Hi everybody, wow here we are almost at the end of 2009 and what a fantastic year it
has been!   It has been fabulous to see so many kids getting involved in the sport and
making those great strides in building their fitness and confidence. We are proud of
each and every one of our students for the wonderful progress we have seen in them
throughout the year.

Our 2009 “time warp” display night was one of our most exciting ever!  For the first
time we held 2 separate shows as so many kids were keen to perform.  It was
fabulous to see the kids giving so much energy and enthusiasm to their routines as
they entertained all their proud parents and spectators. The evening was topped off by
some spectacular routines from our senior competitive squads and our performance
team.  We hope you all thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

Club Dynamite classes for 2009 will continue up to the 20th of December.  We hope
lots of you make the effort to come along to your final lessons for the year as we have
some very special and exciting classes planned, including our Christmas fun week so
make sure you don’t miss out. Also, vacation care is operating on Tues and Thurs of
our last week and immediately upon our return on 11th January 2010.

Vacation Care is a fun way for our gymnasts to have some slightly more relaxed time
in the gym, allowing them to have longer time on equipment to develop that particular
skill or just to have fun in an environment that is usually completely structured.

We have some very exciting news for the holidays; we are doing some refurbishment
that will give the gym an exciting fresh start to the New Year. We will have a brand
new set of mats under the beam and Parallel bar area as well as a smart new
entrance, can’t wait to see it all in place and operational.

2009 in review
GYMSTART - Excitement buzzes through the gym at 3:30 every afternoon (and of
course Saturday mornings too) when these young gymnasts bring their boundless
enthusiasm in to class.  In 2009 we have focussed on learning basic gymnastics
shapes, forward rolls, handstands, cartwheels and skills on the various apparatus
including vault, beam, bars, MAG apparatus and trampolines and the kids will receive
their star certificates for block 5 next week.  The emphasis has of course been a great
mix of learning and having fun as the kids have participated in lots of special fun
weeks and events throughout the year.  Still to come is our special Christmas fun week
(December 14th-19th) to top off a great year.
 
MAG LEVELS - I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the boys throughout 2009, as
they approach every class with an incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm.  They
have worked hard on developing their strength and flexibility as well as learning skills
and routines on all their apparatus.  The boys competed in their first outside
competition this year, they had a great time and we are looking forward to doing more
competitions in 2010.  Also congratulations to the boys for their fantastic efforts for
display night.  We had 100% attendance on the night from all the boys in the program
and they took on a special role by doing both shows.  Well done guys!
 
WAG LEVELS - Congratulations to the girls for their fantastic progress throughout the
year.  We have welcomed many new faces to WAG levels in 2009 and all have done a
great job in their classes.  We have had many kids achieve their level ribbons on each
apparatus this year.  In Club Dynamite we have a unique system which allows the kids
to move up to the next level on any apparatus they are ready for, rather than waiting
until they are ready on all 4 apparatus.  This allows the kids to always be challenged
and achieve their best.  We look forward to more great success in 2010.
 
Gymteens has been a huge success this year.  The kids have worked on developing
their skills in tumbling, strength, trampoline, fitness, double mini, vault, bars and
beams in a fun, friendly and non competitive environment.  All have trained with great
excitement and enthusiasm, it was fabulous to see so many of you get out there and
perform on display night.  We look forward to lots of new challenges in 2010.
 
Performance team - This year has been the second year of operation for our new
Club Dynamite performance team and what a successful year it has been.  This year
the kids have done performances in the Queen St Mall; Southbank; St Catherine’s,
Holland park state school and Mansfield state school fetes; the Gold coast eisteddfod;
McHappy day and of course our annual display night.  With more professional
performances organised for the school holidays the team have been busy bringing our
exciting sport to the public.  2010 is set to be an even bigger year as we prepare for
our first interstate performances!

I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and I look forward to seeing you in 2010.   Kristel Suess

Squad News
Well what a year it has been for the Squad Girls this year.  I can easily say that this has been
one of my favourite years coaching yet.  I am so proud of all the girls and what they have
individually achieved throughout the year.  They all should be very proud of themselves.

I would like to welcome Maddison Gross and Rachael Ulhmann to the junior squad and can’t wait
to see them competing with the rest of the team in 2010.

I feel that next year is going to be even better as the team is becoming very close and
supportive of each other.  This is what makes a great comp team.

I wish everyone a Safe and Enjoyable Christmas and a happy new year!!   Kristen Reilly
 
Kindergym
I would like to thank all the kindergym parents and their children for a great year.  It has been
great to see all their little faces light up as they achieve skills and are having fun at the same
time. For us as kindergym coaches the challenge is to create a the physical environment to
encourage the development of the skill or activity we want to teach, that’s what makes coaching
so fascinating and it is such a pleasure to watch the children grow in confidence and
coordination.

I wish all the best to the children who are starting prep next year and hope to see them back
next year in our fantastic gymstart program.

I wish you all a wonderful and safe Christmas and a happy new year!!   Kristen Reilly
 
MAG REPORT 2009
2009 has again been another very successful year for the boys of the MAG squad.

The MAG squad gymnasts took medals in both REGIONAL and STATE championships
which is an outstanding result considering the standard of this year’s competition was
extremely high.

Club Dynamite also for the first time had squad members representing their club and
also their region in the Regional Challenge which was also held at the state
championships as a fun and exciting team event.

The MAG squad also participated in the State Clubs competition held in Caloundra
where they again took medals and top six finishes with strong, confident
performances. Special congratulations to Sam, Zac and Todd who competed a new
level at this competition after a short turn around following the State Championships.

All the boys are training hard in preparation for next year as they all attempt to qualify
and pass the next level. There are some very difficult challenges that lay ahead but
as their coach I am confident they can overcome these obstacles and be successful
in their new endeavours.   Dane Smith
  
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and patronage
in 2009, to wish you and yours a marvellous Christmas, and a happy New Year. To
share with you all how lucky we are to be involved in the magical journey of helping to
shape the person these wonderful young people will become as they grow and develop
their own beliefs and goals.   Heather Smith
 
2010
Classes will kick off for 2010 on Monday January 11th (two weeks before school starts).  
We are now taking bookings for the New Year, class times will remain the same, with
the addition of more tumbling classes exact day to be finalised so keep an eye on the
website for updates.