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In case you missed it... - The Ministry of Alberta Tourism and Sport - Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation (SPAR) Branch invites volunteers to apply to be Team Alberta Mission Staff during the Canada Winter Games taking place February 27 – March 14, 2027, in Québec City, Québec.
Please review the Mission Staff duties and submit a Team Alberta Mission Staff application by Monday, December 1st, 2025! If you have any questions or require any additional information contact Cam Berwald at (780) 422-7109 or cam.berwald@gov.ab.ca, or Steven Patrick (Team Alberta Assistant Chef de Mission) at (780) 644-4897 or steven.patrick@gov.ab.ca. - Remember - any club planning to travel outside of Canada requires a Travel Authorization Form, which is required for all activities. Learn more on our website. Without approval, insurance coverage WILL NOT be provided.
- Are you a Gymnastics Club in Alberta that's interested in joining AGF? You can find out more info on the benefits of membership here, or get in touch with our office and we'll be pleased to help you get started.
- Visit our online store to shop for CanGym badges and certificates, CanJump stickers, and retro AGF gear! Limited quantities!
- Don’t forget, if you would like to reach a staff member directly, you can find their direct phone lines and emails here.
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Thank you SO much for attending our 2025 Congress, AGM, and Gala Week! 🤩 It was a blast! 🙌 Congress welcomed over 350 attendees across the three day event. WOW! 😱 Thank you to all those who helped foster this amazing learning experience! 👏 Following that, on Saturday, 37 of our member clubs joined us for our technical meetings and Annual General Meeting. We were thrilled to have their new ideas and input! 🌟 To cap everything off on Saturday night, almost 400 people dressed in their finest Western duds and walked the red carpet to celebrate the 2025 Awards Gala. Way to go, everyone! 🤠 We had an amazing time with you all! ---- A quick note on PD points - Individuals who were registered and checked in with us will get 3 PD points for the Congress Weekend. (Non-NCCP events are worth 1 point for each hour, up to a maximum of 3 points) ✅ ---- Once again, thank you so much for attending. We hope you discovered some new concepts, learned a few skills, and had a great time! 🎉 |
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These doggos look amazing as they sport their custom AGF bandanas! Thank you so much for being a part of the Alberta Gymnastics community! ❤️ |
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Congratulations to our Athletes of the Year! 💪
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🎉 A Huge Congratulations 🎉 to our outstanding athletes who were named Athlete of the Year! Your dedication, hard work, and exceptional performances have made this another remarkable year. Your talent continues to inspire us all. 🙌
It was a pleasure to honour your achievements at our Awards Gala, and to gift you with a custom plaque commemorating your incredible milestone. 🤩 |
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We are immensely proud of every one of you and can’t wait to see what you accomplish in the future. At AGF, we believe the sky is truly the limit! 🌟 ✨TG Male Athlete of the Year - Tristan Bloom
✨WAG Athlete of the Year - Zoe Ewens (2nd season in a row)
✨MAG Athlete of the Year - Rory Freeman
✨TG Female Athlete of the Year - Kalena Soehn (2nd season in a row)
Check out the Athlete of the Year videos on our YouTube Channel! |
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Earlier this month, more than 25 of our elite gymnasts, from all across Alberta, got to attend a special event hosted by Cirque du Soleil's ECHO! 🤩 Alongside AGF's own WAG Technical Director, Darren Webster (former Cirque head coach), they received a once-in-lifetime behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a performer with the troupe. This included interactions with the artists and insights on how their gymnastics skills can translate to circus excellence. 🙌 Please check out the Calgary Herald and CTV News Calgary for a deeper dive into the collaboration. Thank you to Cirque du Soleil, Darren, and our wonderful athletes for participating in this unique opportunity! 🎉 |
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✨Sport Dev News✨Let's all welcome the newest members to your Sport Development Committee: Aliza Jumakhan (Edmonton Acro) and Debbie Shelstad (Calgary Gymnastics Centre)! Aliza and Debbie joined us at AGM weekend during our assembly meetings. We also want to thank the outgoing members, Karen MacDonald and Vicki Hodgson, for their time and talents over the past year. You both totally rocked🙌 Don't miss out on the latest news from our program! A new email group has been set up for all GFA-specific communications. To join this group contact Kate at sportdev@abgym.ab.ca and she will make sure you're added to the list. Stay in touch and be involved. ✅ Guess what? The GFA COLLECTIVE is back! Come join us for some awesome GFA talk during Lunch. Want to take part? Click here. |
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✨TG News✨It was wonderful to see so many of you at Congress and the AGM this month! 👏 And a big thanks to our presenter, Martin Myers of Skyriders in Ontario. We had such engaging discussions during our assembly meeting (it was the longest one of all the disciplines!) and are excited about the year ahead. Congratulations to Trish Quinney & Eran Silberg on being acclaimed as TTTC Co-Chairs, and Jessica Walper for being acclaimed as Judging Chair. Their leadership and dedication to our sport are truly appreciated by our community. 🤩 Also, let's extend a warm welcome to Rebecca Will from Altadore, who was elected to the committee. This is going to be a fantastic year and we look forward to your insight and contributions to our group! 🙌 Finally, big ups to Kalena Soehn and Tristan Bloom, our Athletes of the Year!!! |
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✨MAG News✨Special guest coach, Nick Blanton from Fundy Gymnastics in New Brunswick, returned to Alberta earlier this month to lead our Canada Winter Games training camp at CGC. The team worked across a variety of apparatuses in preparation for their upcoming CWG trials. They looked great! 🙌 Following that Nick presented three sessions at Congress, which saw an amazing turnout. Thanks, Nick! We'll be sure to have you back in the future. If you didn't attend our MAG Technical Assembly meeting during AGM weekend, it was a fantastic discussion about upcoming events and policies. If you missed it, not to worry, the minutes will be shared shortly. Moving forward, our MAG Program Manager, Mo, will be finalizing handbook changes set forth by the MTA, as well as preparing for upcoming training camps & screening events! 👏 Finally, it was a honour to celebrate the incredible excellence within our community at the AGF Awards Gala. Once again, congratulations to our award recipients: Rory Freeman (Athlete of the Year); Bin Fan (Coach of the Year); and Kelly Mock (Judge of the Year). Well done!!! 🎉🏆 |
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✨WAG News✨The WAG program has had a busy start of the Fall season! We've already hosted four training camps with two more this weekend. Turn out has been amazing, over 800 athletes have registered. There has been so much interest, additional groups had to be created and schedules needed to be updated on the fly! 😱 Thank you Exelta, Spruce Grove Aerials, Pine Valley, and Airdrie Edge for hosting. And best wishes to everyone going to Pine Valley and Mountain Shadows for the Xcel camp. Judging courses are also well underway. This season we're hosting 7 judging courses for our Xcel, Compulsory, and Optional level judges. Make sure to sign up quickly if you're interested. Click here for dates and locations. 👏 Competition season starts early with Trials to Alberta Winter Games in Tawatinaw in December. Be sure to check the AGF calendar regularly to ensure you do not miss out on any important events! 🗓️ Finally, a big congratulations to our 2024-2025 WAG Athlete of the Year for the second season in a row, Zoe Ewens! 👏 Way to go! 🎉 What a great start to the season! |
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All registered AGF members will get 7 days of priority registration to sign up for NCCP courses BEFORE they open to the general public. If you are registered with an AGF Member Club and are still getting an error, contact us at education@abgym.ab.ca.
The NCCP Newsletter comes out every Friday with information about all available courses. Sign up below, so you don't miss out! ⬇️ |
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There were tons of awards given out at this year's Awards Gala, as told by @teamcgctandt 🏆 |
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Happy Halloween everyone! Today also marks the end of our second registration period, which ran from September 1st through October 31st. I know that a lot of clubs opened up their gyms during the last three weeks to accommodate all of the kids who had to stay home during the recent Alberta labour strife 🧑🏫👏. So, that means there could be many new athletes, coaches, drop-ins, and other participants to upload. No worries, there is no need to rush to get it done before trick-or-treating (or the Jays game💙), the final deadline is November 14th, so there is plenty of time. If you need a refresher on the upload process, you can find it on our website. Of course, I always welcome early submissions, too. And as always, I'm free to answer any questions at membership@abgym.ab.ca. It was great to meet up with so many of our club personnel during Congress. Most of this job is done over the phone or email, so I really enjoyed all of the face-to-face contact. If you ever spot me walking around an event, or sitting in the stands, and you want to talk finance - come say hi! 😀 As I mentioned during our Town Hall, I'm continuing to monitor the economy and it's effects on our federation, particularly the tariff effect. The Canadian Federal budget also drops next Tuesday, and we will see if there is any additional funding for sport and athletes. Fingers crossed. 🤞 Be well, everyone. One more dub. 💙 #WANTITALL |
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What is your go-to candy to offertrick-or-treaters? 🍫🍬🍭
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Craig - Do other people still hand out toothbrushes? 😉🪥J/k We give out Doritos mainly because I get to save all the Cool Ranch ones for myself. 🔻😜 Kate - We change it up this year. Last year was Tootsie Pops and Tootsie Rolls and this year it's Nerds. I keep all the candy corn for myself! 🍭 Jacinda - We give out Hawkins cheezies and chocolate bars. If you’ve never had Hawkins cheezies, I highly recommend! 🧀 Carolyn - The mix pack that has Twix and Mars in it! Those are my favorites to sneak out of the bowl. 🍫 Haleigh - Reese's Pumpkins all the way! 🎃🥜 Mo - I actually like giving out the Maynards mix box with Sour Patch Kids, Fuzzy Peaches, Swedish Berries, and Fish! 🍬 Robin - It depends on the year, but I love giving the little ghouls and goblins Miss Vickie’s chips or the mix chocolate box with Twix. Those are my favs and that way when its a slow trick or treating year I get yummy leftovers!! 🍫 Jacqueline - We sometimes go between Chip and Chocolates. Depending if there has been a fundraiser that we are supporting for the Halloween season. 🍫 🥔 |
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