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February 2025 / Issue 43Do you have friends and family that are interested in gymnastics? Share this newsletter and ask them to hit: |
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In case you missed it...- Have you always wanted to work in Sport? Do you want to work in an extremely flexible and fun environment? We have openings for a full-time Communications Manager and a part-time Program Manager. If you are interested, contact us at info@abgym.ab.ca for more information.
- Session 3 individual membership registrations are due on March 7, 2025. Please make sure to upload all new athletes/coaches and process all upgrades by then. Athletes not properly registered cannot attend competitions.
- 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.
- Make sure to visit Gymnastics Canada's Trello board for past and upcoming webinars in the Winning-Well Safe Sport Speaker series. This series aims to foster a culture of safety within our gymnastics community.
- 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!
- Our Parkour Program Curriculum is ready for purchase!!! See here for more info.
- 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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WAG NewsBravo to our 2024 Athlete of the Year, Zoe Ewens of CGC, who won all of her apparatuses and the Novice All-Around Gold medal at Elite Canada in Markham, ON. You were outstanding, Zoe!!! Congratulations! Click here to learn more about Zoe here. ------------------------- Did you know that the 2026 Alberta Winter Games will be in the Lakeland region, northeast of Edmonton? ❄️🏅🤸♀️ This week Carolyn, our WAG Program Manager, travelled to Bonnyville which will be hosting the Gymnastics events, to meet with the organizers and inspect the venue. They had a lot of great questions and we're very excited to see how everything will come together. The competition runs from Feb 13-16 where Level 6-7 WAG athletes (aged 11-16) from all zones will be meeting up to compete. It's going to be amazing! Also, AGF wants to thank the Sports, Physical Activity and Recreation (SPAR) Branch of the Government of Alberta for their grant funding towards Team Training and Selection for the 2027 Canada Winter Games in Québec City. These funds are being split amongst the WAG, MAG, and TG teams are we prepare for the Games, which take place Feb 27 - Mar 14, 2027. We are already planning training camps and workshops in preparation. Finally, the response for souvenir bodysuits has been overwhelming! The order for Provincials, Compulsory, and Xcel bodysuits has been placed with SylviaP and we'll let everyone know when they arrive. 👍🤩 |
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Jaydon De Silva (centre) & Eito Fujihara (right) CGC MAG NewsTeam Alberta had an awesome time competing at Elite Canada two weeks ago in Markham, ON! We got to see some incredible skills and phenomenal routines, meet up with other Junior/Senior/Aspire athletes from across the country, and hang out with some Olympians. 😎 In the end our Junior team won 11 medals, including 7 gold. For full results click here; and if you want to watch a replay of the event visit Home Team Live. We have to give a big high-five to our 2024 Athlete of the Year, Jaydon De Silva of CGC, who is the 2025 Elite Canada Vault and Rings champion. Find out more about Jaydon here. It is a very busy time in the MAG world. Remember that today is the deadline to register without penalty for 2025 Provincials in Fort McMurray. Don't be late! Otherwise, the final deadline to register is March 21. Also, we have two Trials to Westerns occurring this month: Copeland Classic in Spruce Grove and the Grizzly Classic in Airdrie. We have many athletes and coaches attending and we'll see you there. Finally, we are already planning and prepping the budgets for next season! This includes a coaching retreat this summer in Red Deer, as well as our biennial Congress held in Calgary in October. We are in talks with some amazing presenters that we hope to bring to Congress. Happy Spring, everyone! |
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Club Aviva is hosting the TG Aviva Cup at the Pinetree Community Centre TG NewsOur Team Excel is competing this weekend in Coquitlam, BC at the TG Aviva Cup! Shout outs to: Aleisha Beckett (CGC), Cooper Nelson (CGC), Lindsey Beckett (CGC), Madeline Harper (Phoenix Gymnastics), Sophie Skjodt (West Wind), and Yannick Lanquetin (Pegasus) as well as Coaches Cailin Williams (West Wind) and Mark Armstrong (CGC). Have a great time, team! 🔥🤠 We know you'll do your best and wow everyone with your skills. Preparations are well underway for 2025 TG Provincials at the Leduc Recreational Centre. Competition starts in just over a month and we know all of our clubs are getting amped up. Remember, the sign-up deadline is tomorrow so if your club has not completed the registrations make sure to get it done asap! Roland can't wait to see everyone in Leduc. ------------------- AGF is still accepting applications for a new Trampoline Gymnastics Program Manager! Do you have an interest in Sports Management? Do you like working with other passionate people and helping to develop sport strategies? Gymnastics or trampoline experience is not necessary, just a love of sport. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please visit our website classifieds for more information. 🤸💙 |
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image courtesy of Ninja Monkey Gym Sport Development NewsWe're super excited to announce that TONY CLARNO of Chicago, IL will be our lead presenter at the 2025 GFA Getaway this August 22-24 in Pine Valley! Coach Tony is the founder of the Ninja Monkey Gym online program. A former competitive gymnast, Tony also holds a black belt in karate. He was a professional dancer and even a fight choreographer on Broadway!! Click on the photo above for more. Registration information will be available next month; watch this space for it. Also, if your team hasn't already registered for 2025 Gymfest, you're running out of time as the final deadline is March 28. Click here for more. -------------------- Good luck to all of our Acrobatics teams as they travel from Alberta to their first meets of 2025. Also, Acrobatic Studio is hosting their Acrobatic Rodeo which is our first in-province competition this weekend. Have fun, Acrobats! --------------------- Finally, we're working hard to organize AGF's first Parkour Provincial Championship - Speed Discipline. It's tentatively being schedule for the end of April with more information coming soon. |
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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.* - GF Theory | Mar 8 | Online WAITLIST
- GF Intro + Artistic | Mar 27-28 | Phoenix Gymnastics
- GF Trampoline | Mar 29 | Phoenix Gymnastics WAITLIST
- GF Active Start | Mar 30 | Phoenix Gymnastics
- GF Theory | Apr 6 | Online
- GF Active Start | Apr 12 | Grande Prairie Gymnastics
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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Addressing a wide range of areas, these webinars aim to enhance our community’s understanding of the Abuse-Free Sport program and its services, while also serving as a key education source with regard to safe sport. The session topics are often identified through feedback from the sport community and will help to advance a respectful sport culture that delivers quality, inclusive, accessible, welcoming, and safe experiences for all. These webinars are presented bilingually via simultaneous interpretation. Registration is free and open to all in the sport community. |
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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 @livingstonegym
Celebrating BRINLEY T. who ROCKED her first Gold Meet! She may not have been feeling her best, but she definitely pulled out her best routines, hitting every requirement and icing like a champ in between!
#gymnasticsrockstherockies2025 #xcelgold #canadianxcelgymnast #gymnasticsforall #parkour #cheer #preteamgymnastics #competitivegymnastics #communitysports #crowsnestpass #crowsnestproud Click the photo to see the reel! |
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A Word from Finance and Membership 💵💰💲
Fraud and gymnastics are two words one doesn't expect to hear together but nonetheless I have been noticing a huge increase of fraud attempts particularly online, over the past number of months. Sadly, this just seems to be the world in which we're now living.
At the AGF office we remain especially vigilant and aware of threats and criminal actions. This is especially crucial as we are safeguarding the personal data of nearly 50 thousand members! So we know the importance of keeping that information secure. The most common attacks we see are email attempts to install malware or trojan horses onto our servers, usually through spoofed emails purporting to be from staff members or known people in the community. In the finance department, I have also seen regular (and obvious) phishing attempts to gain access to our cash reserves or intercept payments or payroll funds. Some can be quite elaborate! Rest assured, your AGF team is trained to recognize these attempts at fraud. We double and triple check suspicious emails, we do not interact with requests to alter established payment terms, and we do not open unknown files. Furthermore, we have recently renewed our firewall protection and will be upgrading it in the near future. Our IT consultant also continually monitors our servers for viruses and threats. In Finance, I have been transitioning a lot of our cash inflows and outflows to electronic payments, to limit paper cheques going through the mail and limit the possibilities of theft. Much has already been done, but as I always say, there is much more that can be done. But as you gym owners know, it's important to balance the costs vs the benefits. So this is a reminder to be aware that fraud exists in all sectors, even the business of sport. Yet, if we keep our eyes open and mitigate these threats, those criminals will be left at the gate, empty-handed. ----------------------------------------------- Speaking of reminders, this is a note that today is the last day of Session 3 of our 2024-2025 season. Clubs, please make sure to submit all upgrades and other individual membership registrations by end of day March 7, 2025. This includes all new athletes and coaches, as well as Campers, Drop-Ins, field trippers, and all Birthday Party attendees. Failure to do so will result in late penalties. It is also extremely important to ensure that coaches and athletes are registered at the proper level. Provincials and Canadians are weeks away and athletes that are not properly registered will NOT be able to compete. Furthermore, anyone training without a valid membership is doing so without insurance which presents a liability risk. If you have any questions about your registration, please contact your Program Manager right away. I know some clubs have new staff that are unfamiliar with the registration process. If you have questions, or would like a refresher, please click here for instructions. Also, you can contact my office at membership@abgym.ab.ca and I'll be glad to help. It looks like the snow and ice may be gone for good, everyone. Until next time, be excellent to each other! 😎🤘 |
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Getting to know our members! 📩
In January, we asked:
What is your most anticipated media release this year? Think movies, television shows, music, etc. 🎶🎥🍿 "The new season of The Last of Us"
- @ms.chenandlerbong "Dr. Who is coming out soon!" - @savas_cats "Amy Millan just announced a new album; her first in 16 years! ❤️💙❤️💙" - @craigdrebit "The Handmaid's Tale S6!!" - @trishw_18
🤠🏅 Question of the Month 🤸👏
Did you get any special Valentine's gifts this month? 🥰❤️🍫🌷
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! 🙌 Last week Team Canada won the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in men's hockey!! 🍁🏒🙌 What is the most exciting championship win you ever saw?🏟️🏆🥇 |
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Robin - I was lucky enough to be at the 2010 Olympics to see Canada’s hockey team win gold and Sid the Kid’s goal!! I’ve been to so many great championship games in football, hockey & lacrosse that it’s hard to pick just one. Sport is truly a great thing to be a part of! Kate - 2003 World Championships in Anaheim. I had saved up my summer camp coaching money to head over there during my university break. I got to see some of the gymnastics superstars and the scores were super close throughout the whole event, making it a really great and exciting experience! 🤸♂️🙌 Jacqueline - The Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup in 1989 on my birthday! Craig - Jon Montgomery's come from behind Skeleton Gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics! 🍁🥇🛷 Then, right afterwards, everyone suddenly rushed into the streets and partied. 🍻😁 As a sports fanatic I've been to so many championships and world cups, but that one was super special! Carolyn - The 2024 Olympic Trials for USA Gymnastics last year in Minneapolis! It was super exciting to see all the gymnasts compete for their spot on the Olympic Team. Jacinda - I think that Canadian hockey win was probably tops for me! Connor McDavid, wowzers!!! Roland the Monkey - Did you know that the world record for eating the most bananas in one minute, is 8?!?!?! 🍌🤩🏆 The best Championship is going to be when I break that record! |
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