JULY 6, 2022

GymBC Public Access Report

Overdue Reminder: Public Access Reports for June 2022 

As GymBC’s fiscal year ended on June 30, 2022, please submit any outstanding June 2022 Public Access Reports as soon as possible.

You can access the form via the following link. 

GymBC Public Access Report

2022 Awards and Scholarship Nominations 

Mark your calendars - the 2022 GymBC Awards & Scholarship Night will be held in conjunction with our AGM. The event is scheduled to take place over the weekend of October 22-23. 

We are currently accepting nominations and applications for the following: 

1) GymBC Awards: This is your opportunity to nominate a deserving individual, group or club in your community! Example nominations for GymBC Awards include GFA Awards (ex. Coaches of the Year and Volunteer of the Year), as well as Life Members and Members of Distinction.  Nominations can be submitted by anyone in our GymBC community, whether it be an athlete, parent, coach or club administrator. 

2) GymBC Scholarships: Calling all athletes aspiring to attend (or currently attending) a post-secondary institution! GymBC is pleased to offer financial assistance to a selected number of student athletes in our community each year. Please click on the link below for further information, including eligibility criteria and a list of required documents. 

Award Nomination Form

Scholarship Application Form 

Submission Deadline: Please submit completed forms and accompanying media (optional) to events@gymbc.org no later than Friday, July 15 2022.

GymBC Membership Fees

New Membership Season in Uplifter: 2022-23

GymBC aims to have the 2022-23 Uplifter membership season categories ready by the last week of July. 

The 2022-23 Membership SKU list will be distributed as soon as possible to help clubs get ready for the new season. As a reminder, individual membership fees for 2022-23 will remain the same as they were for the past two years. 

The full membership fee list is available on our website.

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

GymBC Membership Fees

2022-23 GymBC Member Club Renewal

The 2022-23 Member Club Renewal Form will be available via Uplifter by mid-July. We will send out a communication to clubs upon publishing the form. 

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

Leo Design Contest Info

Canada Winter Games Leotard Design Contest! 

GymBC is excited to launch a summer leotard design contest for our WAG team! The team will be traveling to the 2023 Canada Winter Games (CWG) in Prince Edward Island. 

The contest will be open until August 6, 2022. The top submissions will be revealed on our Instagram channel, and a winner picked by CWG hopefuls in September.

For full contest details and to download the design template, visit the GymBC website. 

Leo Design Contest Info
Register Here

As part of viaSport's Safe Sport workshop series, they are hosting a session on July 14 from 1pm-2pm with the Office of the BC Ombudsperson, focusing on responding to complaints in a sport environment. This session is open to anyone looking to learn more, but is especially useful for organizational staff, leaders and board members.

Registration is now open and a pre-reading of the BC Ombudsperson's Complaint Handling Guide is highly encouraged. Submit any questions you have here prior to the workshop.

Registration and Complaint Handling Guide

Register Here

Canadian WAG Team Selected for 2022 Pan American Championships

Following the completion of the athlete confirmation stage and appeal period, Gymnastics Canada has confirmed the athletes and coaches selected for the 2022 Pan American Championships. 

Gymnastics BC is proud to announce that Shallon Olsen (Flicka) and Sydney Turner (TAG) have been named to the Senior Team. Dorina Stan will be joining the delegation as one of two Senior Team coaches. Congratulations! 

The 2022 Senior Pan Am Championships will take place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from July 15-17, 2022. An official announcement from Gymnastics Canada will be released later this week. 

BC TG Athletes Named to 2022 World Games

The four gymnasts who will represent Canada at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, USA during the double-mini trampoline (DMT) and tumbling events have been announced. 

Canada will have four gymnasts participating in the 2022 World Games from July 15 to 18 in Birmingham, USA. Of these four, Gabby Flynn (Shasta) has been selected for DMT, and Taylor Pillinger (VIP) for Tumbling. Coach Curt DeWolff will be joining the delegation as the DMT coach. Congratulations to all three BC athletes and coaches! 

The World Games is an international multi-sport competition held every four years in the year following the Summer Olympic Games. This year, more than 3,600 athletes from more than 30 different sports will compete in Alabama. 

To catch all the action, follow @twg2022 on social media.

The official GymCan announcement can be found HERE.

More information about the event can be found HERE. 

Camp Workplan

HP TG Whistler Camp - August 2022

The Trampoline Technical Committee is happy to bring back the athletes HP camp after a two-year break.  Two camps are being offered for national stream athletes. Please see the bulletin below for full details. 

Camp #1: August 14-17th 

National Level 5/6 athletes 

Register Here     

Camp #2: August 17-20th

National JR/L7/SR athletes 

Register Here    

Camp Workplan
Training Camp Bulletin

WAG CCP and TG Training Camp

KGTC (Kamloops) is running a joint training camp for new or current CCP Level 6 & 7, and TG Level 3 & 4 (or minimum back 1/1); exceptions for L5 may be made. 

Full information, including registration instructions and an overview schedule, can be found in the attached bulletin. 

Training Camp Bulletin
MAG Retreat Registration

MAG Program Retreat & Assembly

The MAG Program Retreat and Assembly will be held from August 12-14, 2022 in Whistler, BC. 

Accommodations are provided at the Whistler Athlete’s Centre. Please register by clicking on the button below. 

The tentative schedule is as follows:

  • August 12 – Evening arrival; informal dinner
  • August 13 – Retreat
  • August 14 – Retreat; Assembly; afternoon departure

Questions can be directed to: tfischer@gymbc.org 

MAG Retreat Registration

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

COACHING COURSES

July 7-10: Comp 2 WAG (Vancouver)

July 8-10: Comp 1 WAG (Williams Lake)

July 9: Foundations Introduction (Langley) 

July 10: Foundations Artistic (Langley) 

July 17: Foundations Trampoline (Whistler) 

July 22: Foundations Introduction (Quesnel)

July 22: Foundations Theory (Virtual)

July 23: Foundations Artistic (Quesnel)

July 23: Foundations Introduction (Surrey)

July 23-24: Comp 1 Theory (Virtual)

July 24: Foundations Artistic (Surrey)

July 29: Foundations Theory (Victoria)

July 30: Foundations Introduction (Victoria)

July 31: Foundations Artistic (Victoria)

August 1: Foundations Active Start (Victoria)

August 1: Foundations Trampoline (Victoria)

August 2-4: Comp 1 WAG (Victoria)

August 5: Comp 1 MAG Add On Day (Victoria)

August 19-21: Comp 1 WAG (Nelson)

August 26: Foundations Trampoline (Prince George)

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

JUDGING COURSES

No new courses added to the calendar this week.

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: 

Sign-up for Course Alerts

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

Spieth America Spring Floor - Key City Gymnastics Club

Full Time Competitive Coach - Glacier Gymnastics Club

KHGC Assistant Gymnastics Coach - Kicking Horse Gymnastics Club

Adaptive Program Lead Coach - Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics

Head Coach - Powell River Gymnastics & Circus Arts Centre

Women's Artistic Gymnastics Competitive Program Coach - Marian Gymnastics Club (SK)

View all Classifieds

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

View all Classifieds

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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