SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Back to School, Back to Gym!

GymBC wishes the BEST first week back to school - and to the gym - to all of our GymBC community.

Here's to the 2022-23 year, and all the wonderful things it is sure to bring!

Reminder: 2021-22 Member Submissions

The 2021-22 membership year is now closed. Clubs must submit any remaining 2021-22 individual member registrations no later than end of the day on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. 

Questions can be directed to: membership@gymbc.org

We are Hiring! 

GymBC has an opening for a Recreation Program Coordinator (PT, Fixed Term Contract). 

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

viaSport Safe Sport Workshop: Introduction to Mediation Skills 

ViaSport is pleased to invite interested sport leaders to continue building their comfort-level with handling potential conflicts in sport. This upcoming training session will introduce mediation as part of your organization's toolkit for safer sport.

The workshop will take place on Thursday, Oct.13 at 1 p.m. 

Register Here

Sport for Life: Webinar for Parents

Recognizing the critical role parents play in everyone's sport experience, Sport for Life is hosting a new webinar: Supporting Positive Sport Parenting for clubs, coaches and parents.

Join them on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to learn more about how important parental support and behaviour-modeling can be to the sport environment and what you can do to contribute.
 
Register Here

Same Game Challenge: Apply Now

Canadian Women & Sport is pleased to extend an invitation to sport and recreation organizations across Canada to apply for the Same Game Challenge thanks to funding support from Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Jumpstart). This project will support organizations to advance gender equity and improve opportunities for women and girls as participants and leaders in sport. 

Applications for this first cohort are open from Thursday, Sept. 1 to Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:59pm. Same Game Challenge will officially begin January 2023 and will run through until July 2023. 

Detailed information and the application can be found HERE. 

2022 GymBC Awards and AGM Weekend

Mark your calendars - the 2022 GymBC Awards & Scholarship Night, and Annual General Meeting, will be held over the weekend of October 22-23. 

Further information will be circulated in the coming weeks, and updated accordingly on the following event pages: 

Oct. 22, 2022: Awards and Scholarship Night 

Oct. 23, 2022: Annual General Meeting 

National Coaches Week Contest Form

National Coaches Week (Sept. 17-25) 

National Coaches Week is fast approaching, and GymBC is excited to announce a special contest to celebrate the amazing coaches in our community! 

We are inviting athletes, participants and parents to recognize the marvelous coach(es) in your life by completing a short recognition form HERE. 

All submissions will be entered into a draw to win one of four gift cards. Those with a media attachment (ie. photo or video) will receive extra entries! 

To make entering the contest as easy as possible, member clubs will be emailed a copy of the featured poster with QR code link to put up in their facilities. 

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m.

Contest Draw: Friday, Sept. 30

National Coaches Week Contest Form
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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, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m.

Apply to Host

2022-23 Season MAG and WAG Documents

The following updated technical documents are now available on the GymBC website: 

  • Fall Info Package (WAG) 
  • Canada Winter Games Selection Process (MAG and WAG) 
GFA Assembly Information & Registration Link

2022 GFA Assembly

Please save the date - the 2022 GFA Assembly will be held virtually on Friday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m.

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

GFA Assembly Information & Registration Link

viaSport Coach Education Bursary

Since 1997, the Bob Bearpark Coaching Bursary Awards have been supporting coach education in B.C. 

Funding is available for high-performance coaches, female coaches, aboriginal coaches, coaches of athletes with a disability and coaches with a disability.

Application Deadline: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022

Apply Now

Details and Application Form

NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Active Start Pilot Course Online Delivery

Interested coaches are invited to apply to participate in the pilot delivery of the Online Active Start module. Coaches who are GF Trained in at least one other discipline may apply to complete their Active Start training virtually. 

Application Deadline: Monday, Sept. 26, 2022

Details and Application Form
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

 

September 21: Foundations Theory (Virtual)

September 24: Foundations Intro (Kelowna)

September 24: Foundations Artistic (Kelowna)

October 1: Foundations Theory (Virtual) 

October 2: Foundations Trampoline (Port Alberni)

October 2: Foundations Theory (Virtual)

October 15-16: Comp 1 Theory (Virtual)

November 9: Foundations Theory (Virtual)

December 10: Foundations Introduction (Vancouver)

December 10: Foundations Introduction (Nelson)

December 11: Foundations Artistic (Vancouver)

December 11: Foundations Artistic (Nelson)

December 17: Foundations Trampoline (Nelson)

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

No judging 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:

Come Join Our Coaching Team! - Langley Gymnastics Foundation

Gymnastics For All (GFA) Head Coach - Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics

Front Desk Administrator - Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics

Competitive/Recreational Gymnastics Coach - Campbell River Gymnastics

Gymnastics For All (GFA) Head Coach - Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics

Front Desk Administrator - Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics

Competitive/Recreational Gymnastics Coach - Campbell River Gymnastics Association

7 x 14 Folding Trampoline - Vancouver, BC

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

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 

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