New Summer Student Administrative Assistant at GymBC

Please join us in welcoming Emma Lim to GymBC! Emma started work in the office this week under a summer student program, and will be the GymBC Administrative Assistant until the end of August. Emma's duties include greeting guests, answering phone calls and emails, and assisting with projects and anything else requiring support in the office.

Emma will be in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and can be reached either by email (elim@gymbc.org), or through the front desk line at 604-333-3496. 

A note from Emma: 

I am currently attending Mount Royal University (Alberta) in the Massage Therapy Program. When I graduate, I hope to specialize in sports massage, so I am able to help athletes rehabilitate and maximize their athletic careers. 

I wanted to work at GymBC as the sport has been a large part of my life. From being a gymnast for 16 years, to a gymnastics coach for 5 years and a judge for 3 years, GymBC has been a strong support in all three of those roles. As the Summer Student Administrative Assistant, I am pleased to be able to give back and support the organization internally. 

Welcome, Emma! 

2022-23 Event Sanctioning Reminder 

As a reminder, we are currently accepting sanctioning forms for the 2022-2023 season! All forms this year need to be submitted via Activity Messenger. To submit an event sanctioning form, please follow this link. Please do not submit PDF forms from previous years as they will not be accepted.

The sanctioning fee will be $30 for all forms submitted on or before June 15th, 2022. The fee for forms submitted after June 15th will be $200. After completing the Sanction Event request form, you can submit payment by e-transferring accounting@gymbc.org, mail in a cheque, or call in a credit card. 

This year clubs will have access to a tentative calendar which will update automatically as new forms are submitted. The events listed on this calendar are NOT confirmed or final, they are only a guide for clubs to see what the general layout of the year may look like in real time. Event dates will only be considered final after clubs have received direct approval from GymBC following the June 15th submission deadline.

To submit an Equipment Rental Request form please follow this link. As with the sanctioning request form, equipment rentals are not considered final until clubs have received direct confirmation from GymBC following the June 15th submission deadline. The $1500 equipment deposit will be due once your club has received confirmation from GymBC.

Questions can be directed to events@gymbc.org.

2022 Artistic Canadians Results 

Team BC had a terrific showing this past weekend at the 2022 Artistic Canadians! Thank you to all the clubs, families and athletes that traveled from near and far to support these hardworking athletes. 

WAG is proud to have earned 21 medals this event. Notable accomplishments include: 

HP Junior: Makenzie Grant (Phoenix): VT Bronze

HP Senior: Sydney Turner (TAG): UB Silver; Shallon Olsen (Flicka): VT Silver

CCP9 JR: Team BC Silver. Emily Kim (TAG): AA Gold, BB Gold, FX Gold; Abby Schmidt (Aviva): AA Silver, BB Silver, FX Silver; Amelie Shea (Twisters): VT Bronze

CCP9 SR: Team BC 4^th. Gabriela Hoolsema (Delta): FX Silver, Mylah Vanden-Elsen (Nanaimo): VT Silver

CCP10 JR: Team BC 4^th. Becca Mitchell (TAG): AA Silver

CCP10 SR: Team BC Silver. Kennedy Duke (TAG): AA Gold, VT Gold, FX Bronze; Angelique Gates (Phoenix): BB Bronze; Elizabeth Noble (TAG): VT Silver, FX Gold

Full WAG Results can be found HERE. 

Notable accomplishments on the MAG side are: 

JR: Team BC Bronze (Aiden Gonzalez, Alec Ikeda, Blake Morfitt, Connor Fielding, Ethan Ikeda, Owen Fielding)

JR: Kai Iwaasa (Phoenix): AA Bronze, FX Gold, SR Gold, VT Gold; Ethan Ikeda (Twisters): PH Gold

Elite 4: Reuben Dykstra (LGF): FX Gold, PH Gold, SR Bronze, PB Gold, HB Gold; Onew Jeong (LGF): PH Silver, VT Bronze, PB Bronze; Ethan Lee (LGF): VT Silver

A huge congratulations to all athletes, and heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated coaches, clubs and volunteers for helping to run a successful event. 

Full event results can be found by clicking on the button below and filtering as applicable.  

BC TG Athletes Shine at the 2022 Trampoline World Cup in Italy

BC athletes have returned home from the Italian World Cup this past weekend with excellent results in trampoline, double mini and synchro trampoline.

A very strong performance in the DMT Preliminary round lead Shasta’s Gabby Flynn to her first international Gold Medal. She was followed very closely by Hannah Brown who finished 8^th in the qualifier. 

Making their debut on the senior international DMT World Cup circuit, Gavin Dodd (KGTC) and Adin Brenner (VIP) finished 6^th and 7^th respectively. Samantha Smith (SHA) also advanced to the women’s trampoline final as well as placing 6^th in synchro with partner Rachel Tam from Ontario.

Congratulations athletes! Next stop for BC Athletes is the World Cup in Portugal and the Pan American Championships.  

Upcoming CAC Webinar: Best Practices on Background Screening Processes 

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is offering a webinar on June 15th at 11 AM PST (2PM EST).

Featured speakers are Ian Murray from Sterling and Steven Indig from Sport Law.

Attendees can expect to learn more on these four points:

• What the risks are: low, medium, high  
• You get a Positive check and now what? 
• Considerations you should have
• Types of checks (International) 

As part of Sport Safety, this webinar will build on your basic safe sport knowledge with practical tips on real-life scenarios you may face as a coach or administrator.

Pacific Sport Regional Alliance Coach Academy

PacificSport Vancouver Island (PSVI) is holding a Town Hall on Wednesday June 15^th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm to share information on how coaches can register for the upcoming cohort of the PSVI Coach Academy starting in September 2022.

This program is heading into its second year and is looking to connect with passionate coaches interested in furthering their coach education. The PSVI Coach Academy is delivered in an online format, making it accessible to coaches across the province. The PSVI Coach Academy is an eight-month program that consists of NCCP education, Coach Academy workshops, mentorship from high performance coaches, and an opportunity to connect and share ideas with other passionate coaches across BC.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please register for the Town Hall here. 

New CAC eLearning Modules: Support Through Sport

With the financial support of the Public Health Agency of Canada, the final 3/4 eLearning modules in the Support Through Sport series are launching today!

The three supplementary eLearning modules; Bystander Empowerment, Modelling Healthy Relationships and Gender-based Violence in Sport will be available in the Locker for free, and provide further education to empower coaches to recognize and reduce teen dating violence and gender-based violence.

We invite you to use the tools and resources posted in the Toolbox to promote the Support Through Sport series across your networks. 
 
Time to complete: ~20-40 minutes
Cost: Free 
PD Points for NCCP Certified Coaches: 1/module

2022 BC Gymnaestrada 

We are so excited to welcome over 400 participants and coaches to the 2022 BC Gymnaestrada in Comox this weekend! 

Pre-sale admission tickets are still available for purchase. Please click on the button below to access the event landing page, which includes a link for ticket sales. 

2022 TG Western Canada  Cup

Over 260 athletes from BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan will take to the competition floor this weekend at the 2022 TG Western Canada Cup.

For full event information and to purchase admission tickets, please visit the event page by clicking on the button below. 

2022 TG Canadian Championships – Team Chaperones

Applications are now open for chaperones for the 2022 TG Canadian Championships in Calgary from July 20-24.  

Interested individuals are invited to complete the application below and return to TG Coordinator, Debbie McBoyle (dmcboyle@gymbc.org).

Application Deadline: June 13, 2022

Men’s 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 

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