ASSOCIATION PROFILE Gymnastics BC is a proactive voice for gymnastics and a provider of quality programs and services to its membership.

OUR MISSION Positive and diverse gymnastics experiences for province wide participation at all levels.

OUR VISION A province leader in the delivery of quality foundational and high performance programs and services that foster lifelong sport participation.

OUR VALUES Excellence - We conduct our activities at the highest possible standards. Leadership - We are recognized as an organizational leader within the British Columbia sport community and Canadian gymnastics community. Transparency - We disclose information, opportunities and decisions in a clear, open and accessible manner. Ethical - We ensure a safe environment for all gymnastics participants, encourage fair play and adherence to the spirit of the rules. Professional - We establish and pursue educational opportunities that will allow our gymnastics community to grow and prosper. People - We recognize, support and celebrate the contributions and successes of our athletes, coaches, offi cials, volunteers, club members and staff.

GYMNASTICS BC GROWTH: MEMBERSHIP & PARTICIPATION

Membership & Total Participation Registration by Category

160,000 40000

35,593 33,837 33,906 140,000 35000

120,000 30000

100,000 25000 2009 2010 2011 80,000 20000

60,000 15000

40,000 10000

20,000 5000 2,188 2,024 2,278 989 1,083 1,143 113 226 153 415 357 332 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 0 Membership 30,902 33,453 34,864 37,543 37,596 39,499 Athletes (Competitve) Athletes (Recreational) Coaches Judges Members Participation 108,941 121,388 121,862 132,076 135,005 122,866** ** Several clubs had not submitted participation numbers by the publication deadline Gymnastics BC 3 Message from the President The 2010 Olympic Games had a profound effect on the BC sport landscape. One concept that was embraced by our province and nation was the theme to “Believe”. We all need to believe in something and we need to believe in our dreams, ourselves, our endeavours and those who surround us and support us! In this past year, the people who make up the diverse population and membership of Gymnastic BC have demonstrated strong beliefs at all levels of personal and group endeavours.

Believe in Our Athletes Our gymnastics participants throughout BC enjoy the fun and foundational movement of gymnastics classes. They believe that gymnastics is a great sport and in their club to deliver the programs that they love! Our athletes believe in the strength of their minds and bodies to achieve their best performances in competitions at local, regional, provincial, national and international levels. They put their beliefs to the test everyday in practice and every time they compete. We, as a community, have put our beliefs in them and have not been disappointed!

Believe in Our Coaches Our coaches beliefs are expressed each day that they step into the gym teaching individuals of all ages and abilities. We believe that our coaches are among the best in Canada and the world! They are respected by, and involved with, Gymnastics Canada and the International Gymnastics Federation. From the recreation fl oor to the Olympic podium, we believe that our coaches are passionate and talented!

Believe in Our Offi cials Our offi cials and judges hold the strongest beliefs about honesty, integrity and fairness. They believe in our athletes, our systems and our sport. We believe that we are fortunate to have such amazing and dedicated people in our midst who give of their time and expertise.

Believe in Our People Our board and staff express their beliefs through our stated values of excellence, leadership, transparency, ethics, professionalism, and people. So strong are these beliefs, that they guide our decision making, planning and behaviours at every level. GBC is held with the highest regard by Gymnastics Canada, Sport BC and the BC government and other partners. We are looked to as a model of success and a leader in all areas of gymnastics and sport delivery. They believe in us! We are blessed with skilled, selfl ess volunteers, who we believe are the best any organization could have! Our volunteer committees repeatedly express their beliefs in the decisions they make to support our athletes, coaches and judges. Our event volunteers believe in teamwork, hard work, and collaboration! The number of volunteers involved in making BC gymnastics the best it can be is innumerable and their collective contributions are immeasurable!

Believe in Gymnastics We all need to believe in something and we believe in the power of gymnastics to build dreams and build community. We believe in ourselves and in each other - that is a very powerful thing indeed - Believe it!

Twyla Ryan President of the Board 4 Gymnastics BC Message from the CEO 2010/11 was full of many highlights and milestones as we deliver services to our member clubs and meet our strategic objectives in business management, programming excellence, professionalism and customer service and risk management. Growth in membership and depth of performance are evident in most areas of our sport.

Highlights • Welcoming two new member clubs: Wayland Sports Ltd. (Richmond) and Flips n’ Kicks (). • Growing by 5% in total membership. Congratulations to our clubs for their work in increasing gymnastics participation across BC! • Outstanding results by Team BC members at the Canada Games, Western Canadian Championships, Western Canada Cup and Canadian Championships as well our members at various international events. • Activating and working with a marketing task force and hiring Cowie and Fox to guide us through the development of a new provincial marketing campaign to promote recreational gymnastics, to be launched in the early fall of 2011. • Revitalizing Kids CanMove with renewed funding and as a core program for a new provincial afterschool program initiative, into two universities to train new teachers and as the physical literacy program of choice for the City of Richmond. • Repositioning and expanding the GBC Congress in August resulted in a 25% increase in participation.

Thank-you • To our members, who pursue their gymnastics goals utilize the programming and support available in order to pursue their gymnastics goals. • To our inspiring board of directors, who continue to guide and direct our organization, thank-you. • We also give a special thanks as we honour our long standing Vice-President Shirley Pedersen who is stepping down at the 2011 AGM. Your leadership, teamwork, your many contributions and legacy are remembered and valued! • Finally, to our incredible staff who work hard to build and support the gymnastics community across the province each day. Congratulations and thank you!

Moira Gookstetter CEO Gymnastics BC 5

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Gymnastics BC continues to demonstrate strong fiscal management and as a result has a track record of financial health. Yearly budgets provide support to and control of all program areas and are carefully monitored through regular reports and meetings of the Finance Committee and the Board of Directors. Gymnastics BC’s overall budget decreased by approximately $500,000 in the 2010/11 fiscal year to $1.6M. This is due to no special event hosting such as the 2010 Canadian Gymnastics Championships which occurred in 2009/10 fiscal year. This year, the operating results remained consistent and demonstrated a commitment to the following activities. 1. The significant financial investment in travel support of Team BC to the Canada Games in Halifax and to the Canadian Championships in Charlottetown. 2. Development of a new marketing platform for recreational gymnastics and the loss of sponsorship revenue while the re-positioning was taking place. As one of the initiatives to develop long term financial stability, Gymnastics BC has seen the value of its Endowment Fund increase in each of the last three years. Held by the Vancouver Foundation, the Gymnastics BC Endowment Fund was valued at $125,178.77 as March 31, 2011. This increase has occurred through new donors to the fund as well as an increase in market returns on the endowment investment.

GYMNASTICS BC REVENUE SOURCES

Other Income (8%)

Sponsorship/Fundraising (2%)

Membership Fees (39%)

Public Funding (28%)

Programs (17%)

Events (6%)

GYMNASTICS BC EXPENSE SOURCES

Administration (9%)

Salaries (23%)

Membership Services (26%)

Programs (37%)

Events (5%) 6 Gymnastics BC

Kids CanMove Provincial Physical Kids CanMove (KCM) provides Literacy Working Group teachers with the tools to effectively Gymnastics BC partnered with 2010 deliver gymnastics programming. Legacies Now to sit on a provincial Play KCM is offered directly in schools and working group for Physical Literacy through partnerships with our local programs. member clubs. This working group connects various This year, with funding from 2010 stakeholders: schools, municipal Legacies Now, GBC reinstated the recreation, government ministries program manager and regional and sport organizations to work coordinators to assist in promoting collectively on a provincial physical and delivering the program. This was literacy strategy. Gymnastics is valuable in making new connections positioned and promoted as one of and expanding the reach of the the foundational sports necessary to program in elementary schools across develop physical literacy skills. BC and with municipal recreation commissions. GBC confi rmed new partnerships with the City of Vancouver and Richmond promote KCM as their program choice Partnership for physical literacy development. Progress was made in establishing in Research links with university teacher Development programs on Vancouver Island and in the Okanagan. This provides new In early 2011 Gymnastics BC teachers with KCM training and approached 2010 Legacies Now to awareness. provide grant support a literary review project, the fi rst stages of pursuing a Many clubs conduct KCM and school long term research grant, to test the program curriculum in their facilities. development of a new motor planning In total, 988 fi eld trips were hosted scale, to measure the improvements with over 18,188 students. This fi gure of children along the autism spectrum is signifi cantly lower than last year and to develop a new training and as some clubs had not reported their education program for coaches. The activity by the publication deadline. study is being conducted by Club’s Clubs with the most active school Aviva’s Empowering Steps program programs include: Okanagan which now hosts a program with over (Kelowna), Delta, Cartwheels (Surrey), 70 autistic students. Kamloops, Quesnel, Quantum (Maple Ridge) and Langley. Gymnastics BC 7

Canadian Sports Travel Subsidy Funding Centre Pacifi c - IPS Gymnastics BC received targeted funds to subsidize travel to events in In September 2010, Gymnastics BC BC for athletes 18 years and younger. Perform was reconfi rmed by the Canadian The amount received was $8993. This Sports Centre Pacifi c as one of only was approximately 3 times what was 19 targeted IPS sports. This program received in the previous fi scal year. provides a framework for supporting As a result Gymnastics BC was able the development of the national and to support 98 of applications for travel high performance streams. assistance from 23 communities to the Funding assistance for the program is BC Championships as well as the BC targeted to the hiring of the provincial Gymnaestrada. and regional coaches. The provincial coach coordinates and supplements the CSC Pacifi c technical support through athlete training camps, Gymnastics BC Hosted coaches mentorship opportunities, Events seminars and workshop. The regional 2010/11 year was a quiet year coaches oversee the development of compared to 2010 when BC hosted the identifi ed and targeted athletes Canadian Gymnastics Championships. within their respective zones. The following events were hosted by BC this year. • The 2010 GBC Congress was Canadian Sports hosted by Vancouver Phoenix Centre Pacifi c - at the Millennium Sports Centre. Over 200 participants attended the Ignite Program event, which was held in August Gymnastics is playing a key role with for the fi rst time. The speakers Canadian Sport Centre Pacifi c’s new included Dave Ross and Kelly Ignite Athlete Development Program. Manjak. Launched in 2011, this program is for • The 2011 Canadian Linen athletes between the ages of 14-17 & Uniform BC Gymnastics with the aim of building complete Championships were hosted by champions. Langley Gymnastics Foundation By focusing on the elements of and TAG Sports Centre at the athleticism that build a well-rounded Langley Event Centre. Over 800 foundation based on balance, competitors registered for the strength, speed and explosive power, event, helped in part by a record gymnastics clubs are a key service number of TG entries. provider. • The 2011 BC Gymnaestrada was Clubs assisting with the program hosted by Fitkidz in Penticton. include: Kamloops, Okanagan There were over 270 participants (Kelowna), Prince George, Lion’s from 16 clubs. Pride (Victoria), Flip City (Langley), • TAG Sports Centre hosted the Whistler and Delta. (who consulted 2011 Western Canada Cup in Port with CSC Pacifi c on the program Coquitlam with 155 athletes. content and curriculum development). 8 Gymnastics BC

2011 Canada Winter Games Team BC had outstanding performances at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax in February. These were highlighted by two Team Silver medals, a silver medal in the MAG all around by Kal Nemier and a fi fth place WAG all around performance by Shallon Olsen.

Results WAG All Around: Shallon Olsen 5th, Briannah Tsang 7th, Taylor Ricci 9th Team BC WAG : Briannah Tsang 1st, Emma Sibson 3rd MAG: Zachary Clay (Twisters), Devy WAG : Shae Zamardi 2nd, Shallon Olsen 6th Dyson (Delta), Julian Geisler (Delta), WAG : Shallon Olsen 3rd WAG Exercise: Shallon Olsen 1st, Briannah Tsang 3rd Aaron Mah (Phoenix), Scott Nabata MAG All Around: Kal Nemier 2nd, Zachary Clay 6th, Joshua Stuart 12th, Devy (Katts), Kal Nemier (Flicka) and Dyson 13th, Scott Nabata 18th Joshua Stuart (Richmond) MAG Floor Exercise: Kal Nemier 2nd, Zachary Clay 8th WAG: Tamara Kuno (Flicka), Kerensa MAG Pommel Horse: Zachary Clay 1st, Devy Dyson 6th Mitchell (Flicka), Shallon Olsen MAG Rings: Kal Nemier 3rd, Joshua Stuart 7th (Omega), Taylor Ricci (Flicka), Emma MAG Vault: Zachary Clay 2nd, Kal Nemier 3rd Sibson (Omega), Briannah Tsang MAG Parallel Bars: Zachary Clay 5th (Omega) and Shae Zamardi (Omega) MAG Horizontal Bar: Zachary Clay 4th, Devy Dyson 6th International Events Youth Olympic Games Robert Watson (Richmond), Indo Pacifi c Trevor Stirling (Okanagan), (MAG & TG) Curtis Gerein (Okanagan) Championships (TG) Cameron Quinlan (Shasta), Chelsea World Championships Luke Friesen (Okanagan) Nerpio (Shasta), Poppy Quinlan (TG) (Shasta), Anita Cirillo (Shasta), Amanda Huygens (TAG), Ben World Age Group Curtis Gerein (Okanagan), Ben Blais (Shasta),Brittany Falconer Championships (TG) Blais (Shasta), Tamara O’Brien (Okanagan), Shannon Comeault (TAG), Kyle Carragher (TAG), Alexa (Shasta), Alexa McPhee (TAG), Alex McPhee (TAG), Cameron Quinlan Phillips-Taylor (TAG) (Shasta), Poppy Quinlan (Shasta) Bumbo Cup (TG) Cameron Quinlan (Shasta) World Championships Ken Ikeda (Twisters), Charlotte (MAG & WAG) Mackie (Flicka) Chinese National Jason Scott (Richmond), Ken Ikeda Championships (MAG) (Twisters) Jason Scott (Richmond), Robert (MAG) Watson (RIchmond) Kyle Shewfelt Jason Scott (Richmond) Gymnastics Festival Pan American Ken Ikeda (Richmond), Charlotte (MAG) Championships (MAG Mackie (Flicka) & WAG) Loule Cup (TG) Anita Cirillo (Shasta) Rushmore Bowl (WAG) Taylor Ricci (Flicka) Gymnastics BC 9

Men’s Artistic Gymnasticscs Camps Jason Scott and Robert Participation in competitive men’s artistic gymnasticsnastics Watson (Richmond) and increased 27% this year. Over the past six yearsars therethere Ken Ikeda (Twisters) has been a 25% increase in the number of competitivempetitive atattendedt GCG funded male artistic gymnasts. For the 2011 season, ccampsam in preparation for there were 244 registered competitive male 22010010 WorldW and Pan American artistic gymnasts from 26 clubs. There is at CChampionshipshampio and 2010 least one club in each zone with registered CCommonwealthommonw Games. competitive male artistic gymnasts. Kal Nemier (Flicka), Zachary Clay and Nicolas Garfi as (Twisters) and Joshua Stuart, Nicolas Judging Bourne and Brian Lau (Richmond) all attended GCG The number of registered MAG judges has remained LaReleve Camps throughout the season. consistent at just over 50. 31 athletes (Argo and Tyro) attended the annual GCG HP A beginner judges’ course was conducted by Todd Sader Physical Testing for Elite Canada participation in November (Judging Chair) in August. 10 participants (athletes, with GCG coach Markos Baikas conducting. coaches, parents and WAG judges) were certifi ed as Dave Arnold led a Canada Games long list camp and a Beginner judges for BC. Provincial Level camp to kick off the season. In January, the Canada Winter Games team participated in a training 250 MAG TOTAL REGISTRATION 2007-2011 camp and mock meet in Regina, SK. In April, the annual Team BC preparation camp for Western 200 Canadian Championships and Canadian Championships took place. 150 Competitions 100 In 2010-2011, BC had eight age-group, three junior 50 and four senior national team members. These athletes represented eight different clubs (Delta, Flicka, KATTS, 0 Kerrigan, Richmond, Surrey, Twisters and Vancouver 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Phoenix). In April 2011, 152 male artistic gymnasts competed at the MAG Registration by Level 2010 2009 2011 BC Gymnastics Championships, an increase of 10 Provincial Level 1 under 10 65 46 athletes from 2010. All 8 zones were represented by at 10 + 35 21 least one gymnast Provincial Level 2 Open 16 10 At the 2011 Western Canadian Championships, Team BC Provincial Level 3 under 13 36 35 (MAG) captured two gold team medals and six all around 13 + 14 7 medals (4 gold and 2 silver). As well, the athletes won 34 event medals (18 gold, 11 silver and 5 bronze). Provincial Level 4 under 13 9 8 13 + 10 7 Team BC was well represented at the 2011 Canadian Championships in Charlottetown, PEI. Eight of Team BC’s National Youth (under 16) 15 9 32 athletes placed in the top six all around and overall the National Open (16+) 6 8 team won 17 event medals (4 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze). High Performance Argo (10 - 12) 18 23 High Performance Tyro (13 - 14) 10 8 Committee High Performance Junior (under 18) 5 4 Director at Large, Colin James, resigned from the High Performance Senior (16 +) 5 6 committee following six years of continued input towards TOTAL 244 192 the future development of men’s in BC. 10 Gymnastics BC

Trampoline Gymnastics CompetitionsC Participation in competitive trampoline In AApril 2011, over 160 athletes registered gymnastics increased this year. Provincial forfor the 2011 BC Championships. This was stream athletes continue to make up the bulk largestlarg participation in this event for many of the competitive program with the largest gains years.yea Nanaimo Gymnastics competed for recorded in Provincial C and B. There is also steadydy thethe fi rst time with second year clubs Key City growth in the national stream. While there was a andan Whistler also taking part. modest increase in tumbling numbers, participationn InIn May 2011, BC hosted the Western continues to lag behind the other disciplines. Canada Cup in Port Coquitlam. Over 155 athletes from Alberta, Manitoba and BC competed. Unfortunately Saskatchewan Camps was unable to attend due to a scheduling The fall season opened with 18 national stream athleteshletes confl ict. Individually, Team BC athletes taking part in a trampoline workshop lead by Olympicpic won 43 medals (15 gold, 13 silver and 15 Coach, Dave Ross at Shasta Trampoline. bbronze), while also winning team gold in Kamloops hosted the fi rst all provincial stream camp.mp. tutumblingm and silver on trampoline. Training sessions focused on skills, training tips andnd At tthe 2011 Canadian Gymnastics theory. A mental training workshop specifi cally designedigned CChampionships,ham 38 Team BC (TG) athletes for younger athletes was lead by Dr. John Hogg. won a total of 31 medals (4 gold, 14 silver and 13 Over the Christmas break, national coach Yann Prigen bronze). For 2011, the tiered funding policy implemented lead an intensive workshop attended by 23 national and last year was carefully reviewed. Overall the higher provincial athletes from three clubs. standards set at the beginning of the season were successfully achieved. Of the 38 Team BC athletes, 35 received various levels of fi nancial support. 150 TG TOTAL REGISTRATION 2009-2011

21 17 Judging 21 27 120 21 24 15 17 BC rose to the challenge of the national implementation 19 14 8 19 90 of the Time of Flight component to the athlete’s execution

62 53 63 score. When comparing the athletes’ results from the 60 60 58 60 beginning of the season, it demonstrated that the athletes

9 who have a better understanding of the importance of good 2 10 24 8 21 5 height as well as execution brought their scores closer to 30 24 4 20 27 21 19 21 top national and international results. 19 17 25 11 14 1 3 9 9 6 0 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 The focus for this season was increasing the number of Trampoline Double Mini Trampoline Tumbling provincial level judges. There was a good success rate for new judges. 10&U Provincial Male Provincial Female National Male National Female The province is looking forward to the possibility of a national standardized program. This concept was fi rst discussed at the 2010 Canadian Championships at the fi rst TG by Level - 2010/11 TR DMT TU National Judges forum. Provincial 10&U 14 17 6 Provincial: Male 24 21 3 Provincial: Female 62 63 27 National: Male 15 17 2 National: Female 21 17 9 Totals 136 135 47 Gymnastics BC 11

Women’s Artistic Programs Gymnastics The physical ability portion of GYMSTART was reviewed by Participation in competitive women’s artisticic a physiologist to ensure that gymnastics remained consistent with last year.year. the proper muscles are tested. However, the developmental categories off KIP and Some exercises were added to help with injury GYMSTART experienced a 2% decrease. prevention. The committee is working towards Work continues in updating and revising thehe doing physical testing on a wide scale with all WAG competitive structure for the 2011/12 season.on. athletes. GYMSTART Levels 4-5 were modifi ed with the inclusion of routines instead of skills, bringing Clinics/Camps the program closer to CPP and to Pre-Novice. The Canadian Provincial Program (CPP) is Due to preparation for the Canada Games, there were a still well received by the clubs and coaches. greater number of camps and clinics planned this season. With only minor changes being done every year, coaches Two expanded Provincial Mentorship Camps took place appreciate that the program is stable. BC added Pre- to meet the increased interest from athletes/coaches in Argo so that younger athletes may participate in more multiple age categories. competition-like events. Three national camps were hosted and featured a greater The depth of the program is also growing. Athletes from 15 emphasis on cross training and sport science. Two clubs attended Westerns in 2011, refl ecting the ongoing physical testing sessions were also completed. work of the coaches’ mentoring programs. The growth of the Pre-Novice category (leading to High Performance gymnastics) is due to more clubs’ and zones’ participation. 1500 WAG TOTAL REGISTRATION 2007-2011 Team unity and identity were a focus for the committee. Along with new team uniforms for 2011 new warm up 1200 procedures for Team BC events were completed. 900 Competitions 600 This season, BC had fi ve athletes on the national team 300 (Seniors - Mackie, Tsang, Rogers; Junior - Zamardi; Youth - Olsen). As well 12 athletes qualifi ed for High Performance 0 status. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 At the 2011 Western Canadian Championships, Team BC captured three gold team medals and 2 silver team medals WAG Registration by Level 2011 2010 and won fi ve all around medals (3 gold, 1 silver and 1 GYMSTART 253 bronze). As well, the athletes won 28 event medals (13 KIP 83 336 352 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze) Pre-Argo Argo Tyro Novice Open At the 2011 Canadian Championships in Charlottetown the CPP - L1 29 182 104 63 23 401 434 team won a Canadian title and eleven medals. CPP - L2 1 62 95 68 45 271 292 CPP - L3 15 47 67 36 165 142 Judging CPP - L4 5 28 29 62 62 Finding and retaining judges still remains challenging. CPP - L5 8 17 24 49 47 The Women Judges Committee (WJC) is taking various Pre-Novice 30 30 15 measures to help decrease the load and requirements for National / Level 1 judges: the clinic will now be very practical and be HP 13 28 41 42 done in 1 day. The WJC is hoping to attract more athletes Totals 366 259 289 256 185 1355 1386 and coaches to take a clinic and stay involved. 12 Gymnastics BC

The Governance Review of Membership Committee continued Structure to be very active this Conducted by an outside consultant in Progress the spring of 2011, the study gathered year with a review of feedback on whether the GBC several areas of the membership structure could better organization. These meet the changing demographics of member clubs. areas included: The study also collected feedback on • A review of the membership how Gymnastics BC is meeting the structure of Gymnastics BC was needs of its member clubs, evaluated completed. Based on the fi ndings its member satisfaction strategy and an independent consultation sought insight into where clubs place of GBC full member clubs was value in the association. conducted to gauge need and At year end the governance committee support for any structural changes. was reviewing the report which will be • The effectiveness of the tabled with the board of directors for associate membership category further review and action. was reviewed, resulting in a recommendation that the membership fee be waived, Facility beginning in July 2011. Development • The development of a new membership category, Auxiliary In total, three clubs opened new Member, has been developed. facilities in 2010/11. In September, This classifi cation will address Whistler Gymnastics moved into the needs of emerging parent their fi rst full time facility, one of the group organizations affi liated with legacies of the 2010 Olympic and a GBC full member clubs. This Paralympic Games. new category will be put forward In March, Powell River Gymnastics to the membership at the 2011 and Delta Gymnastics opened the Annual General Meeting for doors to their new facilities. Both clubs implementation in September. were recipients of federal government RINC (Recreation Infrastructure Canada) grants. Campbell River Gymnastics began major renovations in June. The club is taking over the daycare center and expanding the training gym and equipment. Gymnastics BC 13

Collaboration with the Zones – Regional Development The Provincial Advisory committee (PAC) met three times this past year. Representation by zones at all meetings was greatly improved over the previous year with all three meetings being attended by over 90% of the members. The key project for each zone was streamlining policies and governance of zones under the Gymnastics BC membership structure. Regional Events Prince George (Zone 8) was especially proud to be chosen as the host city for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. These games promise to bring a additional resources for the development of gymnastics in the north. In Zone 7, Smithers hosted a very successful the Northern Gymnaestrada. This year, the Zone 8 trials for BC Championships had to be cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. In order to ensure that a team was fi lled from the north, video technology was utilized to judge the routines remotely. This is the fi rst time that remote judging has taken place in BC and provides additional opportunities for how competitions can be judged.

Regional Programming All zones continued to develop strong regional programming. While recruitment and training of coaches remains a, several professional development opportunities were hosted throughout BC. Of note was the Northern Congress in Prince George which offered a selection of workshops for recreational and competitive coaches. As well, Smithers hosted a coaching clinic with Jeff Pauliuk conducting. 14 Gymnastics BC

Coaching Courses by Level 2011 2010 NCCP Courses Part. Courses Part. 74 NCCP courses with 769 participants (both significant GF Intro (Course #1) 19 233 13 172 increases) were completed in BC this year. This increase is GF Theory (Course #2) 15 157 7 87 a result of full implementation of the Foundations program. GF AG (Course #3) 15 149 6 77 Challenges, both for the member clubs and Gymnastics BC, GF TG (Course #3) 6 62 4 32 remain due to the increased course activity, timeline and GF ActiveStart (Course #3) 4 34 2 18 costs required by the Foundations program. Gymnastics L2 MAG 1 3 1 11 BC continues to actively lobby Gymnastics Canada to L2 WAG 6 53 3 32 streamline the process. L2 TG 4 28 3 24 This was the first year with a decline in the number of L3 WAG 2 25 1 31 registered AG/TG coaches (2010: 1083; 2011: 1041). L3 TG 1 6 1 5 Based on consultation with the clubs and the PAC this is Other: MED Module 1 19 NA NA attributable to coaching recruitment and the effects of the TOTAL 74 769 41 489 Foundations program which have proven as the largest challenges for clubs in attracting, training and retaining Foundations - coaches. Evaluation NCCP SportsFunder The Gymnastics Canada Funding Foundations evaluation process A small amount of SportsFunder funding was received was not implemented in the fall from the Coaches Association of BC. This funding assisted of 2010 as scheduled. The interim 29 coaches (Terrace, Prince George) in Gymnastics process of certifying coaches will Founation and Level 2 via a discount of 75%. The future continue until the official process is of SportsFunder funding for NCCP remains unclear. launched (at least January 2012).

NO. OF NCCP COURSES & ATTENDANCE BY ZONE

23 9

22 10

21 18 20 19 34 18 17 MED Module 16 15 L3 TG 14 75 L3 WAG 13 4 12 1 L2 TG 11 19 3 L2 AG WAG

Courses 10 6 22 L2 AG MAG 9 8 90 14 8 16 GF TG (Course #3) 13 18 7 14 12 GF AG (Course #3) 6 12 10 5 11 8 GF Active Start (Course #3) 18 4 6 7 6 16 GF Theory (Course #2) 3 9 6 9 58 63 2 8 13 43 GF Intro (Course #1) 10 16 14 1 11 11 0 Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 Z7 Z8 34 Coaches 64 Coaches 312 Coaches 39 Coaches 137 Coaches 97 Coaches 16 Coaches 70 Coaches Gymnastics BC 15

Marketing & Communications Website For 2010-2011 Gymnastics BC’s marketing & communications Gymnastics BC’s on-line presence focus was on the promotion of recreational gymnastics. After remained strong. The website had contracting the services of Cowie & Fox, the new brand “PLAY” 110,369 visits to the website during the was created. year with 446,507 page views. In 2010, it was noted that due to the Canadian Championships there had been unusually high volume of traffi c to the site. However, in 2011, there was actually 1,371 more visits thus demonstrating the appeal and use of the Gymnastics BC website. Social Media Twitter and Facebook continue to be part of the Possibility Plays Here Gymnastics Play is extension of the Gymnastics BC tagline: Play, Perform, BC Marketing and Communications Progress. It encompasses all recreational based gymnastics and plan. There was signifi cant growth stresses the fundamental learning that comes from participation within both platforms: Facebook has 534 followers, up from 300 in 2010 in gymnastics. It is important that parents understand that with and Twitter doubled its followers to gymnastics, what seems like just a child playing is actually the 300 from 150 in 2010. beginning of a great life!! The brand includes fun collateral which will be unveiled at the Publications 2011 GBC Congress. Gymnastics BC continued with its Layout magazine as an on-line vehicle supported by weekly club Fund Generation E-bulletins. Scotiabank Charity Run: In partnership with Gymnastics Canada, gymnastics was once again an offi cial charity in Partnerships the annual Scotiabank 5K and Half-Marthon. The run, which Thank you to our funders, partners took place on June 26 in Stanley Park offered BC clubs with and suppliers for their continued an opportunity to fundraise as traditional charities. In all, 62 support of Gymnastics BC: runners from GBC and seven member clubs participated and Government of BC, TELUS Vancouver globally raised just over $14,000. Community Board, Sport BC, 2010 Event Sponsors: 2011 marked the fi fth consecutive year Legacies Now, Canadian Sports that Canadian Linen and Uniform Service has partnered Centre Pacifi c, Future Fundraising, with Gymnastics BC for the BC Championships, our Northern Athletic, NeatClubs, Clublink, longest standing event sponsors. As well, both the 2011 BC Spieth Anderson, Uniglobe Geo, St. Championships (Langley) and BC Gymnaestrada (Penticton) George Moving and Storage, Esquire had strong community support with sponsorship both in cash Wholesalers, CKNW Orphans’ Fund and needed contra items. and KidSport. BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVINCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE STAFF (As of July 1, 2011) (PAC) (As of July 1, 2011) (As of July 1, 2011) Twyla Ryan (1,2,3) Moira Gookstetter President Shirley Pedersen CEO Chair Shirley Pedersen (1) Andrée Montreuil Vice President Tracy Simpson Technical Director Zone 1 Helen Rosebush (1) Sandra Patterson Director Finance Heather Ivantiz Marketing & Communications Director Zone 2 Megan Conway (3) Jane Randazzo WAG Technical Chair Ken Stewart Finance & Member Services Coordinator Zone 3 Mike Hood Darren Stolz MAG Technical Chair Carlene Lewall Gymnastics For All Coordinator Zone 4 June Booth (3) Catherine Dubinsky TG Technical Chair Tami Mitchell NCCP & Coaching Coordinator Zone 5 Vivien Symington (2) Jenna Oliver GFA Chair Joyce Percey Technical Assistance and Events Zone 6 Coordinator Andrea Donohoe (2) Director at Large Laureen Kean Nancy Beyer Zone 7 WAG Technical Coordinator Jen Reed-Lewis Director at Large Lucia Fendelet John Carroll Zone 8 MAG Technical Coordinator Dorothy Sitek (2) Director at Large Debbie McBoyle TG Technical Coordinator Board Committees (1) Finance & Personnel Committee (2) Governance Committee (3) Awards Committee

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