I am pleased to be leading a Gymnastics Club at St Joseph's School Oamaru on a Friday from 3-3:45

I am pleased to be leading a Gymnastics Club at St Joseph's School Oamaru on a Friday from 3-3:45

Saturday 24 May 2014

Third after school session

Our third session went well this week. We had about 34 kids attend with 3 new ones, which were lovely to have join. We practiced on the beam, vault, floor, began learning floor routines as well as using skipping ropes and hoops. Thank-you again to Kelly, Adele, Courtenay and Suzie who helped coach this week. Here are some photos from this weeks session of our warm down! Thank-you to Richelle for sending the photos through. It has hard for me to take photos while I am coaching. I appreciate any photos that are taken that can be shared! Thanks to the Year 6 boys who helped set up the hall and the parents who helped pack away.


Friday 16 May 2014

Second session!

It was great to get our second Gymnastics session up and running this afternoon!  We welcomed seniors to the session today with a total of 36 kids. We have such talented and enthusiastic children. I am excited to be able to work with them. We practiced on the beam, vault, floor, began learning floor routines as well as using skipping ropes and hoops. Thank-you again to Kelly, Adele, Courtenay and Tess who volunteered their time to coach. Thank-you to Suzie who has also offered to help. Thank-you to Tracey and Ashlyn who have offered to make ribbons for some Rhythmic Gymnastics props! Please let me know if anyone else would like to help in any way. Here are some photos from today's session!

 









Saturday 10 May 2014

Very inspiring lady!

 Jo Dix-Pincott came across this video and I just watched it and was amazed! What an inspiring lady. It shows you are never too old to achieve your ambitions!

Friday 9 May 2014

A few photos from my lunchtime Gymnastics from Term 1. Eager Junior gymnasts supported by Year 6&7 buddies. I hope to get some photos from my new after school Gymnastics club next week!






In the Summer holidays I returned to England 9 years later and caught up with some of my Primary school friends I had kept in touch with! We reminisced about the Gym and Dance Display we used to take part in and tried to recreate a balance!

I am so lucky to have guidance by email from my inspiring Gymnastics teacher who taught me when I was at school. Some music ideas for routines from Jo Dix-Pincott.

Thriller Michael Jackson
Grease 
John Williams
Ennio Morricone
Jean Michel Jarre
Il Divo
Ludovico Einaudi- album called Islands
Globus album called Epicon
Music from shows
Music from Moulin Rouge

Here I am nearly 23 and still have a passion for Gymnastics!

Circle of Life: Team Body Technique Warm-up for Rhythmic Gymnastics



Just came across this inspiring Gymnastics performance. Would love to make something like this happen at St Joseph's School!

Session 1 week 1 9th May


I found this great song to use for the warm up & warm down! 

Thursday 8 May 2014

I have been very inspired by a teacher who taught me 11 years ago for Gymnastics! She was my PE teacher at my school in England. I was involved in a Gymnastics club in Year 6, 7 and 8 where we performed  a huge show called 'The Gym and Dance Display'.  This was just floor work and using chairs and broom poles! I have got back in touch with my teacher- Mrs Jo Dix-Pincott and would love to create my own show at the Primary school I am now working at in Oamaru, New Zealand.

I continued doing Gymnastics when I moved to Christchurch, New Zealand for Year 9 at a Gymnastics club called 'Total Gymnastics'. I then moved to Oamaru and joined the Pathfinder's Gymnastic club in Year 10 and 11. Then I retired from Gymnastics ( after breaking my ankle!) and began coaching at Pathfinders club in Year 12 and 13. After finishing a 3 year degree in primary teaching and into my second year of teaching I am now keen to start coaching Gymnastics again!

Last year I started up a Gymnastics club at the school I am working at -St Joseph's School Oamaru . I began lunch time sessions for the juniors and the kids loved it! I have introduced them to using the floor, beam and trampoline.  I had a small group from my club of 12 students perform a short routine we created at the 'Big Night out' Parish evening. I have continued this year and had Year 6 students helping. There have been about 30 students attending. Last term I sent out letters to see if children would be keen to come after school on a Friday to allow me to have more time as lunchtimes are rushed to get back to the classroom!

The club has now become an official sports club and I coached my first after school session today. I have 2 eager parents on board which is fantastic and a Year 7 student-Tess who has been a competitive Gymnast. Today the Junior session ran from 3-3:45 and I had 15 students attend from Year 0-3. Next week I will look at having the Seniors Year 4-8 join too. My goal is to have teams from each Year level to compete at the Inter-school's competition later in the year! St Joseph's haven't had a team for a few years!

Here are a couple of photos of where my Gymnastics all began! England- Goldington Middle School, Bedford.