Trampoline Gala & Grades more >>
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Tramopline Gala & Grades
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On Saturday / Sunday 12/13 June Amy Sims and Elizabeth Swain from Focus Institute of Gymnastics competed in the National Gala Competition.
Amy Sims competed in FIG (Federation of International Gymnastics) Grade B with Elizabeth Swain competing in National C.
Both girls performed strongly with Amy Sims finishing in second place and Elizabeth Swain in 9th place, both girls earned the qualification score to compete at the British Championships in July.
This will be the first British Championships in trampolining for Focus Institute of Gymnastics and we wish the girls the best of luck.
On Sunday 20th June, six trampoline gymnasts represented Focus Institute of Gymnastics at the North West regional grades in Bury.
Daniel McCaffrey aged 13, had achieved the elevated qualification score at the Regional grading in March, allowing him to skip a grade and progress from the entry grade G level to grade E.
Daniel again impressed the judges obtaining qualification to regional Grade D and finishing with the highest score in his group.
Daniel is proving to be a very talented trampolinists and after only six months in the sport is well on track to compete at National level next year.
Olivia Kenny aged 10 achieved the qualification score at the Regional grading in March, allowing her to progress from the entry grade G level to grade F.
Olivia performed two technically strong routines obtaining qualification to regional Grade E, and finishing with the highest score in her group - a fantastic achievement in this very competitive under 15's age group.
Team mate Toni Brown also performed two solid routines, at age 8 Toni was one of the youngest in this strong group,
Toni missed the qualification mark narrowly but showed her future potential amongst this much older group.
Tom Corlett aged 9 and Chris Maher age 13 rose to the challenge in the Under 15's Grade G event. Both boys achieved their qualification score and also got
the highest and second highest scores for this group. Jemma Roscoe took on her first ever regional grading place, an unfortunate mistake in her first routine cost her the qualification
score but she went on to impress the judges in the second round.
The members of the squad are all progressing well, with many more members developing skills
ready to enter the grading system in January - hopefully a few more members from Focus Institute of Gymnastics will be competing in the British Championships in 2011.
Awiating Photo
June Holiday Club more >>
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HOLIDAY CLUB
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The First Focus Hoilday Club was run for 2 days in June with over 20 children on both days.
The Club was a great success and will now be running throughout the summer holidays.
For further details please contact the club and ask for Dawn or Nicky.
Basingstoke Invitational 2010 more >>
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ADULT CLASS
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New club development at Focus has seen its adult participation programme move forwards into the competition arena.
Four representatives from the club attended a competition in Basingstoke on Sunday 6th June 2010.
The competitors Sarah, Kirsten, Michelle and Jenny, although nervous represented the club to a very high standard.
Sarah achieved 1st on floor and 6th overall, Jenny achieved 2nd on Floor, 1st on Beam and 2nd on Bars. Michelle achieved 2nd on Vault, 3rd on Beam and 4th overall. Kirsten achieved 4th on Floor, 5th on Beam and 6th Overall.
Head coach Mike Lockett said ‘The adult participation is growing in the club and with results like this we will continue moving forwards. Well done to all four for their hard work and for raising the profile of the club nationally.
Weekend of Competition more >>
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NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRADES
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Aldrin Salvilla Tagayuna was selected to represent the North West Region at the Men’s Artistic National Development Grades in Birmingham last weekend.
Aldrin is a member of the Boy’s Squad at Focus Institute of Gymnastics and currently trains 16 hours per week in the gym on
all 7 pieces of apparatus – Floor, Pommel, Rings, Vault, Pbars, High Bar and a Physical Preparation Programme.
There was a strong field of over 60 gymnasts in the same age group all-battling for a National title.
Aldrin narrowly missed out on a Silver medal after a fall from handstand in his Physical Preparation Programme and finished in 5th place overall.
Coach, Dawn McCaffrey said “This is a fantastic achievement for Aldrin in his first National competition, he works hard in the gym and thoroughly deserves this success”.
Aldrin has now earned himself a place on the weeklong National Squad Training Camp at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, later in the year.
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City of Preston 4 piece Elite Level 1 Competition
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Kelsey Moore, aged 7, competed at the above competition and after a nervous start on Floor she excelled on the other three pieces of apparatus.
Wining, Bar, Beam, finishing second on Vault and taking the Overall title.
Coach Mike Lockett said "Kelsey is now starting to understand how to compete; she is also training hard and excelling in the gym".
"Well done to Kelsey for competing to the best of her ability on the day".
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CHESHIRE & MERSEYSIDE COUNTY COMPETITION - JUNIORS
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The Junior and Senior girls competed at the Cheshire & Merseyside Floor & Vault Cmpetition with great success.
Juniors - Under 9s Karina Elady Cole Claimed Gold on Floor & Vault and became the County Champion in her age group
Under 10s Leah Barlow achieved Gold on Floor and joint 2nd overall , Bethany Blunt achieved Bronze on Floor & Silver on Vault, joint 2nd overall,
Toni Brown achieved Bronze on Vault.
Coach Nicky Kenny Said "A great achievement from all the Girls they have worked extremely hard and I am very proud of them all".
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CITY OF PRESTON MILANO COMPETITION
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Gymnasts from the senior squad took part over two days at the City of Preston gymnastics club for the Milano Invitational 2 piece competition. The gymnasts competed on floor and vault and excelled in their achievements.
Jemma Roscoe competed in the age 10 and under level 3 category and achieved outstanding results, 1st floor, 1st vault 1st overall and the reward for most artistic floor routine.
Also in level 3 Catherine Corlett and Lucy Hurley competed in the over 11s category and came away with 1st floor, 3rd vault, 1st overall for Catherine and 1st floor for Lucy.
Three gymnasts competed in the higher level 4 ages 10 and over competition
the youngest member of this group Olivia Kenny, 1st vault, 2nd floor, 2nd overall. Anna Rowe 3rd floor, 3rd floor, 3rd overall and Alex Farrell 4th vault, 5th floor.
Coach Liz Corlett said, “The girls have shown once again that they are committed to their training and the results are a welcome bonus for all their hard work in the gym”
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CHESHIRE & MERSEYSIDE COUNTY COMPETITION - SENIORS
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Five senior squad gymnasts travelled to Crewe and Nantwich gym club to take part in the 2 piece pre novice competition.
Gemma Light in the under 12’s gained 1st vault, 5th vault, 1st overall. Megan Shingler under 14’s 2nd vault, 3rd floor, 2nd overall. Emily Hurley under 11’s, 3rd floor. Holly Rutter 2nd floor, 3rd vault, 3rd overall and Lauren Rutter 3rd floor both competed
in the over 14’s in their first competition since joining the club.
Liz Corlett their club coach commented on the girls’ performance and was very pleased with the results on the day and hopes the gymnasts continue to train hard in the gym.
Regional Development Grades more >>
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRADES
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9-year-old Aldrin Salvilla Tagayuna exceeded all expectations, when he represented Focus Institute of gymnastics at the Men’s Artistic Regional Development Grades in Manchester last weekend.
Aldrin trains 16 hours per week in the gym and competed on 7 pieces of apparatus – Floor, Pommel, Rings, Vault, Parallel bars, High Bar and a Conditioning programme,
all his hard work paid off when he finished in the top spot with the highest score in his age group.
His success has secured him a place on the squad to represent the North West at the National finals to be held in Birmingham next month.
Coach Dawn McCaffrey said ‘Adrin has trained hard this year and deserves his place on the squad’.
Focus Trampoline Squads more >>
Focus Trampoline Squads,
The newly formed trampoline squad from Focus Institute of Gymnastics showed their talents for the first time at a friendly club competition.
The competition held in Nantwich in February caters for a full range of abilities with 6 levels of difficulty ranging
from Novice Group 1 through to Elite Group 6, with trophies being awarded through to seventh place.
First to compete was seven year old Kiara Wilson Smith who took second place in the juniors group 1 with Sophie Thomas taking sixth place.
Team mate Bethany Blunt performed a strong first routine having the highest score in the first round, however a costly mistake in the second round meant Bethany finished in twelfth.
Next to compete in Group 2 Juniors was Toni Brown, Jemma Roscoe and Tom Corlett.
Toni performed two excellent routines taking second place with solid performances from Jemma and Tom earning them sixth and seventh places.
Molly Parker competed in Group 2 open age and after an unfortunate mistake in the first round managed to perform a flawless second routine to take seventh place.
Sophie Jameson, Alex Farell and Olivia Welsh finished in 8th, 10th and 11th.
In the open age Group 3 Olivia Kenny aged ten took on much older performers finishing in second place with team mate Zoe Shingler taking third place.
Daniel McCaffrey and Chris Maher represented the club in group 4, in this group they had to show combinations of somersaults. Daniel came a fantastic second pace with Chris who performed the most
difficult routine for the club coming seventh.
On Sunday March 22nd Daniel McCaffrey, Olivia Kenny and Toni Brown entered the North West Regional Grades. All three competed in Regional Grade G, this is the entry level which
all competitors must start at.
Daniel McCaffrey aged 12 smashed the required qualification score finishing in first place and 3.5 points clear of second place – Daniel a former gymnast is
showing excellent potential for the sport and after only a few months training is performing the elements required to compete at a National level.
Toni Brown aged 8 and Olivia Kenny aged 10 looked extremely strong against their much older competitors in this broad under 15’s age group.
With a total of 46 girls in the group, both Toni and Olivia performed strong routines earning them both the qualification score and second and third places.
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North West Boys 2 Piece more >>
North West Boys 2 Piece,
6 boys from Focus Institute of Gymnastics travelled to Birchwood Leisure Centre in Warrington to compete in the North West County 2 piece Championships for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Despite the early Sunday morning start; the boys were on good form and gave an excellent account of themselves – Joshua Coyne, Kyle Durkin and Jack Walsh medalled on both pieces
of apparatus and were crowned overall County Champions for Cheshire and Merseyside in their respective levels.
Callum Keeley won a silver medal on vault and a bronze medal on floor finishing in fourth place overall. Ehren Agawal won a bronze medal on vault and Saul Edwards narrowly
missed out on the medals after a shaky floor routine.
Coach, Dawn McCaffrey said “the boy’s have worked hard in the gym and thoroughly deserved their success – a big thank you also to our Club Judge Bette-Jo Dowling for her support on the day”.
Kingsway Goodwill Floor & Vault more >>
Aerodynamics Trampoline Competition more >>
Aerodynamics Trampoline Competition,
Congratulations to all the gymnasts who took part in the competition
And a big thank you to Helen Shaw are new Trampoline Head Coach.
Picture of Kiara Wilson - Smith with her 2nd place trophy
City of Preston Floor & Vault more >>
Cheshire & Merseyside 4 piece October Competition
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Sunday 14th October 2009 saw five members of Focus Institute of Gymnastics travel to the world famous City of Liverpool gym club to compete in the Cheshire and Merseyside 4 piece competition.
All were competing in the pre-novice level against gymnasts from across the County on floor, vault, beam and asymmetric bars.
In the under age 10 section, Olivia Kenny excelled across all 4 pieces with precision and determination despite having a nasty fall in the warm up session on beam. She won 1st on beam, 2nd on bars, 3rd
on floor and vault and came 2nd overall in her age category.
Anna Rowe performed well in the under age 11 category, which resulted in gaining an impressive 1st on floor, 2nd on vault, 3rd on beam and just missing out on a medal on bars.
Competing in the under 12 age category Lucy Hurley gave an almost faultless floor routine which gave her a well deserved 2nd position.
Alex Farrell and Catherine Corlett both competed in the age 12 and over category against gymnasts much older than themselves.
Alex gave an impressive display on all 4 pieces which resulted in 2nd place on beam and 3rd place on floor.
Narrowly missing out on medal on floor Catherine performed her tumbling routine for the fist time with such height it was met with a huge round of applause from the audience.
Their coach Liz Corlett said, “ I am extremely proud of all my squad gymnasts and their hard work in the gym has been shown at the competition today”
Cheshire & Merseyside 4 piece Competition more >>
Focus Gymnastics club has excelled once again in The four Piece Cheshire & Merseyside competition.
The Championships were held at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club on Sunday 19 July.
Chelsea Mealey, Olivia Kenny in Pre novice aged 10 and Jemma Roscoe in Pre Novice under 10 all represented Focus and produced outstanding displays on all apparatus.
The girls have given 100% to their training recently and were rewarded accordingly with all of them gaining medals on Vault and Bars, along with Chelsea coming second
on Beam and Jemma obtaining a silver for her Floor routine. Both Jemma and Chelsea also obtaining Silver medals in the overall championship
for the respective age groups. With a total medal haul of 10 between the three of them. We eagerly await the next instalment of the Focus squads talents to be displayed.
Their coach Mike Lockett is extremely proud of them and said 'the girls are starting to excel and enjoy gym well done to the three of them'.
Also a thank you and well done to Lindsay Hughes, Vicki Mealey, Bette Hurley and Kayte Roscoe who attended and passed their club judge award.
A big thanks to Lindsey and Vicki for Volunteering at the above event as judges ....THANKS.
New Club Picturesmore >>