Dover Club Championships 2009

The first Club Championships in our new building was held over the weekend (28/29 November), and was a great success.

The Club Championships are the most important date in the event calendar, as it gives parents an opportunity to see how their children have progressed and what they can do, and also gives the gymnasts a chance to compete against each other.

There were some great individual performances and every single gymnast did themselves proud. It was great to see the very little ones in their first, of what we hope will be many, competitions.

The full results can be downloaded here (opens an Excel spreadsheet).

It is also an important fund-raiser for us. Dover Gym Club is a charity - we don't get government funding or any other on-going financial support. The people who run the club are volunteers, who give up their time so that local children have a nice facility to train in.

We have to work hard to raise funds to pay the rent and bills and any left over is invested in new equipment for our gymnasts to use.

We were impressed by the Christmas Masks made by many of the children. Every year there is a theme for the Club Champs and this year's choice of Christmas Masks was the idea of Artistic gymnast Megan Collins.

It was great to see some old friends back at the club. Former gymnasts Nadia Bellili, Eleanora Klidzia, Ruth Marlow and Charlie Stowe came back to judge for us, and Amy Harris paid a visit. We are also grateful to Marc Chadwick and Geoff Turner from Gillingham Gymnastics Club who gave up their afternoon to help judge the four-piece competitions.

DE Photos took some brilliant photos over the weekend and the commission raised from their sale goes to the club. They will also let us use some images for the website, so check back in a few days.

Thanks to Fern for taking the following photos, which capture the great atmosphere from the weekend.

We will add more photos in the next few days.

Photo of Alison and Ruth

Photo of Jenny, Eleanora and Nadia

Photo of Jon

Michelle, Chloe, Emily, Sheridan, Dorz, Trudy and 'happy' Dave

Ruth, Charlie and Alison

Tracy and Jon

Nadia and Eleanora

Frank and Stuart, caterers extraordinaire 

Becky 'Gary' at registration desk

Fern and Sheridan 'raffle girls'

The brilliant runners

Nicole, big Fern and lil Ferne

Charlie, Amy, Ruth, Nadia, Dorz and Eleanora


Photos from Saturday (Recreational classes)

Recreational Floor & Vault Girls 6/7yrs Presentation
Recreational Floor & Vault Girls 6/7yrs Presentation

Recreational Floor & Vault Girls GMPD
Recreational Floor & Vault Girls GMPD

Recreational Floor & Vault Boys 6+yrs
Recreational Floor & Vault Boys 6+yrs

Recreational Floor & Vault Girls 8/9yrs
Recreational Floor & Vault Girls 8/9yrs

Recreational Floor & Vault Girls 10+yrs
Recreational Floor & Vault Girls 10+yrs

Photos from Sunday competition

Christmas themed mask competition:

3rd place: Georgia
Georgia B, third place

2nd place: Charlie
Charlie M, second place

1st place: Bobbi-Jo
Bobbi-Jo B, first place

Squad presentations

Level 6 WA
Women's Artistic Level 6 Competition

Level 5 WA
Women's Artistic Level 5 Competition

Level 4 WA
Women's Artistic Level 4 Competition

Level 2 WA
Women's Artistic Level 2 Competition

Girls Silver F&V Champ: Katie K
Girls Silver Floor & Vault Champion - Katie K

Girls Novice F&V 9+ years
Girls Novice Floor & Vault Competition - 9+yrs

Girls Novice F&V aged under 9
Girls Novice Floor & Vault Competition - Under 9's

Girls Novice F&V Champs
Girls Novice Floor & Vault Champions - Emily B & Samantha W

Boys Int F&V
Boys Intermediate Floor & Vault Champions

Boys Novice F&V
Boys Novice Floor & Vault Champions

Key Step Level 2
Key Step Level Two

Coaches 2009
Coaches 2009

Judges 
Judges

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Page updated: 20 December 2009