December 2012
07 ~ Party Time!!!
Fort Regent School of Gymnastics kicked off the Christmas party season with their own special gymnastics party to mark the end of the year. Even Father Christmas was invited (see below!).
Keeping up the Christmas spirit, the Regent gymnasts were also in action on 7th December when they performed a special Christmas display of their work showing tumbling routines and individual apparatus work.
Happy Christmas everyone!
November 2012
25 ~ Silver double for Millie in Abingdon
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Meaghan Walshe, Yakira Michel, Charlotte Neale, Milly Crowder, Samantha Neale, Holly Le Feuvre, Jenna Pontin and Rachelle Flambard competed in the Abingdon Invitational Competition on Sunday 25th November, their last competition of 2012.
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They were up against some excellent gymnasts from the City of Liverpool, Slough, Basingstoke, Sapphire and the hosts Abingdon.
In Level 5 out of age Milly (pictured on the podium to the right) had an excellent competition winning two individual silver medals. Her first silver was awarded for her dynamic Vault (10.40) with her second coming from Floor (12.80) where she performed powerful tumbling sequences alongside well executed dance elements. On Bars she finished in 4th place just missing the bronze medal by 0.20 points. Overall Milly finished in 5th place.
Meaghan (7, pictured below on the left) competed in Level 6 against a large group of very young and very talented gymnasts. She performed well throughout the competition but her best piece of apparatus was the Beam where she performed a steady routine to finish in 6th. Overall she placed 7th.
Competing in Level 5 in age were Charlotte and Yakira. Charlotte’s best apparatus was also the Beam where she scored 10.15 whereas Yakira favoured Floor performing a bubbly routine to score 11.50 and win her a special award on this apparatus.
In Level 4 Samantha, Holly and Jenna (pictured below on the right) were competing against 13 other gymnasts. All three performed extremely well, with Holly’s consistency placing her 5th on Beam (9.95), 6th on Floor (11.60) and winning her a special award for her animated Floor routine. Jenna’s powerful Vault placed her 6th on that apparatus with a score of 10.60 and Samantha’s lively Floor routine gained her a score of 11.20, her highest of the day.
Although Rachelle was the only gymnast competing at FIG level, she produced some excellent routines. On Floor she performed with and grace and poise throughout. Her complex tumbles and vibrant dance elements gave her a score of 11.55 and a special award. She went onto produce a dynamic pike tsukahara vault and complex beam and bar routines.
All of the gymnasts enjoyed the friendly competition which the hosts Abingdon provided. Coaches and gymnasts alike are looking forward to similar future events.
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September 2012
23 ~ Medals all around for Fort Regent School of Gymnastics in UK Gymnastics Competition.
On Sunday 23rd September, over 100 boys and girls took part in the UK Gymnastics Individual Apparatus competition in Milton Keynes.
This ever popular competition saw regular attendees Booker, Burnham, Chiltern, Stoke Poges and Wheatley competing alongside new competitors Lynx and Mega Gym Club who travelled all the way from Edinburgh.
Fort Regent School of Gymnastics did exceptionally well taking medals in all levels.
In the Level 9, Floor and Vault competition for the 9 year-old age group, Macy Bechemin and Omelade Williams had a fantastic day. Macy scored a massive 16.50 on the Floor to take the gold medal with Omelade just behind scoring 15.50 to take the bronze. In their age group they came second and fifth overall respectively and out of the entire 27 gymnasts in the Level 9 competition, they came 5th and 15th in total.
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In the Level 8, 4-piece competition Regent had gymnasts in the 6-8, 11-12 and the 13-14 age groups.
Yakira Michel competed in the 6-8 age group and had an outstanding competition. She placed seventh on Beam and Vault out of the 13 gymnasts in the group but outshone others on Floor and Bars placing second on both pieces with huge scores of 16.65 on Floor and 12.75 on Bars. Her combined scores placed her first in her age group and her winning smile shone through as she took the podium on the top spot to receive the overall Level 8, 6-8 age-group gold medal.
Elsa Swetenham and Eleanor Le Maistre Smith competed in the 11-12 age group. Both girls competed well with Elsa narrowly missing out on medals placing fourth on Beam, fifth on Vault, sixth on Bars and 6th overall in the age group. Eleanor placed behind Elsa on the beam (seventh) but performed well on all the other pieces placing second on floor with a score of 15.80, second on vault with 11.20 and first on bars with 12.80. Her combined scores placed her second overall in the Level 8, 11-12 age-group.
Chloe Swetenham competed in the 13-14 age group and like Yakira, had an exceptional day. She placed first on Floor with a score of 16.45 and second on all other pieces with scores of 11.30 on Vault, 11.80 on Bars and 12.30 on Beam. She was overwhelmed when she took the top place in her age-group taking the Level 8, 13-14 age-group gold medal.
Out of the 49 gymnasts in the Level 8 competition, Yakira placed a fantastic 2nd with a massive total score of 53.00. She continued to smile as she was presented with a second place trophy for her efforts. Eleanor placed 5th, Chloe 12th and Elsa 18th. |
Kate Davies and Siobhan Harvey competed in the Level 7, 4-piece competition for the 11-13 age group. Again both girls performed well fighting each other for positions throughout the competition. On Floor, Kate took bronze with a score of 15.70, Siobhan close behind in sixth with a score of 15.15. On Vault, Siobhan took first place 11.80 with Kate placing 4th with 11.50. On Bars both girls narrowly missed out on medals with Siobhan placing 4th and Kate 7th. On the final piece, Beam, Kate took the silver medal with a score of 14.80 and Siobhan placed 4th with 14.10. The girls did incredibly well overall placing 3rd (Kate) and 5th (Siobhan) in their age-group and 4th (Kate) and 7th (Siobhan) overall out of all of the Level 7 competitors.
The competition was an enjoyable one for all the gymnasts who are all looking forward to the next UK Gymnastics event. Well done to everyone who took part!
August 2012
6-10 ~ Summer Camp Memories...
20 girls took part in this years ever-popular Summer Camp which took place every morning from the 6th to the 10th August.
At the camp, the girls took part in daily conditioning and flexibility games and exercises as well as practising their routines. The girls made use of the air track and specially set-up training aids to help them improve their tumbling and to learn back flics and somersaults . This enabled Milly Crowder to achieve a round-off, back flic, backward somersault tumble on the floor and Rhiannon Le Maistre a round-off, back flic, full twist on the floor. Each daily session was closed with a handstand or balance competition.
All of the participants thoroughly enjoyed themselves (gymnasts and coaches alike) with each gymnast being awarded a certificate for their efforts and achievements during the camp - something to remind them of the fun they had.
July 2012
21 ~ Regent Gymnasts get into the Olympic spirit!
Over 90 gymnasts took part in the 'Regent Mini Olympics' on Saturday 21st July at Fort Regent, to celebrate the end of term and the 2012 Olympics being held in London.
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The Olympic themed competition saw boys and girls perform a mix of set and voluntary routines on 5 different apparatus from Floor, Vault, Trampette, Asymmetric Bars, Parallel Bars, High Bar and Beam.
Participation ribbons were available for each piece of apparatus the gymnasts performed on. There were 5 to collect in total, with different coloured ribbons representing the 5 different coloured Olympic rings.
Gymnasts also got into the Olympic spirit by wearing leotards in the colours of the flag for the country they were competing for. Competing countries included Canada, Spain, New Zealand, Great Britain, Australia, Japan, Russia, China, USA, Germany, France and Romania!
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Poster Power!
Before the competition, all of the gymnasts were invited to take part in designing a poster for the event with the best posters being used in the arena and for the programme.
The winning posters were:
| 5-6 Years: Lexy Heynes |
7-10 Years: Mayling Roberts |
11+ Year: Rachelle Flambard |
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Thank you to all those that took part and congratulations to the winners!!
June 2012
9 ~ A great day at the British Espoir Challenge
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Rachelle Flambard had a great day on Saturday 9th June when she competed in the British Gymnastics Women's Espoir Challenge.
Espoir is the youngest age ranking (12-13) within the British Championships and is a precursor to Junior (14-15) and Senior (16+) competitions at national and international levels. At just 11, Rachelle entered this competition to enable her the opportunity to compete at a national event that is judged on the full FIG code.
The competition, held in Guildford, saw 53 young gymnasts from around the UK compete. Rachelle performed extremely well, finishing in 22nd place overall. Out of the 9 gymnasts that competed from the Southern Region (SR), Rachelle was the third highest scorer (the highest scoring SR gymnast placed 16th overall).
Vault was Rachelle's strongest piece, on which she performed a high, dynamic piked yurchenko to score12.10. Her solid Bar and Beam performances secured her scores of 8.05 and 10.10 respectively and her fast tumbling and elegant dance on the floor earned her a score of 10.70.
This competition was a great experience for gymnast and coach (Julia Falle) alike and both are looking forward to perfecting and improving Rachelle's current routines over the next year in preparation for the 2013 Espoir Challenge.
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May 2012
13 ~ Congratulations Rachelle!
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11 year old Rachelle Flambard competed in the Southern Region Elite Championships on 13th May at Dynamo in Southampton.
This is the first time a club member has entered this very high level of competition and she won 3 bronze apparatus medals!
Well done Rachelle!!!
If you would like to see the full results, please go to 'Results' on the British Gymnastics, Southern Region website:
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April 2012
29 ~ We've Expanded!
Regent Gymnastics has expanded it's training area in Fort Regent and is now making full use of the balcony area for conditioning and dance. This extra space is an invaluable tool in helping to focus classes on specific but essential training needs for all of the gymnasts.
20 ~ Regent Gymnastics are a cut above the rest!
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Thanks to all of your hard work snipping tokens published in the Jersey Evening Post (JEP), Regent Gymnastics won £500 in the JEP and Ogier Kit4Clubs competition!
Over 80 sports and leisure clubs entered the competition in Jersey but only six shared the £10,000 prize fund which was offered in 2 categories - club's with under 50 members and clubs with over 50 members. Regent came 3rd in the 'clubs with over 50 members' category and were delighted to receive the award!
Gymnastics did extremely well in the competition with Jersey Special Gym Club winning one of the first prize places alongside St Clement's Netball Club, both taking home £3,500. The £1,000 second place prizes went to Jersey Wheelers Wheelchair Basketball Club and St Paul's Football Club. The other 3rd prize winner in the competition, receiving £500, was Jersey Ladies Basketball Club.
Regent Gymnastics wants to thank all of their members families for the effort they put into this competition. The prize money will be put towards purchasing new kit for the club.
To see the JEP report, got to:
http://www.thisisjersey.com/news/2012/04/25/kit4clubs-winners-announced/ |
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14 ~ Second Annual UKG Jersey Invitational competition a massive success!
On Saturday 14th April, Regent Gymnastics were once again hosts to a UK Gymnastics Invitational Competition.
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The competition held at Fort Regent saw English Gymnastics Clubs Burnham, Chiltern and Milton Keynes make the journey to Jersey to join Fort Regent School of Gymnastics in the friendly event.
The General Gymnastics Individiual Apparatus event saw some wonderful routines at all competing levels resulting in none of the participating clubs going home empty handed. Brian Duley, UKG Competition Organiser, said "What a great weekend this was and a really fantastic competition; our thanks go to Fort Regent School of Gymnastics for being wonderful hosts."
The competition was enjoyed by everyone so much that plans are in place to hold the event again next year, Saturday 13th April 2013.
If you would like further information about UK Gymnastics, go to: http://www.ukgymnastics.org/
If you would like information about next year's event, please contact Brian Duley via the email address [email protected]
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March 2012
31 ~ 100% passes at Hampsire County Grades
Regent gymnasts returned from the Hampshire County Grades Competition with 100% passes and some excellent individual results. The competition took place over two days with the first day being held at Dynamo School of Gymnastics Centre near Southampton and the second day in Basingstoke.
On the first day day, Regent's Senios competed at Grades 12 and 11.
At Grade 12, Samantha Neale and Maisie Weiss both performed well and obtaining overall scores of 40.40 and 39.00 respectively to pass their grades.
At Grade 11, Hollie Kempsey nailed two superb vaults gaining an excellent 12.65 score, the highest of the day. She finished in a creditable 6th place overall with a score of 43.55, followed closely by Erin Moffett, just 0.10 points behind with a score of 43.45, finishing in 7th place overall. Erin's clean routine on bars scored 10.80 to take 3rd place on that piece. Georgia Dodd showed her strength on vault with an excellent score of 12.15 which placed her 4th. Georgia's overall score of 40.95 placed her 12th.
On the second day, Regent’s juniors took part in Grades 14 and 13 which had a record number of entries taking part from various clubs in Hampshire.
At Grade 14 eight year olds Charlotte Neale, Aliyah Buesnel and Rhea Fletcher were competing in their first Hampshire County Competition and they all performed well. Charlotte finished with an overall score of 56.10 to finish in 19th place from a field of 66 gymnasts. Her best performance was on the beam where she showed great poise and control to score of 11.80 to finish in 10th place. Aliyah placed 25th overall with a score of 54.65 and her excellent range and conditioning performance scored 11.40 and 12th on that piece. Rhea also had a good competition finishing with a score of 52.70. She excelled in the bars and was awarded a score of 11.55 to finish in the top 20 places.
At Grade 13 Sarah Shah, Milly Crowder and Katie A’Court were competing against 42 gymnasts. Sarah took the 6th highest place in the Range and Conditioning and finished with an excellent overall score of 54.80 to finish in 18th place. Milly showed her determination in her well flighted, dynamic vault, to take 6th place on that piece with a massive score of 12.70. She also showed her strength on bars with a controlled routine that scored 11.50 to place her 6th on that piece. Her overall score of 54.75 placed her just behind Sarah for 19th place. Katie had a great performance on the vault to score 12.30 and overall finishing with a score of 50.50 to gain a pass.
Head coach Julia said although it was a busy weekend all the gymnasts performed well and they were a credit to the Club. Many thanks go to all of the coaches as without their support and hard work, the gymnasts wouldn’t have gained these excellent results.
4 ~ Distinction at National Grade 6
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Regent Gymnast Rachelle Flambard (11) gained distinction at National Grade 6 in the Southern Region National Grades competition in Baisingstoke on Sunday 4th March.
Rachelle, the youngest gymnasts of the 12 Southern Region gymnasts taking part in Garde 6, gained her 3rd Distinction in a row at National Grades.
She started her competition strongly by perfoming 2 powerful yurchenko preparations on the Vault and scoring a massive 12.70 to place her joint 4th on the first of 5 apparatus. On the Bars she once again put in a strong performance which ended in an extremely high and dynamic somersault dismount, scoring her a 10.50. She was first to perform on the Beam but did not let that daunt her, performing a solid routine and landing all of her difficult elements and dismount to secure her 6th place on Beam with her 10.80 score. On Floor she executed a beautiful routine with strong tumbling sequences to score 10.30. Her final performance on Range and Conditioning was where she excelled, showing incredible control and strength throughout which gained her 12.10 and placed her 3rd overall in this event.
Rachelle's impressive score of 56.40 gained her distinction and 7th place overall in the grade.
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February 2012
26 ~ Southern Region Training - National Grades Competition
Rachelle Flambard enjoyed another successful training session with the Southern Region Squad.
Despite the fogging weather Jersey was experiencing over the days running up to the weekend, Rachelle was lucky enough to get over to Southampton Saturday evening in time for the Southern Region Training session which took place on Sunday at Dynamo Gymnastics Centre.
Regional Squad coaches Plamen Lichev and Ross Falsetta ran the training session together with numerous other coaches from around the Southern Region who all shared their expertise and advise. Rachelle worked her Grade routines as well as getting the opportunity to work on some new elements on the various pieces of apparatus. She worked alongside the gymnasts she will be competing against in the National Grades competition in Basingstoke on Sunday 26th February.
18-19 ~ Miss Alpha Factor!
Four gymnasts represented Regent Gymnastics Club at the Miss Alpha Factor competition on 18th and 19th February 2012.
The competition, which was held in Ipswich, is unique in that it is the only open competition available for Compulsory and Club Grades outside of the official County and Regional Grades.
Eleven-year-old Rachelle Flambard competed at Grade 6 against a strong field of 15 gymnasts in the 12+ age group category. Rachelle's highest score of 11.95 was awarded for her dynamic Yurchenko preparation Vault. This gave her 5th place on Vault, only 0.05 away from receiving a bronze certificate! Her strong twisting somersaults secured her 8th place on Floor and her balance and control placed her 7th in Range and Conditioning.
Shannon Webber (14), Claudine Ollivro (13) and Georgia Dodd (11) all competed at Grade 11. For all three girls it was their first experience of competing outside of the Southern Region. Both Webbeand Ollivro performed excellent Vaults to score 11.55 and placing them equal 7th in the 18-strong, 12+ age group. Webber also performed a beautiful flowing routine on the Bars to score an outstanding 11.05. |
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Julia Falle (Coach) commented that all four gymnasts gained valuable experience from the competition from both competing their Grade routines in advance of the County and Regional Grade competitions as well as from mixing with gymnasts from all over the UK. They are all looking forward to perfecting their Grade Routines for the County and Regional competitions taking place in March and April.
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