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November 2024 / Issue 40Do you have friends and family that are interested in gymnastics? Share this newsletter and ask them to hit: |
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We are pleased to announce that in celebration of the holiday season, AGF will be hosting a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway from December 1st to 12th. 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! To participate in the giveaway, simply like, comment, and share our 12 Days of Christmas posts on our Facebook or Instagram! On Friday the 13th at 4 p.m., we will announce one individual who will win a prize package and one of our member clubs that will receive a $300 credit towards their membership fee for the 2025/2026 season. Winners will be directly messaged by AGF and given 30 minutes to claim their prize before a new winner is selected (clubs included), so please be sure to be attentive during the duration of the giveaway and especially Friday morning during the drawing! Please note that ONLY the official AGF account will message winners. You don’t want to miss this! |
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We are so excited to announce that Gymfest 2025 will take place at Saville Centre in Edmonton, AB from May 2nd to 4th! 🙌 This year's theme is Saturday Morning Cartoons, and we can’t wait to see all the wonderful routines our athletes will bring to the floor. 📺😊 More details will come out in December, but for now, be sure to save the date!📆 |
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WAG athletes at the high-performance training camp hosted by Exelta Gymnastics this month. WAG NewsWe have had a very busy fall season full of camps! We hosted 7 training camps across the province, from Pine Valley in the North to Mountain Shadows in the South. These included Xcel, Compulsory, Levels 6-10, and High Performance. Plus, all the camps also included sessions for coaches, so there was something for everyone. Over 700 athletes and 100 coaches attended, and we want to give a big thank you to everyone who participated. In addition, we are also hosting Xcel, Compulsory, and Optional judging courses across the province to certify our judges for all levels of competition. Events are coming quickly in the new year so make sure to get in touch with Carolyn if you need more information. All invitationals and sanctioned events are listed on the AGF calendar. We are looking forward to another busy and successful competition season. ---------- PS: Great news! The latest editions of the WAG Technical Handbook and the WAG Judges Handbook will be posted on the AGF website at the beginning of December. |
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MAG Athletes at the high-level training camp hosted by Spruce Grove Aerials this month. MAG NewsThank you so much to Spruce Grove Aerials Gymnastics, and Coach Colin Plomp (our MAG Technical Chairperson) for planning and leading our latest training camp earlier this month! 24 athletes from the north and the south gathered together for a really successful camp. The group was thrilled to meet Thanh Tang from Bloom Therapy in Spruce Grove. Thanh is a graduate from the University of Alberta and a specialist in sports/activity physiotherapy. He loves the science of movement. Our athletes got the chance to participate in different physical testing activities which measured athletes' rebounding time and strength. They also worked on skill development and just enjoyed coming together to train. High fives to Thanh and to all the clubs that joined in participation! ------- Our Aspire team is really excited to make the trip to Ottawa in two weeks for the 1st Ontario Cup, running from December 13th to 15th. Let's wish them all Bon Voyage! |
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Photo credits are given to Graham Dodd. TG NewsCongratulations to Coach Trish Quinney of Phoenix Gymnastics Centre for receiving the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award! On November 15th, at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference in Regina, Trish was honoured at an awards banquet alongside other outstanding peers in the Canadian sporting community. Her hard work and dedication to coaching Team Canada to a bronze medal in the Double-Mini Trampoline Team Finals at the 2023 Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England earned her this wonderful recognition. Our own CEO, Robin McDougall, was also in attendance and was thrilled to celebrate alongside her! We in the TG community, as well as the rest of AGF, are so proud of you, Trish. Keep up the great work! To see a full list of the 2024 award recipients check out this YouTube video. |
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Sport Development NewsIn the sport dev world, we are happy to introduce the GFA Collective! It's a collaboration opportunity for coaches in leadership positions in the non-competitive community, across disciplines in Alberta. Our collective will meet monthly at noon on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the year, and at each meeting we will be discussing a topic relevant to the community. During the 45-minute online meeting, one or two colleagues will share their experiences with the subject, and then the floor will be opened to continue the discussion, and share ideas and/or experiences with their contemporaries. Regular attendance is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. If you need more information, contact our newest manager, Kate Webster, who is already bringing forth so many ideas to AGF. Otherwise - Sign up here! We are looking forward to all of the upcoming discussions and new perspectives. |
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Upcoming NCCP CoursesAll registered AGF members will get 7 days to sign up for NCCP courses BEFORE they open to the general public. If you are registered with an AGF Member Club, contact their administrator and they will grant you access.
*If you do not have a current AGF Membership in the Uplifter registration system, it will not allow you to sign up during the member-only time frame.* - C2 MAG apparatus only | Dec 1 | Calgary Gymnastics Centre West
- GF Trampoline | Dec 1 | Exelta Gymnastics Club
- GF Active Start | Dec 9-10 | online
- GF Intro + Artistic | Dec 14-15 | Phoenix Gymnastics Club
- GF Theory | Dec 15 | online WAITLIST
- GF Trampoline | Dec 15 | Airdrie Edge
- C1 Theory | Dec 17-19 | online
- C1 Trampoline | Dec 20-22 | Pegasus Gymnastics East
- GF Intro + Artistic | Dec 22-23 | Dynamyx Gymnastics Club
- GF Trampoline | Dec 22 | Phoenix Gymnastics Club
- C1 MAG | Dec 27-29 | Gymtastics
- GF Intro + Artistic | Dec 28-29 | Altadore Gymnastic Club
- GF Trampoline | Dec 29 | Altadore Gymnastic Club WAITLIST
- GF Intro + Artistic | Jan 4-5 | Calgary Gymnastics Centre North WAITLIST
Register and view all available courses here, or to view all past, present, and upcoming courses, visit our website.
If a course is full, make sure to put yourself on the waitlist, so you can be notified of spots that become available due to cancellation.
The NCCP Newsletter comes out every Friday with information about all available NCCP courses. Don't miss out, sign up! |
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The ACD will be a requirement of the new NCCP Competition 4 (Development Advanced Gradation) program. More information will come later about the Development Advanced Gradation. The NCCP Advanced Coaching Diploma (ACD) program draws on the expertise of leading sports scientists and sports industry leaders, as well as expert NCCP coaches and mentors. Encouraging NCCP Competition-Development Certified coaches to progress to the next level in their coaching pathway raises the standard of excellence in sport. As of 2023, the NCCP ACD program has been revised to offer an updated curriculum as well as more accessibility and flexibility. Applications are currently being accepted until January 31st for the March program at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary for English delivery. |
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AGF and the Provincial and Territorial Gymnastics Sports organizations across Canada are pleased to announce the launch of SafeSport Gym Education.
SafeSport Gym Education is a collection of gymnastics organizations from across the country who worked hard to create documentary-style videos to share what safe sport means from real people, completely unscripted from real athletes, real coaches and real parents.
This is a collection of moments, feelings, and stories to educate us all.
Visit SafeSportGymEducation.org to view videos for all ages and for all people involved in our sport, in both official languages. You will also find Activity Books, Colouring Pages, and fact sheets about each video!
Feel free to browse and share and stay safe, because Safe Sport is Everyone's Responsibility.
Contact us at info@abgym.ab.ca for more information. |
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Instagram: @albertagymnastics
reposted from @teamcgctandt
This past week some of our athletes and coaches attended the Loule cup in Loule, Portugal! Here are some highlights and results from the trip!
Results:
TRAMPOLINE
Cooper (Junior) - 21st
Ella (Junior) - 42nd
Freya (Junior) - 49th
Luke (Senior) - 31st
Joey (Senior) - 37th
Erik (Senior) - 40th
Zie (Senior) - 27th
Lindsey (Senior) - 30th
Lily-ann (Senior) - 33rd
Aleisha (Senior) - 42nd
TUMBLING
Ella (Junior) - 18th
Joey (Senior) - 20th
Ben (Senior) - 23rd
Lindsey (Senior) - 15th
Aleisha (Senior) - 16th
DMT
Ella (Junior) - 4th - 5th after finals
Freya (Junior) - 5th - 8th after finals
Cooper (Junior) - 17th
Ben (Senior) - 9th - 14th after Q2
Joey (Senior) - 15th - 16th after Q2
Erik (Senior) - 25th
Luke (Senior) - 26th
Zie (Senior) - 17th
Click the photo to see the post! |
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Instagram: @albertagymnastics
reposted from @exeltagym
Our Level 7s had an incredible time at the AGF camp hosted at Airdrie Edge Gymnastics. Huge thanks to AGF for organizing such a fantastic event and to Airdrie Edge for welcoming us into your gym to train!
Click the photo to see the post! |
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A Word from Finance and Membership 💵💰💲
We are in the era of sport data and analytics!
And I'm not just talking about finding out the best spot for Connor McDavid to shoot the puck, or how many minutes Lionel Messi should play each match, or even the best strategies for the Oakland A's playoff successes (or more recently, lack of success). A few weeks ago, I attended a luncheon hosted by Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Alberta, and one of the topics was membership analysis, where they presented the detailed demographics of accountants within our province. This got me thinking about our sport and how knowing our members and customers is getting increasingly important these days, for all organizations. For AGF, and similarly for a gymnastics club, collecting basic data about our athletes and programs allows us to explore our business' strengths, possible areas of weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). This kind of review is very beneficial when it comes to decision-making. Decisions such as where to best allocate resources or what kind of additional programming can be offered. The brand new initiatives towards Special Olympics inclusion is a recent example that comes to mind. If we look at the completed 2023-2024 season, we will see that out of all AGF members: 73% identified as female, 26% identified as male, and 1% identified as non-binary or preferred not to answer. Also, almost 92% of our athletes were under the age of 13, and 3% were 18+. This is useful information! Given time, we could further break this down into represented and under-represented populations. In fact, two project-specific grants from the Government of Alberta have recently come across my desk: Detailed data about the demographics of members and potential members would go a long way toward a successful application for financing. We are approaching the winter break, and I know all of you are training hard but having fun. I hope you're staying warm out there! PS: Unfortunately the Canadian Union of Postal Workers' strike has entered its third week. We recognize that delivery of cheque payments to the AGF offices has been affected and assure all clubs that late penalties will not be applied. In the meantime, we are also very happy to accept e-transfers, direct deposits, and credit card payments (subject to a 2.5% convenience processing fee). Our office hopes both sides will be able to come to an agreement in the near future. |
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Getting to know our members! 📩
In November, we asked:
Last week, members from across Alberta came together in Edmonton for our Gala night and AGM! When travelling to competitions, what's on your road trip playlist? 🚗🕺🎶🎧📻 "I've got to listen to metalcore during any road trip 😂🤘🎶" -@haleighpaigemccourt "If i'm not listening to my emo, I'm blasting the Broadway shows. 😭😆💗🎭" - @craigdrebit
🤠🏅 Question of the Month 🤸👏
There are only a few weeks left until the gyms wind down for the winter break. ⛄️🌥️🕯️
What is one thing you'd like to accomplish before the end of the year? 📆✅😊
Answer our Question of the Month, and you could be featured in our next newsletter!!! Don't forget to include your first name and city/town. Send your responses to info@abgym.ab.ca or DM us on Instagram @albertagymnastics
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👥 Getting to Know Your AGF Team! 🙌 What is an item you just can't leave the grocery store without? 🍫🍇🍗 |
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Jacqueline - Oh, it seems like I am always buying eggs and milk. My kids go through both soooo quickly, one with egg sandwiches and the other drinking milk like there's no other liquids to drink! 🥛🥚🐔 Keevin - There are so many, but if I have to choose 1 item, I’d have to go with goldfish! Craig - For real I cannot leave the grocery store without checking the Hot Wheels toy section! 🏎️🤪 Carolyn - This is a hard one as we have so many staples in our house that we never leave the grocery store without. But my guilty pleasure that always ends up in my cart is Oreos! 🍪😋 Mo - My go-to item at the grocery store is cucumbers. They’re on sale often, and I go through them quickly, just not quickly enough to buy more than one pack at a time or else they go bad 😛🥒 Haleigh - Every time I go to Costco, I have to check to see if they have Fairlife protein shakes. They're such a hot commodity that they only show up every couple of trips, so I make sure to grab a couple of cases when I see them! 🤣🐄 Also Alani energy drinks! 🥤 Kate - Definitely Milk. We are having tea, coffee, and cereal as a family and can’t go without our 2%. Chocolate and ice cream often make the cut as well as an occasional hot wheels car. 🥛🚗 Robin - That’s a tough one, but I would say mandarin oranges and something in the pasta aisle. They’re both my fav go-tos. I love grocery shopping so tend to walk all the aisles so you just never know what will end up in the cart!! Jacinda - I usually shop via app but I also have to have chocolate. It’s a must! 🍫😋 Roland the Monkey - BANANAS! 🐒🍌 |
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We Want to Hear from You! 📣Do you enjoy this newsletter? Is there anything you'd like to hear about? Email us your suggestions and comments, and we will do our best to get them into a future edition. |
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