OFFICIAL PROGRAMME WELCOME 2014 TEAMGYM BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

WELCOME MESSAGE n behalf of British Gymnastics, I would like to welcome you to the 2014 TeamGym British Championships, which promises to be a superb Oshowcase of our incredible gymnasts competing for the most prestigious of titles.

Our brilliant British gymnasts continue to inspire and excite and the TeamGym routines you will see performed today demonstrate the very highest level of team work, choreography, technique and skill.

Please be sure to show your enthusiastic support for all our competitors who have worked so hard to get to these championships. To every gymnast, coach and club involved – congratulations for making it to the very top of our sport and best of WELCOME TO luck this weekend. FENTON MANOR HOME OF THE 2014 We would like to take this opportunity to thank UK Sport for supporting our World TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS Class Programme and Sport England for aiding our grassroots development. BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS We would also like to thank our sponsor Milano and our preferred suppliers Continental, IHG and Alto Digital.

I hope everyone enjoy’s a wonderful day of fantastic gymnastics action.

ALAN SOMMERVILLE OBE PRESIDENT, BRITISH GYMNASTICS

2014 TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 GYMNASTICS POISE. STRENGTH. GRACE. SUPPLENESS.

Artistic and Rhythmic 8 Amazing days 20 Golds Venue: The SSE Hydro

To find out more about our 17 sports Glasgow2014.com TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS THE APPARATUS

FLOOR TRAMPETTE This is performed on a 14m Teams perform tumbling Teams perform somersaults on x 20m non sprung floor area, series on a 15m tumbling trampette with good streaming. to instrumental music. It track with good ‘streaming’ i.e. A part of the trampette emphasises good, smooth consecutively and quite close to programme is performed on TEAMGYM teamwork and expressive each other. This can produce a a vault table. Like tumbling, presentation. You are allowed very dynamic and entertaining the complete programme is between six and twelve section of the sport. The performed to music with each GYMNASTICS gymnasts on the floor. For mixed evenness of the streaming is very team performing three different teams, there must be an even important. rounds with six gymnasts in number of men and women. All each. The first round they should WHAT’S team members must perform The complete programme is all perform the same element. the floor programme. performed to music. Each team The streaming and complexity performs three different rounds. of the elements produces some IT ALL The Floor Programme consists Each series must consist of at very exciting moments in this mainly of gymnastic elements least three different acrobatic sport and again a controlled and meticulous choreography. elements, without intermediate landing is important. Look out ABOUT? A fluent and good technical steps. All members of the team for twisting double somersaults. performance, properly linked must perform the same series for It is a safety requirement that eamGym is a team competition for clubs movements, certainty of the first round. two coaches stand in on the and consists of three sections: women, execution and synchronisation landing area. Tmen and mixed teams. In each of the three as well as expressive Although you are allowed disciplines a team comprises between six and presentation is the aim. between six and twelve twelve gymnasts and can exhibit gymnastic skills gymnasts on the floor, you in three different disciplines: floor, trampette and SALTIRE Each routine should have two only need to put six forward for tumbling. All three require effective teamwork, pirouettes, two balance/power each tumble pass. These can be excellent technique and spectacular acrobatic GYM CLUB elements, two jumps/leaps different gymnasts for each one, elements. The competitions generate an excellent and one combination of two provided they are in the floor spirit and atmosphere and are attractive and elements. Women’s teams also routine. Mixed teams must put exciting for participants and spectators. have to include body waves; forward three boys and three men’s teams swing movements girls for each pass. of the body and the mixed teams perform work in pairs (such as Look out for nice flowing lifts or throws). tumbles and controlled landing on the landing area. The Each floor routine must include gymnasts do not have to stand six patterns or shapes on the still at the end of their run, but floor. The way the gymnasts must show control as they move move in and out of these shapes out the way for the next tumbler. is important. Simple walking and simple arm swinging will not get many points – even if they are all together. The emphasis should be on whole body gymnastics – the bigger acrobatic moves come in the other disciplines.

2014 TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 THE COMPETITION YOUR GUIDE TO THE TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

YOUR GUIDE TO THE TEAMGYM BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM FOCUS he 2014 focus for the Junior and Senior teams at this year’s championships will Tbe the potential to secure a place to represent Great Britain in the European TeamGym Championships being held in October, in Reykjavik, .

Men, women and mixed teams are represented in both age groups and will be aiming to achieve the qualification score to give the Selection Committee a welcome headache when choosing which teams ONES will go forward to compete. TO This year has seen the British Gymnastics TeamGym WATCH Technical Committee secure the use of the PE- The team to watch Redskaber / LEG Fusion Tumble Track for this year’s in this age group championships so that all teams can maximise are Scarborough their performances. This track that is very similar Junior Girls who to the LEG track that will be used in this year’s qualified with an European Championships and will give groups first incredible score hand experience of this innovation in tumbling for of 50.25 and will TeamGym. be looking to repeat high level The Junior Girls section of competition has the performances to SCARBOROUGH highest number of teams with an excellent level of retain their title qualification scores being achieved at the Northern from last year. JUNIOR GIRLS and Southern Region events.

2014 TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 9 THE COMPETITION YOUR GUIDE TO THE TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

YOUR GUIDE TO THE TEAMGYM BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM FOCUS CONTINUED...

n the Senior Section of competition, the women from Portsmouth School of Gymnastics Iqualified with a fantastic score of 51.75 and again will look to retain their title from last year. In the Mixed Section, Basingstoke will this year join City of Newcastle to settle the honours for title of British Champions.

Don’t forget the Primary Section of competition! In last year’s event, the top teams were separated by margins in score from as little as 0.15 Will the 2013 Champions be able to retain their titles?

Scarborough qualified in top spot in both the Boys’ and Girls’ competitions. Saltire and Pinewood Boys will join them this year at Championships to contend for medal places. In the Girls’ competition, the teams from the north will be looking to top the teams from the south, having qualified with the top scores from the two events. Teams will be aiming high to top the highest qualification score of 45.25 across all three pieces of apparatus to confirm who is the best of the best.

PORTSMOUTH Be prepared to be amazed at this year’s SCHOOL OF championships, with the best TeamGym Clubs from GYMNASTICS across Great Britain. Enjoy!

2014 TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 11 in our sport. We look forward to welcoming you to theprogramme andseeingdisability gymnastics thrive you take thenextsteps. Gymnastics ClubDevelopment Coordinator will beintouch to answer your questions andhelp register for the‘I’MIN’programme at sessions, festivals, competitions, coaching clinics,add-onmodules andmore. Simply develop more opportunitiesfor disabled people ingymnastics. You canbenefitfrom; taster Sign upto theI’MINProgramme andbesupported by oneof 14Disability Hub Clubsto If you are aclub you can: to findafullevents calendar. british-gymnastics.org/findaclub gymnastics events which are takingplace allacross Englandthroughout 2014.Headto Find alocal club who runsdisability gymnastics andparticipate atoneof our exciting disability If you are adisabled person who wants to getINvolved ingymnastics you can: disabled people inour sport. ‘I’M IN’isanew andexciting programme which creates more participationopportunitiesfor British Gymnastics ‘I’MIN’. can become partof the fantastic new disability programme from gymnasts and want to getINvolved indisability gymnastics then you showcasing their talents this weekend. If you are INspired by the The top disability gymnasts inthecountry will becompeting and now to getstarted andto british-gymnastics.org/GymNet british-gymnastics.org/iminevents and your local British

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COMPETITION SCHEDULE

SATURDAY 24 MAY LEVEL 3 PRIMARY FINAL

Floor Tumble Trampette 9:45 Scarborough Girls City of Newcastle Girls Crewe and Nantwich Girls 9:55 Leatherhead and Dorking Majestic Girls Bracknell Robins 10:05 Heathrow OLGA Girls Hawth Girls 10:15 Scarborough Boys Pinewood Boys Saltire Boys 10:25 Crewe and Nantwich Girls Scarborough Girls City of Newcastle Girls 10:35 Bracknell Robins Leatherhead and Dorking Majestic Girls 10:45 Hawth Girls Heathrow OLGA Girls 10:55 Saltire Boys Scarborough Boys Pinewood Boys 11:05 City of Newcastle Girls Crewe and Nantwich Girls Scarborough Girls 11:15 Majestic Girls Bracknell Robins Leatherhead and Dorking 11:25 OLGA Girls Hawth Girls Heathrow 11:35 Pinewood Boys Saltire Boys Scarborough Boys 11:45 End of Round

LEVEL 2 JUNIOR WOMEN FINAL DISABILITIES, LEVEL 2 JUNIOR MEN & JUNIOR MIXED & LEVEL 1 SENIOR COMPETITION Floor Tumble Trampette 13:10 Pinewood City of Newcastle Diamonds Floor Tumble Trampette 13:20 Heathrow Majestic OLGA 16:20 Crewe & Nantwich Disabilities Pinewood Junior Mixed Bracknell Kites 13:30 Saltire Basingstoke Crewe & Nantwich 16:30 Crewe & Nantwich Junior Men City of Newcastle Senior Mixed Basingstoke Senior Mixed 13:40 Portsmouth Scarborough Pinewood 16:40 1066 Senior Men Crewe & Nantwich Senior Women Saltire Senior Women 13:50 City of Newcastle Diamonds Heathrow 16:50 Portsmouth Senior Women Crewe & Nantwich Disabilities Pinewood Junior Mixed 14:00 Majestic OLGA Saltire 17:00 Bracknell Kites Crewe & Nantwhich Junior Men City of Newcastle Senior Mixed 14:10 Basingstoke Crewe & Nantwich Portsmouth 17:10 Basingstoke Senior Mixed 1066 Senior Men Crewe & Nantwich Senior Women 14:20 Scarborough Pinewood City of Newcastle 17:20 Saltire Senior Women Portsmouth Senior Women Crewe & Nantwich Disabilities 14:30 Diamonds Heathrow Majestic 17:30 Pinewood Junior Mixed Bracknell Kites Crewe & Nantwich Junior Men 14:40 OLGA Saltire Basingstoke 17:40 City of Newcastle Senior Mixed Basingstoke Senior Mixed 1066 Senior Men 14:50 Crewe & Nantwich Portsmouth Scarborough 17:50 Crewe & Nantwich Senior Women Saltire Senior Women Portsmouth Senior Women 15:00 End of Round 18:00 End of Round

2014 TEAMGYM GYMNASTICS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 15 LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? WANT TO DO

The UK Sport Gold Event Series aims to bring the world’s most GYMNASTICS? pretigious sporting events to the UK. This ambitious programme provides the opportunity for you to see Great Britain’s top athletes If you want to be part of a gymnastics team like today or just have some fun and keep fit, with compete here on home soil in the world’s most exciting sporting gymnastics anyone can give it a go - any age, any ability gymnastics has something to offer you! competitions. Coming to you in 2014: BEGINNER? SOME — Pru-Health World Triathlon, London; 31 May - 1 June EXPERIENCE? — Canoe Slalom World Cup, London; 6 - 8 June New to gymnastics? No problem! To find clubs — Tour de France Grande Depart 2014, Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, near to you check out the club finder on the BG If you’ve some gymnastics experience and are still Essex and London; 5 - 7 July website and give them a call. Tell the club you’re attending sessions or maybe you haven’t done — ITF Wheelchair Tennis Masters, London; 24 - 30 November looking to get started and ask about the options gymnastics for a while but would like to return, and whether you can go along for a taster session. we’ve new forms of gymnastics you might like to You might like team gymnastics which you’re try - like GymFusion where you can show off and Future events in 2015: watching today or why not try out your local perform with your mates or how about Gymfit, a — European Judo Championships 2015, Glasgow club for a big bounce experience or new fitness class based on gymnastics. Your local — IPC World Swimming Championships 2015, Glasgow maybe if you like watching Spelbound, acrobatic club and the British Gymnastics website can tell — European Hockey Championships 2015, London gymnastics is how they got started. Clubs can tell you what’s on offer. — European Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2015, Worcester you more about what type of club they are, as well as any specialisms they have. Give it a go and How about trying My Club where you take part, — World Canoe Slalom World Championships 2015, London discover gymnastics! having fun with all your mates and help design — World Gymnastics Championships 2015, Glasgow your own training programme. Many of our gymnasts also volunteer and we’ve some cool programmes to kick start your leadership skills into More information at www.uksport.gov.uk/events action.

These events are only possible thanks to people buying National Find your nearest club now at Lottery tickets. If you’ve bought a ticket, you’re part of the team. www.british-gymnastics.org/find-a-club Thank you. THE COMPETITION LAST YEAR’S WINNERS

2013 PRIMARY GIRLS CHAMPIONS BASINGSTOKE

SENIOR WOMEN Portsmouth School of Gymnastics

SENIOR MIXED City of Newcastle

JUNIOR WOMEN Scarborough

JUNIOR MEN Crewe and Nantwich

JUNIOR MIXED Pinewood

PRIMARY GIRLS 2013 Basingstoke PRIMARY BOYS BRITISH Pinewood Boys PRIMARY MIXED CHAMPIONS Scarborough DISABILITY MIXED Crewe and Nantwich

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FUTURE EVENTS

16 - 19 OCTOBER BRITISH GYMNASTICS HEALTH & 10th European TeamGym Championships SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT Reykjavik, Iceland Please take a moment to locate the fire exit nearest For hotel and ticket packages visit: to where you are sitting. In an emergency, listen teamgym2014.is to the evacuation announcement and follow the instructions of the stewards.

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THANKS JUDGES BRITISH GYMNASTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mairi Benson Peter Brookes Chair Kristin Idelson Matt Neville Justin Frank Enid Harrison President Cheryl Hart Alan Sommerville OBE Diane Heelas Kristin Idelson Chief Executive Officer Maggie Kerr Jane Allen Tracey Laing Daren Norman Non-Executive Directors Laura Nuckley Marzena Bogdanowicz Kathy P-Jarmin Dr Nicola Bolton Lisa Rose Brian Everett MBE Lisa Souter Barry McNeill Nicky Stewart Sara Sutcliffe Jen Thompson David Watt Kieira Toland Peter Tranckle Executive Directors Emma Unsworth Michelle Fulford Nicky Webster Mark Gannon Liz White Martin Reddin

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