase of LaunchPad.
National Coach Education Framework rolled out.
Roll out of the National Club 10 program including individual
club development plans.
Implement and utilise new and existing technologies
New look Gymnastics WA website launched September 2014.
Enhanced use of social media platforms.
Target to release phase one of the new CRM.
Fill geographic gaps in gymnastics.
Southern regional tour conducted encompassing a gala day
for local schools in the region.
Funding application for completion of a State Wide Facility
Review. Northern Regional Tour to engage clubs, schools and
indigenous and remote communities.
Ensure the HP system is ‘fit for purpose’ and geared towards
the GA National HP plan.
Restructure of the MAG HPC program.
DSR HP Review completed
GWA HP Academy structure finalised and implemented.
Increase the viability and proficiency of events.
Event review focusing on event and spectator entry fees
conducted.
New WAG ALP program announced
Planning to achieve success and increased participation for
the future in Level 1-6 events.
Provide recognition of clubs and members that achieve excellence.
Delivery of the 2014 Awards Night and inclusion of all awards
recipients in the annual report.
Delivery of the Black and White Gala - 2015 Awards Night and
inclusion of all awards recipients in the Annual report.
Development of the association facilities to accommodate the
needs of the community
SGC facility equipment replacement plan developed and
documented.
SGC facility equipment replacement plan implemented.
Ensure that GWA recognises and develops strategies for
member satisfaction.
Review of the findings of the National Club Members survey.
Commencement of National Membership Structure Review
Implementation of key findings of the National Club Members
survey to further develop strategies for member satisfaction.
Continued of Membership Structure Review.
Ensure organisational operations are viable and sustainable.
Board succession plan developed.
Successful application for funding from DSR (2015 – 2017) and
successful offer from Healthway for (2015 -2016). Successful
application in funding to develop a targeted marketing,
communication and Engagement Plan.
Review and completion of GWA policies.
Targeted marketing, communication and engagement plan
completed and implemented.
Have the people to deliver GWA services, current and future
Upskilling of the GWA workforce in ICT.
2 Board members to compete the DSR AICD Course
GWA Board review completed.
Restructure of Gymnastics WA staff roles to reflect strategic
direction.
Review of Technical Committee structure and roles.
Targeting the individual needs of the GWA workforce (paid and
unpaid) Consolidation of Gymnastics WA staff role changes.
Offering opportunities and benefits for Club and Associate
members
HR Plus as new member benefits.
Funded opportunity for 900+ clubs to attend a national workshop.
Third Level Consulting initiative released as a benefit for member
clubs. Further research potential new member benefits for
Club and Associate members.
Engage & Enthuse
Adherence to
moral and ethical principles.
Provide strong leadership and
effective management, in all
our activities ensuring a
positive experience
for all.
Enable
Excel
Endure & Expand
To do better
than the day before.
Recognise and value
the contributions everyone
makes to Gymnastics, by respecting
them with dignity and consideration.
President &
Executive Director
2014
Management
Gymnastics WA continued to see membership growth in 2014,
with an increase in athlete membership for the sixth consecutive
year. This increase was from 11506 in 2013 to 11969 in 2014. GWA
also experienced a significant growth in technical membership
due to the introduction of the new coaching framework and the
benefit of GWA waiving the technical membership fee for first
year beginner coaches. Although club membership only increased
by one club, there was interest shown throughout areas of WA for
the development of new clubs in 2015. With fifty percent of our
clubs being either regional or remote, GWA continues to look at
different strategies to service these clubs. With the continued
roll out of the Club Talk initiative in 2014, this allowed for more
opportunities to connect with more clubs with the use of IT
technology.
Ruth Gibbons
Executive Director
Throughout the year the GWA Board continued to ensure good
governance throughout the association, a complete review has
been completed of all policies, the development of a GWA Board
Succession Plan and the GWA Board undertook an ASC/DSR Board
Review. The Board Review will assist the Board moving forward
to further identify improvement and planning into the future.
Our financial controls and budgetary processes ensure that GWA
maintains a high level of services within our revenue constraints
and in 2014, GWA recorded a surplus (full details in the outlined
financial report) which continued to allow for the planning of
the equipment upgrade in Hall 1 of the SGC in 2015 and strategic
activities.
Steve Chetkovich
President
The GWA Strategic Plan for 2014 - 2016 was released and provides
the framework for the strategic direction of the organisation
for the next three years and beyond. The importance of the
organisational values needs to be a priority as we deliver the
framework to meet the targets of the strategic objectives. Being
able to achieve the GWA objectives could not be possible without
the funding from the Department of Sport and Recreation and
Healthway and Gymnastics Australia funding for Participation
and Men’s High Performance.
On the senior international stage at benchmark events, GWA
athletes had outstanding successes. We had two WAG gymnasts,
Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian in the World Championships team
and the Commonwealth Games Team. Amy Quinn, as a first year
senior in RG, also competed as part of a Commonwealth Team
and World Championships Team , and Jayden Cooney from TRP
represented Australia in DMT at the TRP World Championships.
In 2014 the Youth Olympic Games were held in China and Abbie
Watts was selected to represent Australia at the event.
GWA would also like to acknowledge our partners and sponsors,
with special mention to the Department of Sport and Recreation,
Healthway (Go for 2 & 5) the City of Vincent, Gymnastics Australia,
Venues West and the Western Australian Institute of Sport, whom
without GWA could not deliver programs, strategic activities and
events throughout 2014.
We would like to acknowledge and thank the Board of Management,
staff, Technical Committees, presenters, volunteers, coaches
and judges who all work towards the ongoing success of the
organisation. Thank you also must go to the clubs, parents, and
athletes for your contribution in 2014.
Board
President: Steve Chetkovich
Vice President: Steve Turpin
Directors:
Stephen Clifton
Richard Bannerman
Karon Williams
Robyn Kuhl (- April)
Daniel Kikalis (April - )
Rebecca Foulkes-Taylor (September-)
Executive Director: Ruth Gibbons
Life Members
Julie Biltoft
Val Norris-Buffham
Connie Burch Liz Chetkovich
Steve Chetkovich Terry Delhanty (d)
Trish Fritz Noel Hunt
Nelleck Jol-Jacoby Desiree Jones Peter King (d)
Akos Kovacs (d) Andrew McLaughlin (d)
Gail Melinger
Trudi Nurse
Marion Panizza
Pam Pryce
Norm Reid (d)
Dave Robertson (d)
Dot Segon
Jos Simenson (d)
Barbara Smith
Maureen Strauss (d)
Staff
Steve Turpin
Vice President
Karon Williams
Director
Stephen Clifton
Director
Daniel Kikalis
Director
Richard Bannerman
Director
Rebecca Foulkes-Taylor
Director
Executive Director: Ruth Gibbons
Operations Manager: Sally Cruttwell
Gymsports Manager: Karyn Murray
Services & Development Manager: Paula Dick
Officer Coordinator: Sharron Isard
Reception & Admin Support: Jaye Bardsley (April -)
Database Entry Officer: Darlene Kural (- April)
Education Coordinator: Danielle Atturo (- September)
Club Development Officer: Matthew Jennings
Facility Coordinator: Matthew Jennings (April -)
Youth Participation and Inclusion Coordinator: Nicole Colev
Events Officer: Tahnee Cowie (- December)
Events / School Event Officer: Adelaide Jackson
TC Liaison / State Teams / MAG HPC Coordinator: Melissa Read
Facility Admin: Mark Kural (- March)
MG HPC Head Coach: Igor Bespalov (- Sept)
MG HPC Coach: Oleg Tarkov (- Sept)
MAG HPC Coach: Elena Bespalova (-Sept)
MAG HPC Coach: Tristan Treeby (- April)
Partners
WA Department of Sport and Recreation
Lotterywest
Healthway - Go for 2&5
Gymnastics Australia
Western Australian Institute of Sport
City of Vincent
Venues West
Sponsors & Supporters
BHP Billiton
e Fire & Safety
e Event Promotions
Ricoh
North West Regional Gymnastic Association
Southern Regional Gymnastics Association
WA Olympic Council
Australian Commonwealth Games Association WA Division
WASF
GK Elite Sports Wear
Gymbus
GWA Fliers
GWA MG HPC
Brightside Live
Ascend Physiotherapy
2014
GWA Awards & Awards of Merit
OVERALL CHAMPION CLUB
Northern Districts Gymnastic Club
WAG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Tracy Holmes
RG JUNIOR NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Linley Worth
GWA VOLUNTEER CLUB OF THE YEAR
Star-Mites Gym Sports
WAG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR – LONG SERVICE
Melissa Read
AER CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEAR
GWA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Olivia Vivian
WAG COACH OF THE YEAR – ACHIEVEMENT
Laura Great-Rex & Rachel Treeby
AER OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Kieran Gorman
GWA COACH OF THE YEAR
Martine George & Nikolai Lapchine
WAG COACH OF THE YEAR – CONTRIBUTION
Krystal Cilia
AER COACH OF THE YEAR
Kieran Gorman
GWA OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Tracy Holmes
WAG SENIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Olivia Vivian
AER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Pauly Osborne
MAG CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEAR
WAG JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Aya Meggs
AER SENIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Zoe Tisdale
MAG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR – COMMUNITY SERVICE
Matthew Lean
WAG SENIOR NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Georgia Thomas
AER YOUTH INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Thoma O’Sullivan
MAG INTERNATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEAR
Oleg Tarkov
WAG JUNIOR NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Charlotte Mitchell
AER LEVELS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Eden Leicester
MAG NATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEAR – DELHANTY MEDAL
Mark Kural
RG CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEAR
Vital Gymnastics
TRP CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEAR
High Flyers Trampoline & Gymnastics Academy
MAG INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Gabriel O’Sullivan
RG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Karyn Murray
TRP OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Tony Burton
MAG ELITE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Joshua Di Nucci
RG INTERNATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEAR
Krasimira Yurukova
TRP FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Abbie Watts
MAG NATIONAL LEVELS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jake Thompson
RG NATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEAR
Kate Dolan
TRP MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Curtis Booth
WAG CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEAR
RG SENIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Amy Quinn
DMT FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jayden Cooney
RG SENIOR LEVELS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Shania Wallace
DMT MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jack Petrie
ACR CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEAR
KRASIMIRA YURUKOVA (NOMINATED BY RG TC)
World Championships
ACR OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Debbs van Hagen
KARYN MURRAY (NOMINATED BY RG TC)
World Championships
ACR COACH OF THE YEAR – ACHIEVEMENT
Debbs van Hagen
JAYDEN COONEY (NOMINATED BY TRP TC)
World Championships
ACR COACH OF THE YEAR – CONTRIBUTION
Fiona Harling
ACR JUNIOR ACROBATS OF THE YEAR
Kate Langton, Maddison Twyman & Alika Woollons
GFA COACH OF THE YEAR
Michelle Ranieri
CLUB LEVELS CLUB OF THE YEAR
Batavia Coast Gymnastics
AWARD OF MERIT – SERVICE
ERICA MORRISSEY (NOMINATED BY RG TC)
Rhythmic Gymnastics
KAREN GILGALLON (NOMINATED BY RG TC)
Rhythmic Gymnastics
OLEG TARKOV (NOMINATED BY MAGHPC)
Men’s Gymnastics
LAUREN MITCHELL (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)
Commonwealth Games & World Championships
OLIVIA VIVIAN (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)
MARTINE GEORGE (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)
HEIDI ROSE (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)
World Championships
AMY QUINN (NOMINATED BY RG TC)
Photographer: Nikki Gray
2014
Highlights
School Programs
Technical Members
2014 Size of clubs in WA
2014 Events
Judges Courses
Event Attendace - Athelete & Sponsor
Coaches Courses
2014 Athelete Discipline Breakdown
Enable
Engage & Enthuse
Active After-school Communities Project
Through a partnership with West Coast Gymnasts and Active After School Communities
two in school programs were conducted to determine the impact of cost on ongoing
participation in gymnastics following involvement in the AASC program. Four schools
were targeted and 101 students participated in the project. Key findings indicated that
offering a free trial period for potential members was seen as a benefit to parents and
that there was equal take up of ongoing participation opportunities irrespective of the
different cost models. With the AASC program winding up in 2014 it is hoped that the
new Sporting Schools Program scheduled for release in 2015 will provide for further
opportunities to form strong school-community-club links.
School Events & Activities
Gymnastics Western Australia conducted programs promoting the
LaunchPad philosophy in 19 schools reaching 2390 participants.
This was a 272% increase in participants from 2013. The 2014 Go
for 2&5 Interschool Challenge was successfully conducted with
schools participating in MAG, WAG, RG, AER and Cheerleading.
The event had 324 participants and attracted 214 spectators.
Inclusion Opportunities
GWA GymAbility continued to provide active participation opportunities for adults
with disabilities. Twelve adults attended classes throughout the year with a further
three opportunities provided for come and try sessions specifically tailored to suit the
needs of participants. A proposal was developed to expand the program into an offsite
format to ensure the sustainability of the program moving forward. Partnerships were
formed with two new stakeholders in 2014 to expand the community engagement in
this program.
LaunchPad
Affiliated clubs continued to work through Gymnastics Australia’s
LaunchPad initiative with the initial phase of the program
drawing to a close at the end of 2014. Although not all clubs have
completed the requirements for certification to be approved,
32 clubs have been actively working thorough the initiative.
Chetkovich Cup
The 2014 Chetkovich Cup was conducted with a similar format to the inaugural event in
2012 with 36 individuals/groups competing in six teams vying for the Chetkovich Cup. The
gymnastics community did support the event but sadly there was not sufficient support
from the outside community to meet the expected ticket sales.
Membership Overview
Membership continued to grow with 11, 969 registered athletes and 522 registered
technical members in 2014. This demonstrates an increase in membership of 4.9%.
There were 41 affiliated clubs and seven associate members. The following diagram
represents membership growth over the past four years.
Go for 2&5
Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA GymFest was conducted in a reinvigorated format with
eight clubs providing displays throughout the event featuring 65 participants and
208 people attending and participating in the event. The support of Healthway to
allow this opportunity for participation was paramount to the success of the event.
Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA GymFest is set to continue in this format for 2015.
Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA Champion Club of the Year Project
Twenty six events across six Gymsports were included in the 2014 Go for 2&5 Gymnastics
WA Champion Club of the Year. Points were allocated to each club across the events
depending on the successful ranking of their athletes at each event. Points were
then allocated to each club on the Go for 2&5 Leader Board on the Gymnastics WA
website. This proved to be a success with our clubs and members, with positive
feedback on the initiative.
Workforce & Performance Coaching Grants
During 2014 GWA provided funding for High Performance grants to assist applicants
working in the high performance stream in their professional development. Some
examples of the funding were attendance at national training camp and FIG judging
courses. Higher level athletes that competed at the 2014 Australian Championships were
also sent vouchers to put towards attending a coaching and or judging course. GWA
also provided Workforce Development Grants to individuals to access courses within
administration, coaching or judging and the clubs via issuing of all affiliated clubs
access to a Beginner Face to Face Coaching course for 50% off plus recognition of clubs
that demonstrated increased membership growth with an additional discounted course.
Workforce Project
GWA focused strongly on Work Force development during 2014 to assist clubs with
the changes to the coaching framework by allocating funds to the Workforce Project.
This focus included subsidising of a Presenter & Assessor (P&A) Course, the first to be
held in Australia. Twenty participants from various Gymsports attended three days of
intense learning where they completed six units of a Cert IV in Training & Assessing.
This course has now provided an increased number of potential P&A’s to deliver the
coach accreditation courses. Following the course, our new P&A’s costs were subsidised
through the Workforce project so the trainees could be co presenting at courses for
the second half of the year.
With the new coaching framework in mind and the impact it was having on clubs, GWA
reduced the cost and minimum number of participants required on all Intermediate
coaching courses scheduled in the second half of 2014. This aided the running of the
courses.
Event Volunteer Strategy
Gymnastics WA registered as a member of Volunteering WA to assist in recruiting and
retaining event volunteers. New mediums were used to recruit volunteers outside
the gymnastics community including Seek Volunteers & Volunteering WA Newsletters.
Seven new Announcer’s were engaged for the GWA Go for 2&5 State Championship events
for 2014. Volunteering WA are forming strategies with GWA to approach universities
to recruit volunteers such as the use of volunteer posters & booklets created in 2014.
Go for 2&5 GWA Conference
The 2014 Go for 2&5 GWA Conference was held in January with 168 members attending
a variety of presentations across the weekend. Gymnastics Australia provided a staff
member to facilitate a series of National workshops and to man a resource stall which
was well received by all members.
Education Overview
2014 saw a busy year for services and development with the roll out of the new Coach
Education Framework. A total of 338 members attended Education opportunities with
226 attending coaches’ courses and 112 attending judging courses.
These courses would not have been successful without the valued support of a host of
members taking up the challenge of presenting courses and workshops. Gymnastics
WA also hosted the first Presenter and Assessor Course held in Australia with 20
members attending.
Member Benefits
Preparation continued to ensure clubs were prepared for the imminent re-launch of
Gymnastics Australia’s Quality Assurance Program with a series of club and regional
visits conducted. Four club workshops were conducted in 2014. These were tailored
to meet specific Club Development goals that were identified through the National
Membership Review conducted by Gymnastics Australia in 2013. A total of 46 members
attended the workshops offered. A club information session was offered to discuss
new Gymnastics Australia initiatives scheduled to roll out throughout 2015.
As a member benefit, Gymnastics WA engaged HR Plus to provide support to all affiliated
clubs. A further information session was held to provide clubs with specific information
in relation to this new benefit.
Website Review
A revamped website was launched with the support of Gymnastics Australia. The
roll-out was successful with a significant improvement in accessibility of information
provided to all members.
Excel
High Performance
GWA undertook a DSR High Performance review with the four Olympic sports. The
review recommendations will assist GWA in delivery appropriate outcomes with the
development of the HP Academy in 2015.
The GWA Board after exploring many avenues, followed the recommendations of the
2011 GWA Review to restructure the MAG HPC program into a club based program. High
Flyers Trampoline and Gymnastics Club was selected to take on the program and is
nationally endorsed by GA and GWA as the Men’s HP Program in WA.
GWA secured partial access to Arena 2 at HBF Stadium to ensure ongoing support for
and success of the WAIS Program.
State Team Statistics
MAG State Team
WAG State Team
RG State Team
AER State Team
TRP State Team
ACR State Team
WA State Team
State Gymnastics Centre Facility Plan
GWA commenced planning the upgrade of equipment within the State Gymnastics
Centre. The GWA Board’s decision to invest heavily into upgrade of the State Gymnastics
Centre is from feedback from the community to have the “very best” for our athletes,
have the opportunity to host international events and be able to showcase gymnastics
to the wider community.
The commencement of the plan is for Hall 1 with the primary benefit being for our
WAG and MAG community. The upgrade will allow the athletes to have the very best
equipment for the best possible change of success at events and allow the growth of
participation based events.
The new Hall 1 equipment plan and equipment supplier was implemented after
consulting leading industry experts on equipment and design choice. The plan is to
be able to conduct the 2015 Go for 2&5 State Championships on the new equipment.
Awards Night
The 2014 GWA Awards Night was held in the WA Italian Club on Saturday 21st February
2014. The annual dinner is held to recognise achievements of the gymnastics community
in WA for the previous year. With 195 attendees present, the night was well supported
from various clubs, officials and GWA staff. Comments such as “the best Awards Night
yet” were received from numerous members of the community.
Commonwealth Games Representatives
Lauren Mitchell (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) – 2nd place Team, 2nd place Floor,
6th place Beam
Olivia Vivian (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) – 2nd place Team, 5th place All Around,
Amy Quinn (Rhythmic Gymnastics) – 5th place Team, 21st place All Around
Martine George (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - Coach
World Championships Representatives
Olivia Vivian (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) – 7th place Team, 51st place All Around
Amy Quinn (Rhythmic Gymnastics) – 73rd place All Around
Martine George (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - Coach
Heidi Rose (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - Judge
Krasimira Yurukova (Rhythmic Gymnastics) - Coach
Karyn Murray (Rhythmic Gymnastics) - Judge
Youth Olympic Representatives
Abbie Watts (Trampoline Gymnastics) – 6th place
Michelle Yardley (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - Judge
Endure & Expand
GWA Board Review and GWA Succession Plan
The GWA Board undertook an Australian Sport Commission (ASC) and Department of Sport
and Recreation (DSR) Board Evaluation in 2014. The evaluation review identified how
the GWA Board performed across key categories of board performance and identifies
opportunities for improvement. The GWA Board will be looking at implementing the
evaluation plan in 2015.
The GWA Board discussed the implementation of a GWA Board Succession Plan to ensure
its continued effective performance, good governance and risk management. The GWA
Board completed a Skills Matrix to confirm the skills, knowledge and interests of the
GWA Board and discuss what further skill set would enhance the knowledge and skills
on the Board and commenced development of a Succession Plan.
Membership Review
As part of Gymnastics Australia’s strategic direction, GWA was involved with a review
of the sport’s membership model. The objective of the review is to analyse the existing
membership model of the sport and provide alternative options that will safeguard the
ongoing sustainability of the sport. The review will involve a financial and workforce
audit and this work will continue in 2015.
Upskilling the GWA Workforce
GWA continued to offer volunteers the opportunity to attend Scoring and Floor Manager
courses throughout the year. The Workforce Project Initiative provided the opportunity
for selected technical members to attend a Presenter and Assessors course, which
will enable GWA to be able to have a pool of presenters for the Coaching Education
Framework courses over the coming years.
As part of the DSR Club Talk initiative, GWA was able to offer professional development
opportunities in several software programs which allows GWA staff to upskill and
further enhance the day to day operations of the organisations. Steve Turpin and Ruth
Gibbons were selected to attend the DSR / Australian Institute of Company Directors
Advanced Not-for-Profit Governance program.
GWA also planned in 2014 for further professional development opportunities for the
Gymsport Technical Committees. This professional development will be rolled out in 2015.
Funding Opportunities
GWA was successful in achieving three funding opportunities in 2014. GWA received
the Organisational Sustainability Program funding for 2014/2015 – 2016/2017 from the
Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) and has accepted an offer for a further two
year sponsorship with Healthway for 2015 and 2016.
GWA also received an Annual DSR Grant for a Targeted Marketing and Communication
Project which commenced in December 2014. This project will provide;
A framework in which GWA can determine current enterprise capacity and capabilities,
support GWA in improving member acquisition and retention and further the enterprise
professional development of GWA personnel to ensure enterprise strategies are continued
following the completion of the project.
Offering opportunities and benefits for Club and Associate members
As part of GWA’s commitment to offering further opportunities and benefits for
members, GWA signed an agreement with HR Plus to provide GWA member clubs with
a cost-effective HR professional service tailored to the specific needs of gymnastics
clubs. The program assists clubs with human resource facets of running a club. From
feedback received from several clubs, the service provided from HR Plus has been
valuable and the Board has made a commitment to continue the service in 2015.
GWA provided an opportunity to clubs with over 900+ members to attend the “Elevating
and Inspiring Australia’s Leading Gymnastics Clubs” workshop in Victoria with other
900+ clubs from around Australia. StarMites and High Flyers took the opportunity to
attend the conference with Gymnastics Business leader Frank Sahlien (Third Level
Consulting). The clubs had the opportunity to network and gain valuable insights on offer.
GWA also commenced engagment with Third Level Consulting in regards to the business
development tools and resources on offer for all clubs with the view to rolling out the
program in 2015 and having Frank Sahlien at the 2015 Conference.
Men’s Gymnastics
The Technical Committee continued it’s progress after being re-formed in 2013,
despite the busy schedules of all of its volunteer members.
Initiatives
The committee’s current aims are to encourage increased participation in all aspects
of the sport, including athletes, coaching, judging and other volunteers.
From a coaching perspective, Mark Kural attended Australian championships as National
Levels Head Coach for the first time. This demonstrates that our younger generation
of coaches are willing and able to step up to the next level to lead our State Team.
Also, the Technical Committee was able to provide some funding for three Western
Australian judges to attend Australian championships in 2014. This is in contrast to the
position in recent years where just one or two judges have been funded from the judge’s
budget. The committee hopes that it can continue to support increased numbers of judges
attending Australian championships as it provides valuable experience to judges and
also supports our athletes through the increased presence of WA judges at the event.
Further, the Technical Committee has strongly supported an option for coaches and
judges to be able to undertake dual roles at Australian National Championships (as coach
and judge) where circumstances permit, in order to provide those people with the best
opportunity to develop their skills on the national stage for the benefit of our State.
Key Events
In 2014, the Technical Committee ran the Judges’ Team Invitational competition. This
was the first time the team competition has been run by the committee and despite
some small hiccups with the scoring, the competition was a success in terms of both
raising much needed funds for the judge’s assembly and also in providing a quality
team competition for the levels gymnasts to participate in.
Technical Committee
Technical Director: John Carroll
Coaching Coordinator: Darren Hicks
Event Coordinator: Jordan West
Judging Coordinator: Michael Williams / Matt Lean
Elite Liaison: Igor Bespalov
General Member: Huia McFarland
General Member: Tristan Treeby
Communication & Promotion: Michelle McDermott
“As chair of the committee I wish to thank all
of the committee members for their time and
effort in supporting men’s gymnastics in our
State.”
Women’s Gymnastics
World Championships
Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian formed part of the seven man squad who
travelled to Nanning, China for the Artistic World Championships in October.
With Nanning being the first qualifier for the Rio 2016 Olympics, 38 teams
entered. Lauren unfortunately rolled both ankles doing a tumbling pass
during floor in training prior to the first round of competition and was
unable to compete; but despite this set-back the Australia team qualified
for finals and placed seventh in the Team Final which is a fantastic result.
2014 started off marvelously, with significant travel and success for our Junior International athletes, included
in numerous National Tours in the first half of the year.
Overview
WA continued to have strong representation in benchmark event national
teams, with Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian included in both the Glasgow
Commonwealth Games and Nanning World Championship teams. Nationally,
our state teams produced great results snagging numerous gold and silver
medals, and our competitive numbers continue to show positive growth at
all levels of our state competitions.
The year started with a full committee and full judging sub-committee being
elected at the WAG Forum. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the
Committee(s) for all their time and effort throughout the year and I look
forward to working with them again in 2015. Special mention goes to outgoing
technical committee member Devon Philips, whose contributions to the WAG
TC over the year assisted the committee achieving its goals, especially those
related to the adoption of GA’s Australian Levels Program (ALP).
The Year finished on a high, with Emily Little returning to International
competition in style, coming second in the All Around and second on Vault
at the Mexican Gymnastics Open held in Acapulco in December (her first
competition since the 2012 Olympics). Emily competed the first double
twisting Yurchenko for an Australian internationally since the 2012 Olympic
Games which was fantastic to see!
Initiatives
The WAG Technical Committee proposed a number of new initiatives in 2011,
with many of them initially actioned in 2012 and 2013. These initiatives all
aim to encourage athletes to continue in WAG and increase their skill and
quality level; by giving them additional opportunities and incentives. These
initiatives have continued to be run and each were further developed in 2014.
These initiatives are:
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Additional national levels tour (National Levels 6-10) An additional
team to our State Team to Nationals was chosen to compete in
Tasmania at the Trans-Bass competition against teams from
Victoria and Tasmania.
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Technical Committee
May 2015 be another fantastic year for Women’s Gymnastics in WA.
Technical Director: Heidi Rose
Coaching Coordinator: Amanda Deurloo
Event Coordinator: Ben Barnard
Judging Coordinator: Tracy Holmes
Elite Liaison: Regan Molyneaux
General Member: Donna Grocott
General Member: Devon Philips
Communication & Promotion: Colleen Ballantyne
National Levels 4-6 Talent Squad A squad of athletes from Levels
4-6 were chosen from state championships, to train with our
state team coaches and WAIS expert coaches at the WAIS Training
gym at HBF Stadium.
All of the WAG TC initiatives have been very well received and will again
be implemented in 2015/2016, along with other initiatives still in planning.
Key Events
National Championships
WA fielded a small but quality team to National Championships, with two
Teams medalling. The Junior International and National Level 9 Team’s both
finishing with silver medals. Individually, Paige James took the coveted Junior
International floor gold medal from a high quality field. Floor was a standout
apparatus for WA at Australian Championships, with a total of seven floor
medal’s taken home by the team.
Georgia Thomas (National Level 9) performed outstandingly to take out the
Silver Medals in the all-around competitions, a highlight for the entire team.
Commonwealth Games
Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian were included in the five man squad who
travelled to Glasgow, Scotland. The team competed well to finish in second
place, behind an impressive English team. Lauren Mitchell added to her
remarkable Commonwealth Games medal tally taking home Silver medal
on the Floor.
2014 started off marvelously, with
significant travel and success for our
Junior International athletes, included
in numerous National Tours in the first
half of the year.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Key Events
The RG Technical Committee successfully ran the qualifying competition #2 on 29-30
March. This competition and the judges Invitation were the two major fundraising
activities of the technical committee.
Official Acknowledgements
Overview
The RG Technical Committee noted that the 2014 State Team was one of the smallest
sent to Australian Championships in some time. It was however an exciting time with
our Senior International State Champion Amy Quinn securing her place in the 2014
Commonwealth Games Team in Glasgow. Not only did Amy make her Commonwealth
Games debut she was also been selected to represent Australia at the World Championships
later in the year in Izmir, Turkey. At just 16, Amy was the youngest athlete representing
Australia in gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games.
RG Technical Committee had outstanding results at Australian Championships with
our current state champion senior athlete, Amy Quinn receiving the overall silver
medal with silver individual medals for hoop and ball and bronze individual medals
for clubs and ribbon.
Both the sub junior and open groups also had fantastic success bringing home gold medals.
Initiatives
The RG Technical Committee has reviewed and provided feedback to Gymnastics
Australia on the new pathways diagram for RG. This diagram provides a simple
representation of how athletes progress through the competitions two streams and
the age limits that apply.
At the RG Qualifying Competition #2 and Judges Invitational we were fortunate to
have Gillam of Nikki Gillam Photography donate her time and provided a photographic
service to athletes and their families. This provided much needed additional funds
for the RG Judges Assembly.
I would like to acknowledge what an important contribution volunteers make to the RG
community. We have many people involved from the Technical Committee and Judging
Committee to all of our volunteers who give of their time and efforts to support our
gymnasts at events and in the state teams.
Every event relies on a large amount of volunteers including Floor Managers, Marshals,
Judges and Announcers. Without these volunteers it would not be possible to run state
events.
Technical Committee
Coaching Coordinator: Nikki Gillam
Event Coordinator: Carol Worth
Judging Coordinator: Conor Bush
Elite Liaison: Krasi Yurukova
Publicity: Viktor Markov
General Member: Karen Gilgallon
Communications & Promotion: Jessica Vati (- June)
Aerobic Gymnastics
Trampoline Sports Report
Overview
2014 was a challenging year for the Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee, with many
of its members having to redirect their efforts to other gymsports or to the support of
our Australian gymnastics clubs. WA had a successful national championships, winning
many events, and we had four gymnasts represent Australia. They were Thoma O’Sullivan
and Cairo Leicester at the Suzuki World Cup in April, Giveney How at the 6th World Age
Group Competition in Mexico in June and Zoe Tisdale at ANAC in July.
Initiatives
This year we promoted, to the aerobics gymnastics community, the necessity for greater
involvement in providing support at AER events and taking on roles in, or in support, of
the TC. My thanks to those who committed their time and effort throughout the year.
Key Events
Accessibility to Aerobics Gymnastics has increased, in recent years, from one to three
clubs now running Aerobics Gymnastics courses in WA. A need to increase the number
of qualified coaches and judges in order to strengthen and prepare for the expansion
of these club programs was identified and so additional beginners and intermediate
judging courses and workshops where run throughout 2014 thanks to Debbs van Hagen
and Kieran Gorman.
At this year’s National Championships, WA fielded a small contingent of 15 athlete’s
aged from nine to 24, who brought home three gold medals and achieved a clean
sweep - gold, silver and bronze, in the International Female 18+ age division, with
most athletes achieving notable placements. The WA state team athletes and staff
displayed cohesion and team spirit that was duly noted at the championship by other
officials at the event.
There was also a lot more cohesiveness between members of the Technical Committee
and extra meetings were scheduled on top of those rostered to look at various initiatives
such as:
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The opportunities for building capacity in the area of special needs athletes
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Organising training camps where coaches and athletes can upskill themselves
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Tumbling with a particular aim of having state team representatives in 2015
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The formation of an alliance especially focused on the high performance
trampoline and the development of high performance athletes
My sincere thanks go to:
Paula Osborne, Samantha Elkington and Guy Osborne for engaging with
the committee as observers and assisting elected members of the TC with
various initiatives.
Melissa Read, our TC liaison officer, who provided a high level of support
and flexibility.
Debbs Van Hagen and Karon Williams for their support for AER including
the time they dedicated at state competitions as AER judges and mentors.
Janine Morrison for the time she dedicated to fundraising for the GWA
AER Judges Assembly as well as the time she dedicated to producing a 2014
GWA AER montage to be shown at the 2015 GWA Awards Night.
Key Events
In 2014, the state saw a significant growth in the number of trampoline gymnasts. This
was especially noticeable at the TC Judges Invitational which had more competitors
than any previous years.
Technical Committee
Technical Director: Kieran Gorman
Judging Co-ordinator: Debbs van Hagen (- July)
Coaching Co-ordinator: Pam Pryce
Event Co-ordinator: Leona Campbell
General Member: Catriona Cowden
General Member : Mitch Leicester
Overview
2014 commenced with Susan Watts welcoming all to the trampoline forum on the
19th of January, were the agenda for the year was set. The changes to the technical
regulation were tabled which, as detailed in the GWA event handbook for 2014, brought
WA in line with the changes at the national level. The work was focused on ensuring
a consistent competition experience for all our athletes with clarity around judging
and qualifying criteria.
Over the year the challenges of building capacity with respect to judging was
recognised. The dedicated few continue to work hard to share their enthusiasm and
provide education for the newcomers. The specific challenges facing the country clubs
were recognised and as we progress into 2015 we will explore strategies to support
trampoline across all WA.
Initiatives
2014 saw the growth of the sport in WA such that the tradition of competing at the
national level as part of UTA was abandoned and for the first time WA stood as its own
entity at the Australian national championships.
It is also worth mentioning that WA had five Trampoline coaches attend the FIG level 3
course in Canberra. These coaches were able to upskill themselves and further increase
the knowledge and expertise in our state. In addition to this Elliot Stratton became
a member of the National Technical Commission, it is great to have WA represented.
With respect to competitions, 2014 was a large year for our state with many regional,
national and international events. Congratulations and thanks to all athletes, coaches,
volunteers and parents who helped for them all to happen.
I would like to thank all members of the 2014 Technical Committee, we recognise and
respect the selfless giving of their time in ensuring the strengthening of Trampoline
Gymnastics for all in WA. I would also like to thank all those in Gymnastics WA who
facilitate all gym sports to the highest level. Thank you to all members of the TC, GWA
staff and the wider trampoline community, 2014 has been a positive year. We have even
bigger aspirations moving forward into 2015 and beyond!
Technical Committee
Technical Director : Susan Watts
Coaching Coordinator: Leo Kimble
Event Coordinator: Elliot Stratton
Judging Coordinator: Laurie Zagari
Committee: Tony Burton
Committee: Aarron Wake
Communications & Promotion: Pam Walker
Acrobatic Gymnastics
WAIS Women’s
Gymnastics Program
Overview
Overview
2014 has seen an increase in participation in the lower end of Acrobatic Gymnastics and
we also saw interest from more clubs in Perth to take up the gymsport. Our athletes
that travelled to national events performed well.
2014 was a good year for the WAIS Women’s Gymnastics Program; with Lauren Mitchell
and Olivia Vivian contributing to strong national performances at benchmark events
and 2012 Olympian Emily Little returning to Senior International level competition for
the first time since the London Olympics.
Initiatives
A music and announcing software system trialled successfully at Judges invitational
includes scripts and music controlled through a single source. This reduces the need
for volunteers at competitions. Further work is continuing to provide support to judges
scoring and remote control access to the music
The WAIS Junior International level gymnasts stepped out on some of their first National
Teams. Yasmin Collier, Aya Meggs and Darcy Norman were all selected to compete at
the Nadia Comaneci International Invitational (USA), the Trofeo Citta De Jesolo (ITA)
and Pacific Rim Championships (CAN).
Key Events
WAIS gymnasts were selected for all levels of national camps, including Team Future,
Team Future Advance and Junior/Senior. The Team Future program saw WAIS continue
its trend of producing team future high achievers and gymnasts who rank in the top
25% for their age in the National IDEAL testing results.
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Spring State Championships saw an increase in numbers across all levels.
Judges Invitational is becoming important as a trial event for those wishing to
participate in National Club competition
The committee also ran two judging courses resulting in four more judges in the
community (one advanced and three beginners)
Coaching workshop in Esperance and we now have a regional club onboard
doing Acro
Coaching course WA four new intermediate coaches.
Senior – Lauren Mitchell 1st Floor, 3rd Beam; Olivia Vivian 2nd Bars, 3rd Floor
Junior – Yasmin Collier 3rd Beam; Paige James 1st Floor, 3rd Vault;
Aya Meggs 3rd Bars; Darcy Norman 1st Bars, 2nd Beam, 3rd AA
IDP Level 8 – Sophie Mahoney 3rd Beam; Sophie Prince 3rd Bars
IDP Level 6 – Eleanor Griffith 3rd Vault
The Fliers Gymnastics Program, which is the combination of the WAIS Gymnastics Program
and the GWA Development and TID Programs, remains one of the strongest in Australia.
Led by Martine George, the coaching and administrative staff comprise:
WAIS Head Coach: Martine George
WAIS Senior Coach: Nikolai Lapchine
WAIS Specialist Coach: Tatiana Lapchina
WAIS Coaches: Joshua Fabian, Alexey Korovin, Regan Molyneaux, Anastasia Umeh
GWA Development Coaches: Prue Bowman, Caroline Wright, Heidi Rose
WAIS Performance Team Director: Michael Broadbridge
WAIS Gymnastics Program Coordinator: Michelle Yardley
In partnership with Gymnastics WA, WAIS sought to expand the training facilities
available to the Women’s program. Through an agreement with Venues West, we have
been able to secure the placement of a floor area in Arena 2 at HBF Stadium, as well
as the remainder of half the arena space for other gymnastics equipment.
Thanks to James Robertson for further development of various software used at the
competitions. Thanks also to Kath Arendt for the organisation of the Judges for the
past five years.
2014 Commonwealth Games – Glasgow, Scotland
Technical Committee
2014 World Championships – Nanning, China
Technical Director: Debbs Van Hagen
Communications: Kate Ryan
Coaching Coordinator: Jaclyn Rhodes
Events Coordinator: James Robertson
Judging Coordinator: Kath Arendt
General Member: Alyse Kendell
General Member: Fiona Harling
2014 Australian Championships – Melbourne – Individual podium
places
Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian contributed to Australia’s second placed Women’s
Team performance. Lauren also secured the silver medal on floor.
Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian were part of the Australian team for the 2014 World
Championships. Lauren, who was looking in great form, unfortunately sustained an
ankle injury during training which rendered her unable to compete. The team rallied
to still place seventh overall in team finals. This seventh place finish saw Australia
qualify for the World Championships in 2015; which is the first qualification event for
the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Photographer: Nadia Boyce
WA Men’s Gymnastics High
Performance Program (MAGHPC)
Overview
In 2014, the WA Men’s Gymnastics High Performance Program (MAGHPC) experienced a year
of highs and lows. The year started off on a positive note, with two athletes selected to
represent Australia on a national junior team, but ended with the MAGHPC closing in September
after more than 15 years in operation. It was a very sad moment for the program to have
to close its doors after so much competitive success, but the program has since relocated
to become a club-based / GA recognised High Performance Program and will continue to
strive to place athletes on the Australian team.
Key Events
Having both Gabriel O’Sullivan and Joshua Di Nucci selected onto the Australian Junior Team
for the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships in Canada was a fantastic achievement for both
athletes, as well as coach Oleg Tarkov. The boys competed well, with the Australian team
placing fifth. Individually, Joshua placed 9th AA and Gabriel placing 10th AA and making
finals on both Pommel and Rings.
The MAGHPC program sent a smaller team to Australian Championships in 2014, but still
managed to achieve excellent results. Notable achievements at the event were Jeremy
Choong’s 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze in the L7 U12 competition, Joshua Di Nucci’s gold and
bronze in L9 U17 and Maximilian Woloszyn qualifying for two apparatus finals less than one
year after his ACL reconstruction.
Athletes
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Coaches
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Senior International athlete Mitchell Nylander retired in February 2014 after being a part of the MAGPC Program for 10 years.
Senior International athlete Maximilian Woloszyn was accepted into the MAG National Centre of Excellence in Canberra and commenced his training
in this program in January 2015.
Tristan Treeby – finished coaching with the MAGHPC in April 2014 after
being with the program for four years.
Oleg Tarkov – reached his 10 year milestone with the MAGHPC and
represented the program at National Camps and Australian Championships. Oleg was won the MAG international levels coach of the year award.
2014
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Elena Bespalova – 15 years coaching with the MAGHPC Program
Igor Bespalov – Head Coach of the MAGHPC Program for over 15 years.
Regional Associations
North West Regional Gymnastic Association (NWRGA)
Overview
2014 was a successful year for the North West Regional Gymnastic Association (NWRGA).
Many clubs had an increase in numbers, we saw record numbers attending our events
and we had the opportunity to offer three education courses.
Initiatives
The NWRGA conducted the first regional MAG Beginner judging course which was
held in Broome and produced five new MAG judges. This is testament to the growth
in the MAG discipline in the North West (NW) and resulted in double panels at the NW
Invitational competition.
The NWRGA in conjunction with GWA facilitated two coaching courses; a beginner
coaching course in Karratha and the first ever WAG intermediate coaching course
run in Broome. These courses were run by a regional presenter and assessor, Krystal
Cilia. Krystal’s ability to run these courses enables the NWRGA to offer courses within
the region and reduces the associated financial costs for both the NWRGA and GWA.
2014 saw the first year of the NWRGA Board working under the new constitution.
This board successfully conducted regular Skype meetings and three face to face
meetings. Thanks to the work of Rachel Beadle, Helen Westley, Krystal Cilia, Janet
Nicholson, Amanda Rintoul, Michelle Fitzgerald and Beth Hudson the Region created
a new Operation Plan which is now up to date and in line with the GWA Strategic plan.
This and the formation of a full active board the NWRGA was successful in receiving
funding from Department of Sports Recreation for the 2014/2015 year.
Key Events
The NWRGA ran three key events over 2014. NW Badge Testing which consisted of
one judge travelling and three clubs video badge testing. The Go for 2 & 5 North West
Regional Gymnastic Championships in Karratha; involved a Beginner Coaching course,
a two day competition with 160 gymnasts and a day of clinics run by metropolitan and
regional coaches. The NWRGA NW Invitational was held in Broome; involving a WAG
intermediate coaching course with eight participants, MAG beginner judging course
with six candidates, two days of competition with 146 gymnasts which included Kalijos
Gymnastics Club and two days of clinics.
All of these events were great successes and were greatly enjoyed by all who were
involved.
The NWRGA would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of the Department of Sport
and Recreation, in particular Brendan Cullinan for the support, guidance and funding
provided, GWA in particular Paula Dick, Healthways (Go for 2 and 5) and BHP Billiton for
their financial support. The North West is also appreciative of the continued coaching and
judging support provided by Tracy Holmes and Matthew Lean and the MAG and WAG TC’s.
Thank you to Jo Bulsing, Tracy Holmes, Colleen Ballantyne, Donna Grocott, Michelle Yardley,
Penny James, Matthew Lean and Jason Doust for attending the NWRGA events. A special
thank you goes to the Board for taking on their roles and assisting with the running of the
North West. Helen Westley must be acknowledged for always going beyond her role of the
administrator, Helen’s work is instrumental to the success of the NWRGA. The North West
would like to say thank you to the whole NWRGA community for their ongoing support.
Southern Regional Gymnastics Association (SRGA)
Overview
2014 was another successful year for the Southern Regional Gymnastics Association. The
SRGA ran two highly successful events being the Regional Congress and the Go for 2&5
SRGA Regional Championships. The southern region athletes experienced a successful
2014 with an athlete making the State team in trampolining, two State Champions in
their levels for trampolining and success for many athletes across several clubs at the
2014 Go for 2&5 club state levels championships.
The SRGA continued to focus on educating and developing our coaches, both at grassroots
level and competition. Several coaches from the region have now registered to upgrade
their coaching to advanced.
Initiatives
The SRGA is supporting two local coaches in becoming State Presenters, with the long
term goal of working with the state to facilitate coaching courses in the Region. With
the introduction of the new coaching courses and requirements, the SRGA is initiating a
six monthly rotation of coaching courses to assist and facilitate the growth of coaching
in the region. It is hoped that over time we will be able to also include judging courses
in the region.
While being a long-time supporter of the Artistic gymsports, the SRGA is looking
to promote other gymsports, with the goal of adding Trampolining to our Regional
Championships. Unfortunately in 2014 we found that this event clashed with the Spring
State Championships. We will try again in 2015. With two trampoline clubs now in the
region, this is more viable.
Key Events
Our first event of the year, the 2014 Regional Congress was held in Katanning and was
presented by Josh Fabian. It was well attended by all coaches and Josh did a fantastic
job inspiring, motivating and mentoring athletes and coaches.
Athlete and Coach clinics were very well attended and all that attended valued the
experience, having gained further knowledge and skill development. A fantastic time
was had by all. We thank the Dumbleyung Gymnastics Club for bringing their air mat
in for the event.
In September our annual Go for 2&5 SRGA regional championships was also held in
Katanning, and was attended by seven gymnastics clubs from across the region, with
142 athletes. This is our highest number in the last several years. It was fantastic to
see such a wide range of athletes competing, and to see level 4 boys for the first time
in many years.
Thank you to Krystal Cilia from the NWRGA for travelling down from Broome to co-present
a Beginner Coaching Course the day before the competition and to judge at the event.
It was fantastic to see so many new coaches on the competition floor the next day,
being able to gain immediate competition experience as a result of attending the
accreditation course the day before.
We also thank Colleen Ballantyne, Jo Bulsing, Tracy Holmes, Matt Lean and Nadia De
Vries. Without these fantastic judges, our competition cannot run.
The SRGA would like to thank Heidi Rose for continuing to support and work with the
members of the SRGA as the SRGA Mentor and Liaison. Thank you once again to the MAG
and WAG technical committees for their support of the SRGA and their events.
We would like to thank both the Department of Sport and Recreation, and Healthways
for their continued support of our events as well as GWA.
As a region we would also like to acknowledge Sue Virtue, a long-time coach for the
Katanning Gymnastics Club. After many years of involvement and support, Sue left
Katanning during 2014, Sue did a fantastic job with the Katanning Gymnastics Club and
the athletes during her time at the club. Sue also was a great supporter of the SRGA.
On a personal note, 2014 was my last year as Chairperson for the SRGA. I would like to
thank my committee; Amanda Nenke and Paula Raworth. I would also like to thank our
Administrator Helen Westley. Thank you all for putting up with me! And I wish Amanda
Nenke, our new Chairperson all the best for 2015.
2014 State Championship
Results
MAG State Champions
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7 U12
Level 7 Open
Level 8 U14
Level 8 Open
Level 9 U16
Level 9 Open
Rio Bowling
Matthew Roberts
Oliver Radotic
Jeremy Choong Laine Mulvay Kalam Thomson Benjamin Hamilton Joshua Di Nucci Jake Thompson Spirit/MAGHPC
Spirit/MAGHPC
Spirit/MAGHPC
West Coast/MAGHPC
NDGC
Swan Districts/MAGHPC
Active
Vital/MAGHPC
NDGC
AER State Champions
WAG State Champions
NDP 4
NDP 5
NDP 6
NLP 7
NLP 8
NLP 9
NLP 10
IDP 5
IDP 6
IDP 8
IDP 10
Charlize Mennell
Deone Du Plooy
Amanda Edwards
Charlotte Mitchell
Lucy Mahoney
Georgia Thomas
Nicole Smith
Zoe Thair
Eleanor Griffith
Sarah Stacey Lily Gresele
West Coast
College Park
High Flyers
NDGC
NDGC
NDGC
NDGC
Star-Mites/WAIS
Spirit/WAIS
Spirit/WAIS
Spirit/WAIS
RG State Champions
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7 Junior
Level 7 Open
Level 8 Junior
Level 8 Open
Level 9 Open
Senior International
Melaina Prunster
Rani Pearce
Chloe Thexeira
Lavinia Rajan
Jordana Shillington
Janecca Morris
Kosara Yovcheva
Linley Worth
Shania Wallace
Amy Quinn Sub-Junior Group
Annie Stapleton RGA
Alexander Synnerdahl
Ayumi Yokote
Kosara Yovcheva
Open Group
Leticia James RGA
Mandhakini Krishnan
Claudia Lewis
Amber McGregor
Katie Worth
Peel
Vital
Mercedes
Vital
Vital
Vital
RGA
RGA
RGA
RGA
Level 3 Mini
Nicole Trofimczyk
NDGC
Level 3 Junior
Elissa Campbell
NDGC
Level 4 Mini
Isabella Turei
NDGC
Level 4 Junior
Sophie Antoine-Prosper
NDGC
Level 4 Intermediate Charlie Singleton
Spirit
Level 5 Intermediate Rachael Morrison
NDGC
Level 5 Intermediate Pairs
Rachael Morrison & Olivia Osborne NDGC
Level 6 Intermediate Eleri John Spirit
Level 7 Intermediate Eden Leicester
NDGC
National Development
Female
Rebecca Osborne
NDGC
Age Group 1 Female Thoma O’Sullivan
NDGC
Age Group 2 Female Giveney How
Spirit
FemaleZoe TisdaleSpirit
TRP State Champions
TRP Level 1 Male
TRP Level 1 Female
TRP Level 2 Male
TRP Level 2 Female
TRP Level 3 Male
TRP Level 3 Female
TRP Level 4 Male
TRP Level 4 Female
TRP Level 5 Male
Chace Campbell
Ava Jeans
Jayden Tocock
Lucy Hagon
Patrick Friend
Tayler Coyle
Nathan Moore
Amelia Rondoni
Andrew Sumner
KA Gymsports
High Flyers
Southern Star
Peak
High Flyers
High Flyers
Flipzone
Peak
High Flyers
TRP Level 5 Male
TRP Level 5 Female
TRP Under 11 Male
TRP Under 11 Female
TRP Under 13 Male
TRP Under 13 Female
TRP Under 15 Male
TRP Under 15 Female
TRP Under 17 Male
TRP Under 17 Female
TRP 17+ Male
TRP 17+ Female
TRP Youth Male
TRP Youth Female
TRP Junior Male
TRP Junior Female
TRP Senior Male
DMT Level 1 Male
DMT Level 1 Female
DMT Level 2 Male
DMT Level 2 Female
DMT Level 3 Male
DMT Level 3 Female
DMT Level 4 Male
DMT Level 4 Female
DMT Level 5 Male
DMT Level 5 Female
DMT Level 6 Male
DMT Under 11 Male
DMT Under 11 Female
DMT Under 13 Male
DMT Under 15 Male
DMT Under 15 Female
DMT Under 17 Male
DMT Under 17 Female
DMT 17+ Male
DMT Youth Male
DMT Youth Female
DMT Junior Male
DMT Junior Female
DMT Senior Male
Andrew Sumner
Alice Warner
Lachlan Robertson
Lara Reeves
Ryan Boultbee
Elise Rechichi
Cian Breathnach
Jasmine Pearson
Samuel Fitzgerald
Amelia Ikin
Damien Draper
Odette Sproston
Avi Margolis
Leilani Golding
Jack Petrie
Abbie Watts
Elliot Stratton
Beau Stroud
Donnay Brown
James Crawford
Lucy Hagon
Lachlan Shellabear
Montanna Campbell
Christopher Burnett
Nina Brown
Owen Crofts
Teigan Woollard
Andrew Sumner
Lachlan Robertson
Alyssa Gowrea
Isaac Ricketts
Cian Breathnach
Sarah Jones
Samuel Fitzgerald
Kayla Nel
Damien Draper
Liam Jeans
Leilani Golding
Curtis Booth
Jayden Cooney
Elliot Stratton
High Flyers
Peak
High Flyers
Southern Star
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
Peak
High Flyers
Peak
High Flyers
Peak
High Flyers
Southern Star
High Flyers
Peak
High Flyers
High Flyers
Southern Star
Peak
Peak
Peak
KA Gymsports
High Flyers
Southern Star
Peak
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
Southern Star
High Flyers
High Flyers
High Flyers
ACR State Champions
Level 1 Pairs
Level 1 Trio
Level 2 Pair
Level 3 Pair
Level 3 Trio
Level 4 Women’s Pair
Level 4 Women’s Trio
Level 5 Women’s Pair
Holly Davison & Sienna Dragovic
Madeline Blackwell, Ava Harris & Ashleigh Paramor
Bella Little & Bethany Wee
Hannah Reynolds & Phoeby Torrijos
Ellyarn Granland, Olivia Sharman & Aimee Tinsley
Imogen Robertson & Celeste Travaglini
Grace Crocombe, Lily Crocombe & Hannah Currell
Jessica Barnden & Indie-Lee Mulvay
Rebecca Jobson, Mina Ryan & Erin Woodthorpe
Kate Langton, Maddison Twyman & Alika Woollons
Overall AA Award Club Levels State Champions
MAG Club Level 4
MAG Club Level 5
WAG Club Level 4
WAG Club Level 5
WAG Club Level 6
WAG Club Level 7
WAG Club Level 8
WAG Club Level 10
Alexander Rusiti
Zachary Reid
Emily Bishop
Kate Morris
Monet Farrugia
Georgia Webb
Elizabeth Robbins
Katie Lintott
Active
Denmark
Batavia
Vital
Vital
Batavia
Vital
T.J.’s
NDGC
NDGC
Spirit
Spirit
Jednorog
NDGC
NDGC
NDGC
Spirit
Spirit
2014 Australian Championship
Results
IDP Level 8
Sophie Prince: 3rd Uneven Bars
Sophie Mahoney: 3rd Beam
MAG Australian Championships
Level 7 U12
Jeremy Choong : 3rd AA, 1st Vault, 2nd Floor, 2nd Pommel
Level 8 Open
Daniel Kural : 1st Rings
Elija Meegun -Trans Buss Team : 1st Place
Level 9 U16
WA: 1st Team
Gabriel O’Sullivan : 3rd Rings, 2nd AA, 1st Pommel, 3rd Vault
Joshua Di Nucci : 1st High Bar
Level 9 Open
Jake Thompson : 3rd Rings, 1st Floor, 1st Vault, 1st High Bar, 2nd AA
WAG Australian Championships
National Levels:
Level 7
Charlotte Mitchell : 2nd Floor
Emma Carbon : 3rd Floor
Level 9
WA : 2nd Team
Georgia Thomas : 2nd AA , 1st Vault, 2nd Floor
Alisha Bates : 2nd Beam
Level 10
Nicole Smith : 3rd Floor
International Levels
IDP Level 6
Eleanor Griffith : 3rd Vault
Junior International
WA : 2nd Team
Darcy Norman : 3rd AA , 1st Uneven Bars, 2nd Beam
Paige James : 1st Floor, 3rd Vault
Aya Meggs : 3rd Uneven Bars
Yasmin Collier – 3rd Beam
Olivia Vivian : 2nd Uneven Bars, 3rd Floor
Lauren Mitchell : 1st Floor, 3rd Beam
RG Australian Championships
Amy Quinn : 2nd AA, 2nd Hoop, 2nd Ball, 3rd Clubs, 3rd Ribbon
Sub-Junior Group
WA : 1st
Open Group
WA : 1st
AER Australian Championships
Level 3
Elissa Campbell : 3rd (Junior)
National Development Female
Rebecca Osborne: 1st
International Age Group 1 Female
Thoma O’Sullivan : 1st
International Age Group 2 Female
Giveney How : 5th
International 18+ Female
Zoe Tisdale : 1st
Cairo Leicester : 2nd
Catriona Cowden : 3rd
TRP Australian Championships
Under 11 Male
Lachlan Robertson : 2nd DMT, 3rd SYN
Under 15 Male
Cian Breathnach & Connor Scotland : 3rd SYN
Under 15 Female
Jasmine Pearson : 3rd SYN
Under 17 Male
Samuel Fitzgerald: 2nd TRP, 2nd DMT
17+ Male
Damian Draper: 3rd TRP
Damian Draper and Samuel Fitzgerald: 2nd SYN
17+ Female
Odette Sproston : 3rd TRP, 1st SYN
Junior Male
Curtis Booth: 1st TRP
Jack Petrie : 3rd DMT
Junior Female
Abbie Watts: 2nd TRP
Jayden Cooney : 3rd TRP, 3rd DMT
Jayden Cooney & Abbie Watts: 1st SYN
GA National Squad
MAG
Maximilian Woloszyn (NDGC/MAGHPC) : Senior
Joshua Di Nucci (Vital/MAGHPC) : Junior
Gabriel O’Sullivan (NDGC) : Junior
WAG
Lauren Mitchell (College Park/WAIS) : Senior
Paige James (Jednorog/WAIS) : Junior
Darcy Norman (Spirit/WAIS): Junior
Olivia Vivian (College Park / WAIS)
Aya Meggs (College Park / WAIS)
Yasmin Collier (Star Mites / WAIS)
RG
Amy Quinn (RGA/WAIS) : Senior
AER
Zoe Tisdale (Spirit) : Senior
Catriona Cowden (Spirit) : Senior
Karissa Marshall (Spirit) : Senior
Cairo Leicester (NDGC) : Senior
Giveney How (Spirit) : Age Group 2
Thoma O’Sullivan (NDGC) : Age Group 1
Rebecca Osborne (NDGC) : National Development
Kaila Bogdanov (NDGC) : National Development
TRP
Curtis Booth (High Flyers) : TRP Senior Transitional Male
Jayden Cooney (High Flyers) : TRP & DMT Senior Transitional Female
Abbie Watts (Peak / WAIS) : TRP Senior Transitional Female
Leilani Golding (Southern Star) : TRP Junior Transitional Female
Cleo Thornett (High Flyers) : TRP Junior Transitional Female
Jack Petrie (High Flyers) : DMT Senior Transitional Male
Partners & Sponsors
GWA Major Partners
Partners
State Gymnastics Centre
Loftus Recreation Centre
99 Loftus Street, Leederville, WA 6007
(08) 9228 9399
(08) 9228 9499 (Fax)
www.gymnasticswa.asn.au
info@gymnasticswa.asn.au

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