Club Waiting List
Hi everyone. We are delighted to announce that our club waiting list will re-open on Monday 30th September. We will be accepting applications through our club email address oldbawngymnastics@gmail.com. Details needed will be the child’s name, date of birth and a contact name and phone number. No applications will be accepted before 9am on Monday 30th Sept to allow everyone who is interested some advanced notice. Thanks!
September 2013
Hi Everyone,
We hope you have all had a great summer!
Our recreational classes will resume on Saturday 7th September 2013.
Please note that fees are due on the first day of term. Cost per term is €60 plus an additional €20 Annual Gymnastics Ireland Registration Fee (or €10 for children aged 4)
We look forward to seeing you all!
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Hi All,
Please note the gym will be closed on Sat 1st June and Monday 3rd June for the bank holiday.
Summer club competitions will take place on the following dates:
Competitive Groups – Sun 16th June – 9.30am
Recreational Groups – Sat 22nd June – during normal class time.
Both competitions will take place in Old Bawn Community School Hall as always.
Thanks!
Shauna Kelly – Celtic Cup
On 11th May Old Bawn gymnast Shauna Kelly travelled to the Isle of Man with the Republic of Ireland delegation to compete at this years Celtic Cup competition. The Celtic Cup is an annual event where gymnasts from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Rep. of Ireland compete.
Shauna competed on the uneven bars and beam for team Ireland. She had a fantastic competition and managed to achieve personal best scores on both apparatus. A great achievement and brilliant job Shauna!!
Level 2-10 Regional Team & Apparatus Competition
Following on from the boys success a couple of weeks ago, we had 28 gymnasts compete in the Level 2-10 Teams and Apparatus competition. The club had a great competition and came away with plenty of medals which included 2 team gold, 2 team silver and a team bronze, along with 28 individual apparatus medals. As a result 17 of our gymnasts will travel to Limerick on the 18/19th May to compete in the National finals representing South Dublin.
Individual results as follows:
Level 7 – over 13
Aoife Murphy – Bronze Floor
Level 7 – under 13
Hannah Sullivan – Gold Bars
Level 6 – over 13
Shannon Quinn – Silver Vault, Bronze Beam
Level 6 – under 13
Hannah Molloy – Gold Vault
Amy Dunne – Bronze Vault
Lucy Gillmor – Bronze Bars
Level 6 – under 11
Niamh Boland – Gold Beam
Sarah Moran – Silver Floor, Bronze Vault
Aoibheann Bryson – Gold Bars, Silver Beam, Bronze Floor
Level 5 – over 13
Aine Murphy – Gold Beam, Silver Floor & Vault, Bronze Bars
Caoimhe NicSeain – Silver Beam, Bronze Floor & Vault
Level 4 – over 13
Emily Fitzpatrick – Silver Beam
Level 4 – under 11
Heather Morgan – Bronze Bars
Level 4 – under 9
Amy Thewlis – Bronze Bars
Level 3 – over 11
Leah O’Reilly – Bronze Vault
Level 3 – under 11
Leah Daly – Bronze Beam
Alannah Hunter – Bronze Vault
Level 2 – under 9
Saoirse Morgan – Silver Bars, Bronze Floor
Appenzeller Shield 2013
Well, were coming close to the end of competition season now and so far the Old Bawn gymnasts have done extremely well. On 20th April, 7 of our men’s squad took part in the Appenzeller Shield competition. This is a South Dublin regional competition. The boys performed fantastically and all of them came home with well earned medals.
Results as follows:
Sean Keane – Level 5 o12 – Gold
Matthew Donohoe – Level 4 o12 – Gold
Oisin Delaney – Level 4 u12 – Gold
Ciaran Fitzgerald – Level 4 u12 – Bronze
Jamie Greene – Level 3 u12 – Bronze
Alex Nugent – Level 2 u12 – Gold
Niall Moran – Level 2 u10 – Silver
Sean Keane also placed 5th in the competition for the Shield which is a combination of scores across all levels and age groups. Brilliant achievemnt!
Club News
Hi All – just to give an update on some club news that has been happening over the past couple of months…
Competitions:
Level 1 – National Finals – 1st Dec 2012 – We had four gymnasts qualify to the level 1 finals at the regional competition back in November. The girls did great with the under 9 Level 1b team (Emily Mulhall, Anna Shortt and Holly McLoughlin) getting bronze and the under 9 level 1c team (Chloe Regan) getting silver. Fantastic achievement on your first national competition girls!!
National Intermediate Club Teams – 2nd Dec 2012. We entered a young team of up and coming talent into this competition. For most of them it was their first time competing on full floor area and full height vault. They gained valuable competition experience and put on some great performances. The team placed 6th out of 13 and the girls are continuing to really improve in training. Well done Hannah, Amy, Aoibheann, Sarah, Maeve, Niamh and Julia.
Level 2-10 Regional All Around – 2nd Feb 2013. 6 of our gymnasts competed at level 6 in the Regional level 2-10 All Around competition. The girls had a really good competition with all 6 finishing in the top 10 of their level. Aoife Murphy claimed the silver medal and will go on to compete at the National Final on March 2/3 2013.
Squads:
Following some great performances at the Irish National Teams competition Katie O’Hara was selected on to the National 2016 Olympic Squad. She had her first tough training session on 10th Feb in Salto, Lisburn. Great achievement.
Following a trial which combined a tough strength and conditioning test along with an assessment of flexibility and agility, Niamh Boland was selected onto the National 2020 Olympic Start Squad. She scored the highest mark in the test of all gymnasts who trialled and had her first session on 20th January 2013. Brilliant Niamh!
(http://www.gymnasticsireland.com/news/article/olympic-start-squad-first-training-session-of-the-year)
A number of gymnasts trialled for the National Development Squad on 11th Feb 2013. The trial included a conditioning assessment along with an observation of skill level and ability. Aoibheann Bryson, Sarah Moran, Maeve Kalusche, Hannah Sullivan, Shauna Kelly, Lauren Reddy and Julie Sadlier all took part in the trial and performed exceptionally. We are delighted to say that all 7 of the girls have been asked to return for the next squad session on 7th April 2013 with Shauna also being invited to attend the next Olympic Start Squad session on 24th March. Great job guys.
Katie makes National Squad
Huge congratulations to Katie O’Hara who has been named to the Irish National Squad for 2013.
Based on her scores from the National Teams competition Katie has been selected onto the minor squad for the year. This is a fantastic achievement and we are all very proud of her, especially since the scores for this years squad increased significantly on previous years.
We look forward to attending National Squad sessions with Katie throughout the year!! Well done!!
Irish National Team Championships 2012
Well done to the team from Old Bawn who placed 5th at yesterdays Irish National Team Championships. The team had some ups and downs throughout the day, however, there were many positives to come away with. On bars we had lots of new skills with Ciara performing a Shoot-over from high to low bar, Katie performing her giant and Julie getting her cast to handstand. Similarly on beam Lauren performed a flip layout and Julie performed tuck back somersault and straight front somersault dismount. On floor Katie performed straight front somersault and full twisting back somersault to achieve the 3rd highest score in the minor competition on floor. Other notable performances were Julie and Ciara’s stuck beam routines and Shauna’s fabulous and clean bar routine.
This competition is also a qualifier for the National All Around and National Apparatus finals. We are delighted to say that the girls qualified to the following finals:
Shauna Kelly – Bars, Vault and All Around
Katie O’Hara – Floor, Vault and All Around
Lauren Reddy – Bars, All Around
Ciara Nixon – Vault and All Around
Julie Sadlier – Vault and All Around
Beth Gillmor – Floor
Well done girls, we’re very proud of you and the progress you are making!!
Success at Level 1 Regionals
Last Sunday saw some of our youngest competitive gymnasts enter their first competition outside the club. Old Bawn had two teams competing in the South Dublin Regional Level 1 competition. We are thrilled to say that the girls did fantastic and both teams made it on to the podium. Along with this 4 of our gymnasts also qualified to the National Finals in December. Brilliant work girls.
Level 1B – under 9: (Emily Mulhall, Anna Shortt, Holly McLoughlin, Hannah Fitzpatrick, Briana Ayana Utiu, Sarah Farrell)
Team GOLD
Emily Mulhall – individual Gold
Anna Shortt – individual Silver
Holly McLoughlin – 4th Place
Level 1C – under 9: (Chloe Regan, Leah Daly, Aoibhinn O’Hara, Saoirse Morgan, Sarah Brennan)
Team SILVER
Chloe Regan – 4th Place
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