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On Saturday 22 nd March 2014 Aspire Gymnastics sent four girls to the Hampshire Grade 14 competition held at Alton. We are very pleased to announce that they all passed!  Congratulations to Molly, Keira, Darcie and Kaitlyn. Head Coach Jo Henden said;  “W ell done girls, hard work but a brilliant achievement.    I am very proud of you all .” What is Grade 14? Grade 14 is regarded as the entry level to the main competition level above novice.   It is a national programme organised by each county.  The minimum age for  the gymnasts taking part is 8 years old in 2014 Each piece is marked out of 13.5 and the overall pass mark is 45.  There are five pieces; vault, bars, beam, floor and Range and Conditioning (R&C) - which we also refer to as the bench routine.

Yately Cup - Elise    She is always happy. She tries hard every week and shows a lot of potential in gymnastics Aspire Cup - April   for working hard to gain the next badge.  She has been keen to do well and has had a much improved attitude throughout our gymnastic sessions.  Frogmore Cup - Sam    He works hard and is developing into a very good gymnast. He is a joy to coach, because he listens and keeps trying. He surprises me all the time.

We practice   @ Westside High School's Gym Hall. It is expected that classes will move to the New Swakopmund Indoor Centre during May as soon as the hall is ready!

On Thursday 27th Feb, Gil and Jo attended a presentation at the council offices to Nigel Young. He was presented with a certificate and a cheque. These awards recognise and reward members of the public in Hart for their help in the community. Nigel first came to Aspire Gymnastics at Frogmore in February 2013 expressing an interest in joining our coaching team. He came as a volunteer working alongside qualified coaches helping for 5.5 hours a week. Immediately the Head Coach could see the potential for developing Nigel’s coaching skills. Through discussions with the Head Coach a plan was formed for him to become a qualified coach to enable him to develop a new discipline of gymnastics for the club. This will allow gymnasts not able to progress through the Artistic discipline to stay in gymnastics and to develop different skills to competition level.  Nigel has already attended a Safeguarding course and gained a level 1 qualification.  He always wants to learn and asks all the coaches fo