There will be no Gymnastics on
Thursday 12 02 04

As Thurso High School will be closed as this is an

In-service training day

 

 

Coaches Awards 2003

  We finished off the session with our annual presentation night and disco which had a change of venue this year to the Viewfirth club. As usual the night was well attended and the gymnasts, parents and coaches alike enjoyed the disco and buffet and of course the presentation of the coaches awards.   The raffle we held on the night raised a fantastic £93.50, thanks to everyone who bought the tickets!   Our junior class do not compete in the club competition but the coaches watch their progress over the year and medals are awarded for the floor, beam and vault. This year’s winners are;   FLOOR – Leanne McLean VAULT – Natasha Mulvey BEAM – Abbie Leonard   The coaches’ awards for 2003 are as follows;   Junior Gymnast of the Year                                              Maisie Moran Junior Most Improved                                                        Aimee Begg Junior Most Improved Runner Up                                          Emily Green   Intermediate Gymnast of the Year                                  Hannah Swanson Intermediate Most Improved                                            Debbie Ginniver Intermediate Most Improved Runner Up                              Amanda Magee   Rhythmic Recreational Gymnast of the Year                      Cassie Swanson Rhythmic Recreational Most Improved                                Kimberley Doig Rhythmic Recreational Most Improved Runner Up            Julie Simpson   Development Gymnast of The Year                                 Rachel Duncan Development Most Improved                                            Rachel Broadfoot Development Most Improved Runner Up                              Kirsty Mowat   Team Gym Gymnast of the Year                                              Vikki Lorimer Team Gym Most Improved                                                        Kirstin Sutherland Team Gym Most Improved Runner Up                              Zoe Sutherland   Rhythmic Development Gymnast of the Year                      Natalia Hodgson Rhythmic Development Most Improved                                Anna Cassidy Rhythmic Development Most Improved Runner Up            Sine Hamilton   Advanced Gymnast of the Year                                              Leona Keith Advanced Most Improved                                                        Erin Mackay Advanced Most Improved Runner Up                              Becky Gerrard   Senior Gymnast of the Year                                              Karen McColm Senior Most Improved                                                        Mey Erridge Senior Most Improved Runner Up                                          Laura Sandison   Overall Rhythmic Gymnast                                                         Gemma Wares Overall Artistic Gymnast                                                         Laura Gulloch   The Sandison family kindly donated a new shield to the club and this shield was awarded by the artistic gymnasts to their favourite gymnast.   The first winner of this new shield was                             Laura Gulloch      

Annual Club Competition Results 2003

   

AWARD 4

Gold Silver Bronze
FLOOR Mary-Ellen McPhee Oonagh Dunnet Emma Dunnet
TRAMPETTE Louise Cunningham Emma Dunnet Joanne Ryrie
OVERALL Mary-Ellen McPhee Louise Cunningham Emma Dunnet

   

AWARD 3

Gold Silver Bronze
FLOOR Carly Begg Hannah Swanson Bronwyn Ross
TRAMPETTE Hannah Swanson Iona Smith Carly Begg
BEAM Hannah Swanson Naill Atkinson Carly Begg
OVERALL Hannah Swanson Carly Begg Iona Smith
   

AWARD 2

Gold Silver Bronze
Floor Rachel Duncan Rachel Broadfoot Emma Henderson
Vault Shannon Noble Hannah Ginniver Rachel Duncan
Beam Emma Henderson Rachel Broadfoot Kirsty Mowat
OVERALL Rachel Duncan Emma Henderson Hannah Ginniver

 

REC. RHYTHMIC

Gold Silver Bronze
Rope Kimberly Doig Erica Sinclair Christina Patterson
Ball Kimberly Doig Lucy Hale Christina Patterson
OVERALL Kimberly Doig Christina Patterson Erica Sinclair
 

TEAM GYM

Gold Silver Bronze
Floor Hannah Sinclair Kirstin Sutherland Zoe Sutherland
Trampette Vikki Lorimer Hannah Sinclair Zoe Sutherland
Beam Hannah Sinclair Kyla MacKay Kirstin Sutherland
Pairs Kirstin & Zoe Sutherland Hannah Sinclair Gillian Allan Kyla Mackay Jenna Sutherland Shondie McLean
OVERALL Hannah Sinclair Vikki Lorimer Kirstin Sutherland
 

UNDER 12

Gold Silver Bronze
Floor Becky Gerrard Kirsty Rollinson Natalie Williamson
Vault Natalie Williamson Rhona Cartwright Erin Mackay
Beam Natalie Williamson Kirsty Rollinson Jenny McLachlan
Bars Natalie Williamson Kirsty Rollinson Becky Gerrard
OVERALL Natalie Williamson Kirsty Rollinson Becky Gerrard
 

OVER 12

Gold Silver Bronze
Floor Laura Gulloch Scye Erridge Karen McColm
Vault Mey Erridge Laura Gulloch Scye Erridge
Beam Scye Erridge Mey Erridge Karen McColm
Bars Laura Sandison Laura Gulloch Mey Erridge
OVERALL Laura Gulloch Scye Erridge Mey Erridge
         

Coaching Qualifications

  Congratulations to Sheenagh Christie and Lesley Lorimer who successfully passed their Women’s Artistic Club Coach exams. Their hard work and determination has been rewarded with highly commended passes in both the practical and written exams which were held in Invergordon recently.  Their achievement is an excellent boost not only for them but also for the club. Well done!!     

Fife Gymnastic Network Level 8 & 9 Competition

  Recently 12 gymnasts from our Senior and Development Squad represented the club at the Fife Gymnastic Network Level 8 & 9 Competition. Once again the gymnasts proved that their hard work and determination did not go unrewarded.   Our 8/9 Team won the Silver Team Medal (Kirsty Rollinson, Erin Mackay, Kerry Oag & Rachel Duncan)   Our 13+ Team did especially well with Laura Gulloch winning the Overall Gold Medal and Mey Erridge taking home the overall Bronze Medal, with these two individual medal winners it meant that our 13+ Team (Laura Gulloch, Mey Erridge, Laura Sandison & Claire Nicolson) also brought home the Gold Team Medal.      

Gymfest 2003

  We once again travelled down to Meadowbank in Edinburgh to take part in Gymfest 2003. A little later than in previous years, at the end of May rather than the beginning. The gymnasts performed a super routine to the music from Bugsy Malone which was very well received from the audience. We returned home after a very long day and night but everybody felt that it was really worth the effort and enjoyed the whole day performing and watching the other routines. (Plus buying new leotards!!!)    

Prize Bingo Night

  Recently the club held their first ever Prize Bingo Night this was decided upon to have a change from our usual sponsored event and have a little fun while making some money. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who donated prizes and came along to the evening itself. It was a very successful evening with around £600 raised for club funds. Due to its success the bingo night is something we will definitely be having again in the future.  

2003/2004 Session

  Classes will resume after the school holidays on Tuesday August 19th. See you all then.     Updated 10th  July 2003        

 

Success at Scottish Rhythmic Gymnastics Novice Championships

  On Saturday March 15th 2003, three of our Rhythmic Gymnasts took part in the Scottish Novice Championships for Rhythmic Gymnastics, held at the Craigwillow Centre, Livingston, West Lothian.    Natalia Hodgson and Anna Cassidy both aged 13 competed in the Under 14 Category.  They both performed their routines very well, with Natalia taking the title of Scottish Novice Champion for her age group and Anna taking the Silver Medal.  Gemma Wares aged 15 competed in the over 14 age group, she gave a solid performance and also took the silver medal in her age group.   In the open competition, which included gymnasts from England, Natalia received the silver medal with Anna taking the Bronze and Gemma also receiving a Bronze Medal.   This is only the Second time the Rhythmic Section of the club has competed in the National championships.   Check the gallery section for photos!!     North District Novice and Intermediate Competition   On the 30th of March 2003, 16 gymnasts went to Inverness to take part in the North District Novice and Intermediate Competition. All 16 gymnasts performed well with 6 taking away medals in their respective age groups for the individual competition. They were; Laura Gulloch – Gold overall, Gold for floor and Silver for vault, Mey Erridge – Gold overall, Silver for vault and Bronze for floor, Natalie Williamson – Gold for floor, and silver overall, Suzanne McLaren – Gold for floor, Karen McColm – Silver for floor, Laura Sandison – Bronze for Floor. The club also won 2 team medals, Gold for the over 12 A team and Silver for the 10/11 A team, and came away with the North District Team Trophy! A big well done to ALL of the gymnasts who went and competed.       OLD Videos   Do you have a video of our show (Christmas or otherwise) taken in 1992,1993,1994, 1995 or 1996?   We are trying to build up a library of show videos and are missing copies of the above years.  If you can help please contact one of the club coaches, we would be delighted to hear from you.       2002 Annual Show  

Every February Oscar Fever hits the entertainment community and film fans around the world, building to the crescendo of the annual Academy Awards Presentation a month later.

Somewhat a little earlier and maybe not quite the same watching audience, Caithness Gymnastics decided to take a little of the glitz and the glamour to the stage and created their very own version of the Oscars. They performed wonderful routines to Academy Award Winning Best Pictures and Best Original Songs.

With 2 almost sell out performances, the show was a great success. All of the gymnasts worked very hard as in the past to make the show such a success. We are grateful again for all of the help that we received to make the show possible.     Club Clothing  

A quick reminder to all gymnasts that you should be correctly dressed for training. Your kit should consist of a leotard, T-shirt and sweatshirt and jogging bottoms (absolutely NO jeans). Any sweatshirt and jogging bottoms can be worn,  however Club kit can be purchased from the Club. If you wish to order anything you can get an order form from one of your coaches.

Hair should be tightly tied back, please use grips for straggly bits and you are reminded not to wear any jewellery.

The Club has a reasonable stock of various coloured leotards, which are available on loan as previously, however a number of gymnasts have chosen to wear their own leotards and the coaches are happy to encourage this individuality.

Unfortunately the Club does not carry a stock of unitards for boys due to the small number that attend the Club. Catalogues are available on loan from the Club should you wish to order leotards, unitards, shorts etc. from them.