Athlone Gymnastics Club

Good luck to the girls competing in the upcoming National Series competitions in the National Indoor Arena. They have been working really hard on their routines throughout their Summer Training and since classes resumed in September. Our competitive gymnasts train for 12 months of the year, unlike many other sports, it is not a seasonal sport. These girls have been super committed to their training, very rarely missing a training session, and we wish them everything they dream of and much more. We couldn’t be more proud of them.

Best of luck Kate, Orlaith, Aoibhinn, Isla, Mya, Laoise, Saoirse and Sarah.

Thanks as always to the dedication and committment of their coaches, Saoirse and Tara, for their work in preparing the girls for the competitions, none of this would be possible otherwise.

As ever, thanks to the parents for getting the girls to training and supporting them, especially the early morning sessions, we know it can be difficult, particularly on days off, but we have no doubt the pride of seeing them compete in a national competition is worth every moment of it!

Please note there are no classes running on the following dates :-

• Thursday, 19th October to Sunday, 22nd October (both dates included)
• Saturday, 28th October
• Wednesday, 1st to Friday, 3rd November (both dates included)
• Sunday, 5th November

Classes are running as normal on other dates, unless advised otherwise.

A few reminders before your child attends class :-

• Hair should be tied up before arriving (plaits, ponytail, etc)

• No jewellery to be worn

• Clothes suitable for sport i.e. shorts/leggings, t-shirt (no skirts, tights, jeans, etc.)

• Bring a bottle of water, no fizzy drinks

• Shoes that are easy to take off/put on – no laces please

Well done to our 9 gymnasts who represented their counties recently in the Community Games Gymnastics National Final in Carlow – Catherine, Cara, Ella, Nia, Alannah, Isla, Kate, Mya and Katie. The girls all performed brilliantly, they were a credit to themselves and their families and were a great support to their fellow club gymnasts, we are so proud of them.

Special Congratulations to the 2 medal winners on the day – Kate (Silver) and Katie (Bronze), well done girls.

Community Games Gymnastics is back for the first time since 2019 and we are very proud to have a super representation from our club who qualified for the National Finals which are being held at the weekend in Carlow. Due to our central location, we are priviledged to have gymnasts from 3 counties taking part. Thanks to our coach Saoirse who has been working with these girls and preparing them for the finals.

Representing Roscommon

U 9 – Catherine Neary

U11 – Ella Duke

U13 – Isla Walshe

U15 – Kate O’Connor

Representing Westmeath

U11 – Cara Winters

U15 – Mya Gill

Representing Offaly

U11 – Nia Kelly

U13 – Alannah Leavy

U15 – Katie Mannerings

The very best of luck girls, enjoy the fantastic experience, just go out and do your best and safe travelling.

Term 1 starts tomorrow, 1st September. Looking forward to welcoming new members and welcoming back our members from last term – hope everyone had a lovely summer.

Reminder – please only turn up for class if you have registered your child and have a confirmed receipt of your payment and registration form, we cannot accept anyone who has not registered as all our classes are full and any unsecured spaces have been taken up by new members.

See you all over the coming weeks.

We have a very limited number of spaces available for boys in our weekly classes starting in September. Places are strictly on a first come basis only.

Please ensure you read the information before registering. This class is only for boys born in 2011 or 2012.

Once the spaces are all filled, the link will close and unfortunately, there is nothing further we can do at this time so please avoid ringing, emailing, etc., as we are unable to create any additional spaces.

Please ensure you complete all sections of the form accurately, including payment, as otherwise the place is not secure.

It is really important, for insurance and registration purposes, that you enter the correct date of birth, especially the correct year as we are only accepting boys born in 2011 or 2012 for this class. Any incorrect entries will be cancelled, unfortunately.

We strongly recommend using a laptop/PC when registering to avoid technical issues.

You should receive an automated email from Jotform and PayPal upon completion, these may go into junk mail, but if you do not receive these, it is likely that the registration has not been completed successfully.

Sunday, 9.00-10.30am Starting 3rd September 2023

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—new-members-boys-sun-900-1

*** ALL THESE SPACES HAVE NOW BEEN FILLED FOR THE TERM ***

We have a limited number of spaces available for girls in our weekly classes starting in September. Places are strictly on a first come basis only.

Please ensure you read the information before registering and select the correct time and day before you register as it will not be possible to switch to a different class time once registered.

Once the spaces are all filled, the links will close and unfortunately, there is nothing further we can do at this time so please avoid ringing, emailing, etc., as we are unable to create any additional spaces.

Please ensure you complete all sections of the form accurately, including payment, as otherwise the place is not secure.

It is really important, for insurance and registration purposes, that you enter the correct date of birth, especially the correct year as we are only accepting children that were born before 1st January 2017 at this time, please see links below for the years that are applicable to the relevant class. Any incorrect entries will be cancelled, unfortunately.

We strongly recommend using a laptop/PC when registering to avoid technical issues.

You should receive an automated email from Jotform and PayPal upon completion, these may go into junk mail, but if you do not receive these, it is likely that the registration has not been completed successfully.

Saturday 3.15-4.15pm – Girls born in 2013 and 2014 only

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—new-members-sat-315-415—

Saturday 4.15-5.15pm – Girls born in 2010 – 2012 only

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—new-members-sat-415-515—

Saturday 5.15-6.15pm – Girls born in 2015 and 2016 only

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—new-members-sat-515-615-g

Sunday 9.00-10.00am – Girls born in 2014 only

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—new-members-sun-900-1000-a

Tomorrow marks the start of new beginnings for many students receiving their Leaving Cert results. We wish everyone the very best of luck, especially Áine, Gráinne, Marsha and Nikka – 4 amazing young ladies with the world at their feet and bright futures ahead of them, whatever road they choose.

Best of luck also to all our members who are returning to school over the coming week, especially those starting off in Secondary School tomorrow, a new chapter awaits, enjoy every minute of it, it goes too fast!

Looking forward to seeing everyone again soon.

As we are inundated with enquiries about new members joining our Club, it is not possible to reply to all those messages individually, there simply would not be enough hours to do so.

The procedure is as outlined already on our website and here is a summary, as follows :-

• Subscribe to our mailing list on our website www.athlonegymnasticsclub.ie by hitting the subscribe button on this page (please note – this is not a waiting list)
• Whenever spaces are available, the links to those classes are advertised on our website and are open to anyone who falls within the years outlined for a particular class. If you have subscribed, you will receive a notification of this new post to the email address that you used when you subscribed. We do not make individual contact with our subscribers. We have no control over the time the email is delivered to your inbox
• Spaces are strictly on a first come basis so we have no control over who gets a space or not
• Children must be age 6+ to join (depending on space available)
• We do not operate a waiting list, nor do we hold spaces for a later date

We realise that gymnastics is a very popular sport and we would love to be able to offer everyone a space who wishes to join us, however, we have to be guided by the number of coaches we have available at any time. All our coaches are fully qualified under Gymnastics Ireland, our National Governing Body, are Garda Vetted and have completed their Child Safeguarding in accordance with the Children First Act.

Please note : we do not currently run gymnastics classes for Adults.