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December 2009

13 ~ Christmas Gala - ABBA Mania!

The Regent Gymnastics Club presented their Annual Christmas Show “Abba Mania” with over 50 squad gymnasts performing in front a delighted crowd at Fort Regent last Sunday.

The opening number to Dancing Queen was performed by all the gymnasts and they demonstrated various floor elements leading up to some spectacular tumbling sequences. Siobhan Harvey (10) and Gabby Morgan (10) then went on to performed there individual floor routines. This was followed by a catchy routine performed by the mini squad with a pom pom routine to Waterloo.

The boy’s squad under the guidance of Coach Paul Baine showed some work on the floor, following by a trampette routine with a spectacular finale which got all the crowds cheering. The gymnasts then took to the apparatus with the girls working on Bars, Beam and Vault and the boys on P Bars which lead to a make belief presentation of the winners following by a very fast and dynamic cross over tumbling display in the tune of “Winner Takes All”.

The first half of the show was bought to a close with some 30 gymnasts from the various squads performing a spectacular cross over trampette display to Mama Mia. A fast energetic number to “Does your Mother Known” performed by the advanced/senior squad opened the 2^nd half of the show, demonstrating some captivating dance on the floor and aerial work on the trampettes. Energetic routines to Gimme, Gimme, Gimme and Super Trooper performed by the Intermediate squads received loud applause from the appreciative audience. The attention was then drawn back to the floor with individual routines being performed by Joely Crichard (10), Jade Morgan (10), Jasmine O’Donoghue (12) and Caitlin Day (12).

A colourful hoop routine to Money Money Money was then performed by the intermediate/advanced squad gymnasts followed by a Christmas Mama Mia routine with colourful red/green costumes which brought the Christmas Gala to a close.

Julia Falle who directed the show said it was a fantastic to see such a large number of families and friends come along and support the event. My thanks must go to the gymnasts and coaches, for all their events in putting the show together and the parents and the staff at Fort Regent for making this event possible.

6 ~ Jack Frost National Competition

Ten Regent Gymnasts returned home with fifteen medals, 5 gold’s, 6 silver and 4 bronze from the Jack Frost Invitation Competition in Preston on 6^th December 2009.
The competition brought together over 250 gymnasts and the Regent Gymnasts were up against some strong opposition with gymnasts competing from Blackpool, Mickleover, Skelmersdale, Apollo, Turton, Longridge, David Lloyd and the hosts Flic Flac.
The competition was divided into various levels of age and ability with each having a Christmas theme and the gymnasts competing on Vault, Trampette, Range & Conditioning (R&C), Bars and Tumble.
In the Bright Stars 9 & under age group 18 gymnasts competed with Regent’s Chloe Besant performing exceptionally well in her first UK competition. Her R & C showed great strength and poise, a clean and precise performance on Bars and a superb Vault claimed her gold medal on all three pieces and an excellent second place overall. Rhiannon Le Maistre won a silver medal for her excellent performance in her R & C, also finish in 5^th place on Bars and a creditable 5^th place overall. Also competing was Ruby Mason who again put in a great performance finishing 5^th place in R & C and 6^th place overall.
In the 9 & over age group Siobhan Harvey outshone this group beating 13 other competitors to finish in 1^st place overall. Her winning performances came with a superb vault, a dynamic trampette claiming her two gold medals. A confident tumbling sequence won her the silver medal and she also went on to win two bronze medals for her R&C and Bars.

Above: Ruby , Chloe, Rhiannon and Siobhan, Below: Ciara, Jade, Gabby and Danielle

In the Happy Xmas Trees younger level ten year old Joely Crichard was up against 15 strong contenders with the gymnasts from Blackpool taking the top 3 places overall. Joely showed some great height and technique in her somersault on the Trampette winning her the silver medal and she finished overall in 6^th place. In the older age group Lotta Butler showed some elegance and grace throughout her competition. Her strong performance on bars managed to edge out the gymnasts from Blackpool and Flic Flac to win her the gold medal. She also claimed the silver medal for her performance in R&C. and finished in 4^th place on the Vault and Trampette along with an overall 4^th place.

In the next level 10 year olds Jade and Gabby Morgan competed in the Snowman level along with Ciara Lambert and Danielle Biddulph. In the younger age group Jade and Gabby Morgan both performed well and just finished outside the medals. Jade showed her strength in the Tumbling with some great height in her somersaults which placed her in 4^th place and finished in joint 6^th place with Gabby in the trampette. This was Gabby’s first UK competition and she also finished in a creditable 6^th place in her Tumbling. Ciara was competing in the older age group along with Danielle. Ciara had a good clean performance to win silver on bars and her performance on trampette won her second silver medal and she finished in 3^rd place overall against a field of 12 strong gymnasts. Danielle took 4^th place in the trampette performing her somersault sequence with great technique.

Above : Joley, Lotta and Jade

Head Coach Julia Falle said it was a great competition, this is the first time we have competed in the North West of England and I am really pleased how well they all performed. Each Gymnast received a participation medal and a certificate.

Once the competition had come to an end each club was asked to perform a Christmas Group Dance. The Regent girls performed their ABBA Mania routine in colourful costumes and in practice for the up and coming Gala, which was well received by the large audience.

November 2009

7/8 ~ International Performance Coach Visits Again

International Performance Coach Chris Adams from Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy spent the weekend of the 7th and 8th November working with our gymnasts. This was his second visit of a planned training programme which has been put in place with the Club for the foreseeable future. Regent’s head coach Julia Falle said Chris has already seen a great improvement in the gymnasts since his last visit and is pleased to see the progress of the gymnasts since introducing the new training programme.
Over the weekend Chris worked with a number of squad members where he spent time focusing on tumbling including introducing the younger gymnasts to the first stages in developing their tumbling skills. A number of the gymnasts showed great tumbling potential with some of the youngsters performing back flips unaided for the first time and a number of older gymnasts performing high, dynamic, powerful somersaults. Chris also worked all of the gymnasts in 'gloves and loops' on a metal bar to work their shapes and techniques in handstands, giant circle swings, clear hip circles to handstands and stalders. Throughout the whole weekend the gymnasts were also put through their paces with new flexibility and strengthening exercisers.