Old Bawn Gymnastics

Unfortunately due to the very large number of requests to join our waiting list we are in a position where we have to close our list for a while.  Currently the demand for entry into the club far exceeds the number of places we can offer under the present class structure.  We are not in a position at the moment to increase our number of classes and therefore we see no option but to close the waiting list until such a time as we can offer more classes and reduce the waiting time for children on the list.  We do apologise to anyone who hoped to join the list.

Please remember that there are NO GYMNASTICS CLASSES next week 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th July 2012.

Classes will resume as normal on Mon 30th July 2012.

Thanks!

Hi All,

Our Summer training schedule is as follows:

Mon
5.30 – 8.30 – Senior FIG, Minor FIG/Transitional Squad & Pre-Elite
6.30 – 8.00 – Dream-squad & Star-squad

Tues
5.30 – 8.30 – Senior FIG, Minor FIG/Transitional Squad, Pre-Elite, Development Squad, Progression Squad
6.00 – 8.30 – Boys Squad

Wed
3.00 – 6.00 – Pre-Elite
5.00 – 9.00 – Senior FIG, Minor FIG/Transitional Squad
5.30 – 7.30 – Dream Squad
5.30 – 8.30 – Development Squad & Progression Squad

Thurs
5.30 – 8.00 – Senior FIG, Minor FIG, Transitional Squad, Pre-Elite, Inter Squad
6.00 – 8.30 – Boys Squad

Squads as follows:

Senior FIG – Ali, Beth, Julie, Ciara, Elaine
Minor FIG – Lauren, Katie, Shauna
Transitional Squad – Lucy, Hannah S, Amy D
Pre-Elite – Niamh, Maeve, Sarah M, Aoibheann B
Progression Squad – Shannon, Hannah M, Martha, Julia, Alannah H, Hannah O’G, Emily F, Leah O’R
Development Squad – Liadh, Amy T, Heather, Aoibheann O’H, Amber, Sarah O’R
Inter Squad – Shauna, Aine, Aoife, Caoimhe, Antoinette, Muireann, Sarah C, Emer
Dream Squad – Anna, Holly, Saoirse, Leah, Chloe, Sarah F, Sarah B, Hannah F, Emily M, Brianna
Star Squad – Ellie, Ciara B, Rebecca, Mara, Aisling, Ciara S, Ellen, Fia, Nicole, Zoe, Eabha, Lauren, Alannah, Isabelle, Lucy, Max
Boys Squad – Sean K, Oisin, Ciaran, Matthew, Jamie, Sean G, Ollie, Alex, Niall

Yesterday saw the final competition of this season for our gymnasts with the Irish National Apparatus finals.  Old Bawn had five gymnasts representing the club on various apparatus.

In the minor competition Shauna Kelly and Katie O’Hara competed on Beam and Floor.  Both girls had a great competition.  On beam Shauna landed a very solid clean routine for the silver medal and Katie added 3 new upgrades to her routine with a side somersault,  an aerial cartwheel and switch leap to help her to bronze.  On floor both girls had clean routines and personal best scores.  Katie’s 10.7 was good enough for the bronze medal.

In the senior competition Julie Sadlier, Ali Kavanagh and Beth Gillmor competed.  Julie performed well on her only event – vault, with 2 tidy vaults.  Beth landed a great tsukahara for the bronze medal.  On bars Ali achieved silver and Beth bronze.  On beam Ali’s continual upgrades helped her into bronze medal position.  Both Ali and Beth performed and expressed their dance beautifully on floor, with clean tumbles they shared the silver medal.

This was a fantastic way to end the season for the girls.  Over the summer months we will hope to keep increasing the skill level and unveil some new tricks for next year.  Congratulations girls!

Old Bawn had 12 gymnasts representing South Dublin in last Sundays National Level 2-7 Regional teams and Apparatus comeptition held in the DCU Sports Complex.  The girls performed really well with all of our gymnasts winning a team medal and some of them also achieving individual apparatus medals.  We also had 3 of our boys competing at the Mens National level 2-4 Competition and they also had a fantastic day with all three of them coming home with medals in a tough field of competitors.

Results as follows:

MENS 2-4 COMPETITION
Level 3 under 10 – Oisin Delaney GOLD
Level 3 Overall National Championship (all ages) – Oisin Delaney SILVER
Level 3 Under 12 – Ciaran Fitzgerald SILVER
Level 3 over 12 – Matthew Donohoe SILVER

WOMENS 2-7 COMPETITION:
Level 3 under 9 – Team GOLD (Amy Thewlis, Alanah Hunter, Heather Morgan)
Amy Thewlis – Gold on Vault, Silver on Floor and Bronze on Beam

Level 3 under 12 – Team BRONZE (Liadh Cruise, Emily Fitzpatrick)

Level 4 under 11 – Team SILVER (Maeve Kalusche, Sarah Moran)
Maeve Kalusche – Silver on Bar
Sarah Moran – Silver on Beam

Level 4 over 11 – Team SILVER (Martha Kavanagh)

Level 5 over 12 – Team SILVER (Aine Murphy, Emer Handly)
Emer Handly – Bronze on Vault

Level 6 under 13 – Team GOLD (Hannah Sullivan)

Level 6 over 13 – Team GOLD (Aoife Murphy)
Aoife Murphy – Silver on Floor

A massive well done to all of the Irish team and of course our four Old Bawn gymnasts who competed at last weekends Celtic Cup competition.  The girls had some really fantastic performances on the day and we are very proud of all of them.  For our minors, Shauna Kelly and Katie O’Hara, it was their first time representing Ireland and by far their biggest competition to date.  They held their nerve very well under the pressure with only a couple of minor errors.  Shauna competed a full twist on the floor and tuck back on the beam for the first time which was a great achievment.  For our juniors, Ali Kavanagh and Beth Gillmor, it was their last chance to compete at Celtic Cup – next year they will be age ineligible.  Both girls pulled off some really nice performances landing tsuk vaults and clean bar routines.  Beth achieved a personal best score on beam (10.8) with her rock solid routine that impressed the home crowd.

It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces in the audience and a huge thank you to everyone who came out to support all our wonderful Irish gymnasts.  The atmosphere at the competition was warm and encouraging and hopefully now the girls can continue to improve and increase their skill level for the next competition which will be the Irish National Apparatus finals in May.

Well done to all involved.

Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder that there will be no gymnastics classes this Saturday, 14th April to allow coaches and gymnasts to attend the Celtic Cup competition to support our four Old Bawn competitors as they represent the Republic of Ireland.

For anyone who wishes to attend the competition, tickets can be bought here: Buy Tickets

Fantastic news!! Old Bawn has another National Squad member! – Lauren Reddy has made the grade!

Following Lauren’s strong performance at the Irish National All Around Finals, she has been awarded a position on the National Minor squad having achieved the benchmark score set by the Womens Technical Committee for placement on squad.

Lauren will attend the next squad session on April 22nd in Excel Gym Club along with her fellow squad members Ali, Beth, Katie and Shauna.

What a fantastic achievement.  Well done Lauren!