Membership and Reporting: Reminder

This is a reminder for clubs to submit individual members for the current membership year. The initial deadline of 2022-23 was September 30. 

Club Public Access Reports are also required. The form can be completed here. Public Access Reports can be submitted monthly/quarterly.

Additional Public Access Program information can be found on our website here.

For all inquires related to registration and membership contact membership@gymbc.org.  

Maternity Leave Reminder: Keara 

As Keara, Our Communications and Recreation Program Manager prepares for Mat leave, we wanted to remind clubs that Keara's last day will be October 28. 

We advise that communication and enquiries intended for Keara be sent before this date. 

Megan McDermott, our Administrative and Communications Coordinator has taken over the communications portfolio and can be contacted at mmcdermott@gymbc.org

We are actively seeking to fill the Rec Program Coordinator role. Inquiries regarding GFA and emerging programs can continue to be sent to gfa@gymbc.org

We would like to wish Keara a wonderful and restful maternity leave. 

Play Safe Community Summits

ViaSport and the BC Regional Sport Alliance are excited to announce that they have partnered to host the Play Safe Community Summits on November 1, 2 and 3. Register before October 30, to reserve your sport. 

For more information and registration, see here

GymBC Job Postings

GymBC currently has two job openings: 

1) Sport Safety Officer 

2) Recreation Program Coordinator (Fixed-Term Contract, 25 hrs/week)

Please visit our website for full details and to apply. 

New Grant: Rally Together Fund

A $4M Rally Together Fund has been developed to provide one-time recovery funding for amateur sport organizations who have seen a decrease in membership or volunteerism through COVID-19. This fund will help to ensure that B.C.’s amateur sport system continues to provide opportunities for sport development and recovery as well as the significant community and economic benefits.

Funding is available for non-profit provincial sport organizations, disability sport organizations, multi-sport organizations and local sport organizations. Specifically, the grant is intended to support the development of programs focused on rebuilding sport participation ($2M) and the recruitment and retention of volunteers ($2M).

The grant is open from September 23 to November 4, 2022, to fund programs running between December 1, 2022 and January 15, 2024.  

2022 GymBC Awards & AGM Weekend

Our GymBC Awards and AGM weekend is just days away! We are so excited to welcome you to the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown this weekend!

Oct. 22, 2022: Awards and Scholarship Night 

Oct. 23, 2022: Annual General Meeting 

GymBC Parallel Draw Winners 

Thank you to everyone who took part in this years Canadian Gymnastics Week. Winners of the GymBC Parallel draw Pizza Party have now been announced on our Social Media channels along with the winners of our Drawing and Colouring Contests. 

Congratulations to everyone and thank you so much to those who submitted entries. 

 

GymBC 2024 and 2025 Events: Final Reminder

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

GymBC would also like to provide Xcel athletes with the opportunity to compete at a GymBC organized event. For clubs wishing to host the 2024 and/or 2025 Compulsory Championships, we are offering the opportunity to add in an additional two days of competition to the weekend event! 

Apply here:

• 2024 and 2025 BC Championships
• 2024 Western Canadian Artistic Championships

Please contact events@gymbc.org should you have any questions regarding host requirements and responsibilities to host these events. 

Deadline: Friday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m.

World Championships: Team Announcement

GymCan has announced the 2022 World Championships Team and GymBC is thrilled to announce that BC will be well represented!

Huge congratulations to the following athletes: Sydney Turner of TAG Sports Centre, Shallon Olsen of Flicka Gymnastics and Zachary Clay of Twisters Gymnastics. 

We would also like to congratulate Barb Fraser (TAG) and Richard Ikeda (Twisters) who have been selected as Team Canada coaches as well as Andrée Montreuil who has received a judging assignment. 

Best of luck to everyone, in Liverpool, UK, from October 29 to November 6, 2022. 

Go BC!

2023 Canada Winter Games

The 2023 Canada Winter Games Team Managers have been selected and are as follows:

• MAG: Richard Ikeda, alternate Kris Krunick
• WAG: Jared Goad, alternate Alana Jensen

Congratulations to the selected candidates and thank you to all who submitted applications. 

2023 MAG & WAG Elite Canada  

The 2023 MAG & WAG Elite Canada will take place in Saskatoon, January 18-22, 2023. 

More information and Directives #1 can be found here.

MAG Fall Update

The Men's Artistic Gymnastics Fall Program has been updated. It contains important information that all competitive athletes, coaches, and judges should know in anticipation for the new season. 

This update can be viewed here. 

For all enquires related to this update, please contact tfischer@gymbc.org

WAG - Optional Code Update 

The Virtual Optional Code Update takes place this Saturday, October 22, at 10am. 

This is a free webinar presented by Momona Komagata and will focus on ‘What’s Different’ than the last code. 

Registration closes this Friday, October 21, at midnight and the Zoom link will be sent on Saturday morning prior to the session. 

MAG Trial #1

Registration for the first MAG trial for Canada Games remains open. The event will be taking place at Langley Gymnastics Foundation.

The dates for this event are as follows: 

• November 11, 2022 — Canada Games Trial #1
• November 12, 2022 — Canada Games Camp (everyone registered for the trial is invited to the camp)

Any athlete born 2004-2011 registered with Gymnastics BC wishing to be selected for the 2023 Canada Games is invited to attend.  

Registration Deadline: November 4, 2022 

Upcoming Webinars

GymBC has many exciting webinars coming up! 

Please see the education calendar now to see all the PD opportunities you can register for.

GymBC Provincial Mentorship Programs

The pilot of the GymBC coach mentorship program is open for applications.

For details on the Coach Mentorship Pilot Program, please click here. Applications can be submitted by following this link.

Information on the upcoming Judge Mentorship Pilot Program can be found here. 

Upcoming Learning Facilitator (LF) Training

GymBC is excited 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. 

Registration is now open to LFs across Canada.

Questions can be directed to: coaching@gymbc.org

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! 

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

To receive notifications when courses are added to our calendar: 

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