Athlone Gymnastics Club

Please note that both our gym and office are closed from Saturday, 22nd to Sunday, 30th July, inclusive. During this time, our phone and emails will be unattended while we recharge. Emails and messages will be dealt with upon our return.

This month we said farewell to our longest serving coach, Elisha, who, after more than 17 years of dedication to the club as Coach, Head Coach, Director of Gymnastics, Head Competition Coach, Mentor, friend, confidant, role model, the list is endless, has called time on her coaching career.

Elisha has been an integral part of the Club for many years since her time as a young gymnast through to a coach.  She has been an extraordinary ambassador, through the good times and not so good.  She has had many high moments over the years and one of the proudest moments for Elisha and the Club was when she won Gymnastics Ireland Club Coach of the Year in 2017, it was an incredible honour and well deserved.  More recently, many of her gymnasts returned to the National competition scene after the Covid break and brought gold, silver and bronze back to Athlone once again, a very special and rewarding time for all and a fitting tribute to Elisha. 

We are all so sad to see Elisha depart but would like to thank her most sincerely for all her hard work, dedication, friendship and loyalty over the years.  She leaves behind a fantastic legacy, having shared her knowledge so generously with gymnasts and coaches over the years and always encouraging them to follow in her coaching footsteps.  She will be greatly missed by her fellow coaches, gymnasts, Management, Committee and parents.  Best of luck Elisha, we will miss you!

Well done to everyone who competed in our Club Competition on Saturday, in our eyes you are all winners and superstars, regardless of whether you brought home a medal or not and we are extremely proud of you all. The standard was exceptionally high in all sessions and it was a joy to watch such beautiful performances throughout.

The competition results are below :-

RESULTS OF IN HOUSE COMP 1ST JULY 2023.docx

Gymnasts – thank you sincerely to all the wonderful children who participated in our in-house Club Competition yesterday – what a fantastic day we had, you were simply amazing and the club was awash with talent, hope you enjoyed being in the spotlight – take a bow gymnasts, you thoroughly deserve it!

Unfortunately, a few gymnasts were unable to compete due to illness and injuries, we wish them a speedy recovery and hopefully they can participate the next time.

Parents – you should all be so proud of your children, some performing for the first time in front of an audience, we are extremely proud of each and every one of them and so grateful that you have chosen to be part of our club.

Coaches, Judges and helpers – none of this would have been possible without you, you were incredible from start to finish, it was a very long day over the 3 sessions, with all help reporting for duty before 8am, you gave it everything – well done. Our young helpers are already counting down the days until they can start their own coaching journey!

Committee – thanks to the committee members who were on hand to help out with various tasks throughout the day and especially our Chairperson, Fiona, who delivered some lovely words of appreciation and encouragement, the club is in good hands!

A full list of results will follow during the week, pictures will be available at a later date and we can’t wait to see them.

A super day for Athlone Gymnastics Club! Thank you for making it so special.

Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath Community Games recently held their very successful gymnastics county finals in the gym. Congratulations to our Athlone club members who placed in the competitions :-

Representing Offaly –

Gold – Nia, Allanah, Katie

Representing Roscommon –

Gold – Catherine, Ella, Isla and Kate

Silver – Eleanor and Laoise

Bronze – Sarah

Representing Westmeath –

Gold – Mya and Cara

Silver – Saoirse

Bronze – Kaylee, Alison and Lexi

4th Place – Juliette and Aden

Best of luck to all the 1st place winners who now go through to the National Finals in Carlow in September. Well done everyone!

Wishing a very Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads, Grandads, Stepdads, Uncles and anyone who is a father figure in any way, enjoy your special day!

A special word of thanks to the Dads in our Club who help out with fundraising, in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade with the flag, odd jobs or those we know we can call on when we need something, your help is always greatly appreciated. Hope you have a lovely day.

Our Club AGM will take place on Monday, 17th July 2023 at 7.30pm in the Athlone Springs Hotel.

All parents/guardians of existing Club Members are invited to come along, refreshments will be provided. We would love to see some new parents get involved in the Club to keep things fresh and contribute some new ideas. Looking forward to seeing you then.

Huge congratulations to our gymnasts who recently competed in the National Arena in Dublin. Amazing performances by everyone, the standard, as always, was incredibly high and we are so proud of the gymnasts who competed against a huge number of gymnasts from clubs all over the island of Ireland – Eva, Laoise, Saoirse, Sarah, Nicola and Clíodhna, all who worked really hard and supported each other with such lovely spirit of sportsmanship. The memories made on these days are so very special.

Congratulations to our medal winners – Laoise – Gold on Floor and Beam and Cliodhna – Silver on Vault. Gymnastics is alive and well in Athlone Gymnastics Club!

Sincere thanks to Elisha and Saoirse who have helped these girls in their preparations leading up to and attending the competitions with them, none of this would be possible without them, Thank You!

We are closed on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th June for the bank holiday weekend. Classes as normal on Friday, 2nd June.

UPDATE TO SUMMER CAMPS 2023 – ALL CAMPS ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED

It’s time to get booking those Summer Camps again! This is a great way to keep your child in sport over the holidays and an opportunity to try out gymnastics or to work on improving existing skills.

Registration is now open but, before you book, please take a minute to read the information below and on the form itself.

Children must be minimum age 6 before 1st January 2023

• Camps are open to boys and girls
• All camps run from 9.30-1.00pm
• Members and non-members are welcome
• Spaces are first come basis only
• Once camps are full, we cannot add in extra spaces
• Please ensure you book the correct week as we cannot switch afterwards
• All registrations and payments are through the links below only
• All coaches are qualified gymnastics coaches under Gymnastics Ireland and have completed their Garda Vetting and Safeguarding/Child Protection
• Gym is fully equipped (bars, beam, vault, rings, p-bars, sprung floor, etc)
• Lots of fun is planned!!

Please take note of the dates before booking

CAMPS FOR JULY 2023 – JULY CAMPS ARE ALL FULLY BOOKED

3rd – 7th July (Monday – Friday) *** CAMP IS NOW FULL***

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/camp-1—3rd-7th-july-2023-summer-

17th – 21st July (Monday – Friday) — *** CAMP IS NOW FULL ***

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/camp-2—17th–21st-july-2023-sum

31st July – 4th August (Monday – Friday) *** CAMP IS NOW FULL ***

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/camp-3—31st-july-to-4th-august-

CAMPS FOR AUGUST 2023 – AUGUST CAMPS ARE ALL FULLY BOOKED

8th – 11th August (4 days) (Tuesday – Friday) ***CAMP IS NOW FULL***

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/camp-4–8th–11th-august-2023-su

21st – 25th August (Monday – Friday) *** CAMP IS NOW FULL ***

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/camp-5—21st-to-25th-august-2023-