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As 2025 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank each of you, athletes, coaches, judges, administration, volunteers, families, and friends, for making gymnastics in Alberta so incredible. Your dedication, energy, and passion create countless memorable moments on and off the mats. The 2025–26 season is already shaping up to be an exciting one! With more competitions, camps, and events on the horizon, we can’t wait to see our gymnastics community continue to grow, push boundaries, and celebrate achievements together. The AGF office is now closed for the holidays and will reopen on January 5, 2026. From your AGF Board and staff, we wish you a joyful holiday season filled with laughter, connection, and some well-deserved rest. Here’s to a New Year full of inspiration, progress, and all the excitement gymnastics has to offer! ❤️🎄🎁 |
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In case you missed it... - GymCan released information regarding the NCCP Transfer of qualifications for Trampoline. See further down in the newsletter or check your inbox for further information.
- 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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Admissions InformationNeed a last minute stocking stuffer this year? 🤔
We are excited to share the early bird rates with all of our AGF members! Hurry to book your discounted tickets before January 9th, 2026! 🗓️
This is a great opportunity for everyone to attend one of the most exciting gymnastics events of the year at a discounted rate! 🤩
Get tickets here! |
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Volunteer InformationWant to help put on one of the biggest events of 2026 in Calgary? Volunteer spots are now open for the 2026 Artistic Elite Championships! This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved, support the athletes from all across the country, and be part of an incredible event. 👏
Don’t forget, as a perk, volunteers get free daily admission! 🤩
Register here! |
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✨Sport Dev News✨The Sport Development Committee is excited to welcome back Ali Stoffels from Rec Gym Pros, as we offer her webinar: “Designing a Summer Camp that Empowers & Motivates Staff”. The session will be hosted twice: Sunday, Feb 22nd at 6pm-8pm and Wednesday, Feb 25th 12pm-2pm. Signups will go live in the new year! 🗓️ You may remember Ali from her amazing presentations at our 2026 Congress in Calgary, and we are thrilled to have her present again. Our next GFA Collective meeting will be January 7th at noon where we will discuss Coach Retention Strategies. New members are always welcome to join us at any time! 🙌 Sign up here to receive more details! 🤩 Acro fans - your clubs recently received the AGF Provincials Directive 1. We are so excited to have all disciplines come together in Calgary as one at this year’s Provincial Championships! 💪 Information is constantly being put on our website for the upcoming Provincials, so be sure to stay up-to-date with that on the event website! 🤔 Additionally, don't forget to check the Sport Development events regularly on the AGF events calendar! You can even filter to your specific program to get you a more focused view of upcoming competitions, events, meetings, and more! Until next month, may you all have a very happy holidays and a super start to 2026! ✨ |
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✨TG News✨This past month, we held the TG Provincial Tumbling Camp, bringing together 43 athletes from Levels 2, 3, and 4, supported by 13 coaches, for a full day of learning and development at Airdrie Edge Gymnastics! 🤸 Athletes focused on upgrading skills and confidently linking newer elements into complete tumbling passes, with an emphasis on strong technique and progression. Our Provincial Coordinator, Bastien Cremer, worked closely with both athletes and coaches throughout the day to create a collaborative and supportive training environment. 🙌 We were thrilled to have Dr. Brittany Jewan (CGC) lead a targeted mobility session focused on hips and ankles, helping athletes build the foundation for stronger, safer landings. Jessica Walper, our Judging Chair, also joined the camp to host an engaging seminar and Q&A session on the new Code of Points for tumbling, giving athletes valuable insight into what judges are looking for and how judging panels operate. 🤩 The day concluded with a round-table discussion for clubs, providing an opportunity to share feedback and offer suggestions to help shape future provincial camps. Thank you to all athletes, coaches, and contributors who made this camp a success and helped support the continued growth of tumbling across the province. ❤️ We look forward to more opportunities like this and an exciting comp season ahead in 2026. Have a great holiday season! 👋 |
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✨MAG News✨Our deepest gratitude goes out to Markos Baikas, the head coach of Taiso Gymnastics Club in Saskatoon, for joining us during our MAG camps this week at CGC! Markos is also the HP coach of Gymnastics Saskatchewan and the co-designer of the Canadian MAG Elite Pathways program. 🍁 As our guest presenter, he added incredible value to our athlete's experiences. Over 100 athletes participated in three camps, including our first ever Select Camp which brought together all levels of MAG athletes who achieved the Alberta standard last season. 🤸♂️ This was one of our most dynamic and inspiring training opportunities of the year, and we cannot wait to do it again. We know that it gave everyone some amazing experience and prepped them for the upcoming competitions! ✊😤 Thank you so much to the staff at the Calgary Gymnastics Centre for hosting the camps in addition to our Elite Canada screening event the night before. You are true all-stars! 🌟 To the entire gymnastics community, on behalf of the MAG program, have a joyful holiday season and a fantastic end to the year! 🙌 |
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✨WAG News✨Our first sanctioned event of the season took place last weekend at the Pine Valley Gym Centre in Tawatinaw. 🙌 Kudos to everyone who braved the frigid temperatures and icy roads to compete at the Trials to Alberta Winter Games. Coach Dom absolutely loved the amazing energy in the gym, no matter the miserable weather. 🩵🤍♥️ Almost 200 level 6-7 athletes competed for a chance to represent their zone this February in the Lakeland County and Cold Lake region. Congratulations to everyone who made their zone teams! 👏 Over the fall, AGF and the Women’s Judging Committee hosted 5 judging courses in all levels, and we would like to give a big welcome to all of our new judges. We are very excited to have you join our community! 👋 Finally, just a reminder to all coaches or managers who wish to attend an event with Team Alberta. You must have a valid Police Record Check and Child Intervention Check to attend. To review all the requirements of being a Team Alberta coach or manager, please visit the AGF website. Happy Holidays!!! 🎄☃️🥳 |
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Information regarding the 2026 Provincial Championships is being added frequently to the event website, so be sure to catch the latest news there! |
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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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NCCP Trampoline Transfer of QualificationsThis is a reminder about the upcoming transfer of your Trampoline Gymnastics Levels-NCCP qualifications to the updated NCCP pathway. This transition will take place on January 1st, 2026, and you may notice that your coaching transcript in The Locker will look slightly different after the update. An email was sent to all clubs on December 5th, 2025. To ensure that none of your records are lost in the transition, we strongly recommend that you print your Locker transcript in Detailed View before December 31st. Having a printed copy with Locker Event Numbers included will provide proof in the event that any course or certification does not transfer correctly. Here is the link to the email that GymCan asked us to send to all our clubs to share with their coaches, in case you did not receive or have not seen it. |
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We are pleased to announce that in celebration of the holiday season, AGF is hosting a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway from December 20th to 31st across Instagram and Facebook combined. 🙌
Please tune in at noon each day for a fun, festive photo of our dear friend, Roland as he helps get us all into the holiday spirit! 🐵🎁 Click here for more details! |
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As we flip our calendars to the new year, we look back on past experiences and embrace the optimism of what's to come. The new year always brings about new opportunities, and that can be especially true in the finance world. Whether it's the "January Effect," or possible changes to the tax code, we can all start fresh in the hunt for financial success. 💰📈🤓 The latest fundraising opportunity to come across my desk is the City of Edmonton's Community Investment Operating Grant (CIOG). This grant provides assistance to not-for-profit organizations that work to increase social inclusion and equitable access, as well as to businesses that help strengthen community among Edmontonians through activities or sport. Applicants must also be members of Sport Edmonton. If this applies to your club, CLICK HERE for more information. But, do not delay, the application deadline is at 1pm on January 14th, so you have time over the holidays to come up with a proposal! After that, applicants will be notified in April. Best wishes to you all, and I hope that, however you celebrate, the magic of the holiday season brings you peace and joy. We'll see you in 2026! 🌞🎆✨ |
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How do you hope to finish out 2025? Any last minute plans for the year? ✨
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Jackie - 2025 has been a really tough year, and I am happy to spend time with my closest family and friends, catching up with everyone. ❤️ Haleigh - This year, I am excited to be around family once again! Getting to travel around to visit everyone will be tiring but worth it for the memories. ❤️ Kate - We always do a fondue night as a family on New Year’s Eve! 🫕 Personally, I try to spend some time over the holidays to reflect on the year past and make goals for the upcoming year. 🎯 Craig - I finish every year with a big movie marathon. This year I’m going to do all of The Hunger Games in one day! 🏹🕊️🔥😤 Carolyn - I hope to finish out the year with family and friends! The holidays are spent relaxing and catching up with everyone. 🙌 Mo - I will be celebrating New Year’s with friends. This year brought many of my friendships closer, and I hope the end of the year reflects that. 🫂 Robin - I’ll be finishing out the year by staying focused on what matters most—supporting the people around me, spending time with loved ones, recharging a little, and ending it all with a fun games night! Hope everyone has a very merry holiday season and a very happy new year! |
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