AUGUST 17, 2022

SKU Listing Link

2021-22 Member Submissions

The current membership year ends August 31, 2022 - please submit any remaining 2021-22 members via Uplifter as soon as possible. 

Submissions for 2021-22 will be accepted in Uplifter until the end of day September 18, 2022. If you miss the deadline, please contact membership@gymbc.org. 

The new membership season in Uplifter will be available later this week. The SKUs listing will be posted on our website, HERE, under the “Reporting and Cross Training Request” heading.

Questions can be directed to: membership@gymbc.org.  

SKU Listing Link

Member Club Renewal Reminder 

A friendly reminder that club renewals are due by August 31, 2022.

The renewal fee is $380 if paid by August 31, and will increase to $430 for submissions received after this date. 

Questions can be directed to: cdubinsky@gymbc.org.

We are Hiring! 

GymBC has two positions open for applications:

1) Administrative and Communications Coordinator (Full-Time); and 

2) Recreation Program Coordinator (PT, Fixed Term Contract) 

For more information about each position, including job responsibilities and application details, please visit our website for detailed posting information.

CanGym Update

Gymnastics Canada has decided to offer the ‘old’ CanGym program at no cost to PTO member clubs. The program is available on a Google Drive using a link that was sent to all member club main admin contacts this morning. 

The Drive also contains a folder with some additional information and resources for the updated CanGym Active Start module that is scheduled to launch on September 15, 2022. 

Questions can be directed to: kurquhart@gymbc.org 

Two Ways to Support KidSport BC! 

1) Vancouver Whitecaps 50/50

KidSport BC is the charity partner for the Vancouver Whitecaps 50/50 sales for a series of matches during the remainder of the 2022 season. Please view the full media release about the opportunity and the dates of the matches. KidSport is grateful for any support of this opportunity! 

2) BC Lions Game

The BC Lions are hosting:  Celebrating Sport in BC Night on August 26 for their game vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders and KidSport has discounted tickets! When you order tickets through this promotional link, you’ll not only save on the ticket price, but for every adult ticket sold, $5 will be donated to KidSport BC. Tickets are $29 for adults (22% savings off the regular price) and $10 for kids 17 and under. 

Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards

The Sport BC signature recognition event is confirmed to be hosted on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Vancouver Convention Centre East. Sport BC will be sharing more information about the event and distribute a call for nominations in the fall. 

Upcoming Fall Events  

With the start of a new sport season brings two awesome National celebrations: National Coaches Week (Sep 17-25) and Canadian Gymnastics Week (Oct 2-8)! 

Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for information on these two events coming soon. 

Apply to Host

Call for Host: 2024 & 2025 Gymnastics BC Championships 

GymBC is seeking proposals from full member clubs interested in hosting the 2024 & 2025 WAG CCP Compulsory, and Artistic WAG Optional, MAG & Trampoline Gymnastics BC Championships. 

Please review both the Bid to Host Information Package and BC Championships Event Hosting Guide for more information on host club requirements and responsibilities for these events.

Should your club wish to submit a bid to host, please apply using the form linked here. 

Application Deadline: Friday, September 30 at 4pm PST

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2022 TG Canadian Championships Results

Team BC Trampoline athletes had a highly successful 2022 TG Canadian Championships held July 21-24 in Calgary! The 70-member team earned 22 individual medals including 8 National titles. Congratulations to our 8 new National Champions: 

  • Brooklyn Lee McMeeken (TAG)- JR DMT
  • Gavin Dodd (KGTC)- SR DMT 
  • Hayden Good (TAG)- L6 14U TR
  • Jordyn Schmidt (FC)- L6 14U DMT 
  • Owen Harbo (VIP)- JR DMT 
  • Ruby Ryga (REV L5 15-16 DMT 
  • Sam Smith (SHA) - SR Synchro (with partner Rachel Tam)
  • Sydney Lovell Schmidt (CA)- L7 DMT 

In capturing the SR DMT Gold Medal, with a total score of 141.900, Gavin also set the new Canadian difficulty record on DMT with a two-pass difficulty at 20.8. 

New National Champions Brooklyn Lee McMeeken also captured Silver on tumbling and Silver in Synchro with partner Hayden Good. Hayden completed her medal collection earning Bronze on DMT, while Jordyn Schmidt also added to her medal count earning a Silver on Trampoline and Bronze on tumbling. 

In the team event, the women lead the way capturing an unprecedented Triple Gold in all events

This event served as the second qualifier for selection to the 2022 World Championships and World Age Group competition in November in Sofia Bulgaria. Final selection for the Senior Worlds team will take place following 3rd trials event, September 14-18.

A very special thanks to the Coaches, Judges and Management Team: 

  • Coaches: Kirsty Griffiths, Jake Maxim, Lauren Ensworth, Lilla Gulyas, Poppy Quinlan, Curt Dewolff, Megan Conway, Jessica Franklin, Jamie Gardner, Jill Drake, Travis Johnson and Devena Steinmann 
  • Judges: Georgina Nerpio, Karen Yendley, June Booth, Karen Capel, Shalla Guertin and Judy Swanson
  • Management Team: Tamara Welsh, Regan Mallais, Krista MacGregor, Mike Bryde, Mario Bruno, Emily Welsh and Debbie McBoyle 

A full list of Team BC results can be found here. The official GymCan results package can be found here. 

Our thanks to Graham Dodd for his amazing photo gallery!

GFA Assembly Information & Registration Link

2022 GFA Assembly

Please save the date - the 2022 GFA Assembly will be held virtually on Friday, October 14 at 11am PST. 

For more information and the registration link, please visit the GymBC event calendar HERE. 

GFA Assembly Information & Registration Link

Reminder: The GymBC Course Calendar is Moving! 

Starting September 1 2022, GymBC will be moving our course calendar to Activity Messenger. 

Links for courses taking place after August 31 will automatically re-direct to an Activity Messenger registration form.

Questions can be directed to: coaching@gymbc.org

Application Form

Upcoming Learning Facilitator (LF) Training

GymBC is happy to announce that we have scheduled LF Training from December 27 – 31 on Vancouver Island. 

We are offering LF Training for Competition Introduction (C1) MAG and WAG, and Competition Introduction Development (C2) MAG and WAG. 

Interested applicants are encouraged to be certified at one level higher than the level they intend to facilitate; however if you have extensive experience at the same level exceptions can be made on an individual basis. 

The application form can be found by clicking on the button below. Please ensure to sure to sign up for Core Training if you are not already an LF. 

Application Form
Application Form

Tentative: Foundations Introduction and Foundations Artistic LF training

GymBC will schedule a Foundations Introduction and Foundations Artistic LF training should there be sufficient demand for one. Schedule and location TBD based on interest. 

Please click on the button below to express interest! 

Application Form

The following courses have been added to the GymBC event calendar:
 

COACHING COURSES

August 25: Foundations Active Start (Prince George)

August 26: Foundations Trampoline (Prince George)

August 26: Foundations Intro (Langley)

August 27: Foundations Trampoline (Langley)

August 27: Foundations Intro (Powell River)

August 27-29: Comp 1 TG (Prince George) 

August 28: Foundations Artistic (Langley)

August 28: Foundations Artistic (Powell River)

August 29: Foundations Theory (Virtual)

August 30: Foundations Intro (Nanaimo

August 31: Foundations Artistic (Nanaimo)

September 1: Foundations Active Start (Nanaimo)

September 3: Foundations Intro (West Vancouver)

September 4: Foundations Artistic (West Vancouver)

September 21: Foundations Theory (Virtual)

October 15-16: Comp 1 Theory (Virtual)

December 17-19: Level 3 TG (Kamloops)

December 27: Comp 1 WAG Apparatus (Comox)

December 28-29: Comp 1 Common Apparatus (Comox and Victoria)

December 28-30: Comp 2 Common Apparatus (Comox and Victoria)

December 30: Comp 1 MAG Apparatus (Victoria)

December 31: Comp 2 MAG Apparatus (Victoria)

December 31: Comp 2 WAG Apparatus (Victoria)

 

JUDGING COURSES

September 10: P3/P4 Double Mini Trampoline Judging Clinic (Coquitlam)

September 11: P3/P4 Trampoline Fasttrack Judging Clinic (Coquitlam)

September 17: P3/P4 Tumbling Judging Clinic (Coquitlam) 
 

For questions on coach education, or to host a course in your gym, please contact coaching@gymbc.org, or call 604-333-3495.

Event Calendar

For a full list of upcoming events and courses, visit the event calendar:

Event Calendar
Sign-up for Course Alerts

To receive notifications when courses are added to our calendar: 

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The following postings have been added to the GymBC website in the last two weeks:

Recreation Program Coordinator (Part-Time, Fixed Term Contract) - Gymnastics BC

WAG Developmental Competitive Program Coach (Part-Time) - Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics

Women's Artistic Gymnastics Competitive Program Coach (Full-Time) - Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics

Administrative and Communication Coordinator - Gymnastics BC

Competitive Coach (Part-time) - Nanaimo Gymnastics School

Recreational Coaches (Part-time/Full-time) - Nanaimo Gymnastics School

Gymnastics Coaches Wanted! (PT/FT) || Instructional Program Director (FT) - Club Aviva Gymnastics

General Manager - Langley Gymnastics Foundation

Arbutus Gymnastics Club - Pre-school and Recreational Coach - Arbutus Gymnastics Club

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For a full list of career postings, visit the GymBC classified ads:

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GYMBC STAFF LIST

Nigel Loring, CEO, ceo@gymbc.org 
Catherine Dubinsky, Member Services Manager/Bookkeeper, cdubinsky@gymbc.org
Nathan Kindrachuk, Safety Officer, nkindrachuk@gymbc.org
Leanne James, Business Development and Events Manager, ljames@gymbc.org
Keara Urquhart, Communication and Recreation Program Manager, kurquhart@gymbc.org
Bobbie Worrall, Coach and Judge Development Coordinator, bworrall@gymbc.org
Momona Komagata, WAG Competitive Program Coordinator, mkomagata@gymbc.org
Thorstein Fischer, MAG Competitive Program Coordinator tfischer@gymbc.org
Debbie McBoyle, TG Coordinator, dmcboyle@gymbc.org 
Emma Lim, Administrative Assistant, elim@gymbc.org

         

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