This year we will have a couple of spaces available for those of you who may be interested to join our executive committee. Lara will be resigning as our club Treasurer. We would like to thank her for the wonderful contribution she has made to the club over the past two years. Lara will still remain active within our club as she continues to develop as a judge.  Anissa, our club secretary will also be resigning from her post this year. We would like to thank Anissa for the wonderful job she has done and we wish her daughter a speedy recovery.

We ask all those club members who may be interested in filling positions on our committee to submit their nomination forms either by email or by post. Submissions need to be in by the 26/02/10 . You can gain access to the submission form below.

AGM Nomination Form

Lachlan has a jump on competition

Promising trampolinist Lachlan Smith has scooped double national titles.

Ten-year-old Lachlan, who trains with the North Shore Trampoline Club, took gold in the 10 and under double mini and individual trampoline at the New Zealand gymsports championships at Mystery Creek in Hamilton last month.

The twin success highlights a solid year for the youngster who also won synchronised silver with Coatesville’s Cameron Houston in the 11-12 age group.

Further Harbour success came from Kiera Greenacre with top three placings in the 11-12 years girls individual, double mini and synchro and Amberley Yee who took silver in the 13-14 years girls double mini.

Harbour’s Siobhian Ridgely also partnered Manukau’s Britta Van Tiel to third in the girls 11-12 years synchro.

New Zealand gymsports championships:

Boys 10 and under individual trampoline: Lachlan Smith (Harbour) 55.30, Timothy Molloy (Manukau) 53.90, Gregory Glanville (Canterbury) 53.40.

Boys 10 and under double mini trampoline: Lachlan Smith (Harbour) 119.40, Timothy Molloy (Manukau) 118.60, Sean Wilson (Auckland) 116.30.

Boys 11-12 years synchro: Dylan Schmidt and Nelson McCallum (Auckland) 80.20, Lachlan Smith and Cameron Houston (Harbour) 76.00, Connor Fitzgerald and Thomas Eichler (Canterbury) 57.30.

Girls 11-12 years individual trampoline: Chivaun Broderick (Hawke’s Bay) 61.30, Madison Coster (Canterbury) 58.00, Kiera Greenacre (Harbour) 55.50.

Girls 11-12 years double mini trampoline: Chivaun Broderick (Hawke’s Bay) 125.20, Abby Roper (Auckland) 121.60, Kiera Greenacre (Harbour) 119.10.

Girls 13-14 double mini trampoline: Anastasia Smith (Hawke’s Bay) 124.60, Amberley Yee (Harbour) 124.60, Sarah Howe (Canterbury) 122.10.

Girls 11-12 synchro: Rosie Gordon and Madison Coster (Canterbury) 78.90, Kiera Greenacre and Sophie Harkin (Harbour) 75.20, Britta Van Tiel (Manukau) and Siobhan Ridgely (Harbour) 73.20.

Youngsters bounce for New Zealanad

International Competitors will descend on rotorua for the Indo-Pacific Trampoline and Tumbling Championship this Month

It is the first time New Zealand has hosted the biennial event, and two young people from the Hibiscus Coast jumped at the chance to take part.
Sophie Harkin of Little Manly and AJ Hawkins of Red Beach are members of North Shore Trampoline Club and among those representing New Zealand at the champs.

With the competition approaching, early starts have become the norm for Sophie and AJ, as they travel to Browns Bay for training up to five times a week.

Sophie and AJ train on giant trampolines, two metres wide and four metres long, wearing special trampoline shoesfor extra grip. Forward, backward and twisting somersaults are among the moves that the pair are learning to master and Sophie is also competing in synchronised trampoline.

“Bouncing is fun, and you use every part of your body so it keeps you fit and strong,” Sophie says.

AJ says the club is mostly made up of girls, but he couldn’t wait to join after giving it a go on a school holiday programme.

“It feels really good when you get it right,”AJ says.

The Indo-Pacific Championships take place October 15th-19th and Sophie says China is the country to beat.

“I’m looking forward to meeting new people from around the world and seeing how they do different trampoline techniques.”

North Shore Trampoline Club offers recreational and competitive trampoline options and includes classes for adults. For more information phone 09 478 4411.

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