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Joshua Jefferis 2012 Olympian 04 Governance and Management Gymnastics Queensland 06 President’s Report 2012 Annual Report 08 CEO Report Published by Gymnastics Queensland 10 Club Services Report Level 3 Sports House, 866 Main Street Woolloongabba QLD 4102 12 Events Report T +61 3036 5600 F +61 3391 3357 14 Education Report [email protected] www.gymqld.org.au 18 High Performance Centre Report Design 22 Men’s Gymnastics Report Design and typesetting by Xiao Fei Li @ Gymnastics Queensland 26 Women’s Gymnastics Report Copyright ©2012 Gymnastics Queensland 32 Rhythmic Gymnastics Report 35 Trampoline Sports Report 40 Acrobatic Gymnastics Report 44 Sport Aerobics Report 47 LaunchPad 49 Treasurer’s Report 50 Financial Report 63 Recognition of our V.I.G’s 64 2012 Annual Award Winners 66 Queensland State Teams 70 State Results 74 Membership Statistics 4 Gymnastics Queensland 2012 Annual Report 5 Life Members Pam Baldwyn Dr Mike Bennett JJ Betts (deceased) Dr. Graham Bond Lisa Bristow Alan Burn (deceased) Hugh Cheales (deceased) Barry Cheales OAM Jeff Cheales OAM Jack Deeney (deceased) Ena Duffield Peter Dowdell Dr. Trevor Dowdell Sherelle Graham Thomas Ludwig (deceased) Ken Mathers Shirley Mathers Colin Morwood OAM Len Ranson Pett Rayner Cherie Rutherford Dianne Smith Kerry Smyth Melanie Tonks Frank Vig OAM (deceased) Julie Wight Dr John Wilby Raymond Young OAM Joy Scott Allen Scott Anna Turetschek Patron Her Excellency the Governor of Queensland Ms Penelope Wensley AC Board of Management President Anita Hobson-Powell Vice President Vicki Flamsteed General Member Tim Quinlivin General Member Andy Whitworth General Member Tracie Brooks Special Board Member Mac Stirling State Office Staff CEO Kym Dowdell OAM State Administrator Teresa Muirhead Gymsport Manager Kate Cannon Business Services & State Team Travel Denise Rookwood Club Services Manager Kath Graham Gymsport Assistant Chris Behan Events Manager Joann Aitken Education Manager Kim Richardson Membership Services Assistant Ben Williams Youth Participation Coordinator Kate Wadkin Reception Maddison Gillespie High Performace Centre Staff HPC Gymnastics Program Manager Kate Cannon HPC Men’s Head Coach Serguei Chinkar Men’s Coach Sean Wilson / Sam Simpson HPC Women’s Head Coach Vladimir Joura Women’s Coach Irina Joura / Vladimir Zakharov Ballet Teacher Part Time Natalia Antonenko Gymsport Co-ordinators MAG Sam Simpson WAG Kate Cannon RG Denise Rookwood TRP Joann Aitken AER Chris Behan ACR Kath Graham 6 Gymnastics Queensland 2012 Annual Report 7 Anita Hobson-Powell President The Gymnastics Queensland Board focused on a number of key projects for 4.High performance - Our finally project was to undertake a review of our High Performance Programs. 2012 that were of strategic importance for the membership. These projects Although this has been held up with the recent release of the Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) 2020 being: plan for Olympic Sports and our need to align our programs to the ASC’s goals, we are confident we will then be in a place to strengthen our position in delivering elite gymnasts for national teams. 1. Strategic plan 2013-2016 - The 2013-2016 Strategic Plan was completed and now aligns with the strategic direction of Gymnastics Australia. The Our Association saw growth rates in membership for 2012. We saw an increase in Gymnast Membership Board are looking forward to rolling out our plan and we are also enthusiastic of 7.45 % with a total of 39,250 gymnasts at the end of 2012 compared to 36, 326 in 2011. We must pay about having all our SMCs working with us to deliver our key goals. tribute to our clubs for their hard work in increasing our members. Technical Membership also increased to 1225 members in 2012 compared with 1070 for 2011. 2. Facility plan – A facilities plan through a partnership with Strategic Leisure was finalised mid 2012. This facilities plan is the first in its kind Throughout our 2012 Annual Report are details regarding the Association’s activities and successes of our for gymnastics, let alone any sport. The final document mapped out the individual Gymsports. need for gymnastics facilities throughout Queensland over the next 20 years. Never before has a sport been proactive in determining the future In summary, these included 38 club hosted events, 49 invitational events, 10 state championship events, facilities needs for their sport to cater for the growth and demographics and 62 education courses involving 771 participants. for the various regions. We consider that it is important for the Association to understand the requirements for gymnastics facilities around the State Internationally Queensland saw great results, in particular 2 athletes being chosen for the London Olympic currently and forecast the anticipated requirements into the future. We are Games. Congratulations must go to Joshua Jefferis who placed 19th all around in the MAG competition, the now using this plan to discuss with local councils the need for gymnastics best performance of an Australian MAG Gymnast at an Olympic Games, Larrissa Miller who was a member facilities in their region (Logan, Ipswich & Sunshine Coast). of the WAG team which placed 10th. Thomas Pichler was the shadow MAG gymnast for the Olympic Games. 3. Club services - The Club Services Committee continued to meet and discuss services that the Association needs to provide to support clubs to Other key international events our gymnasts competed at included: London Test event, Vitaly Sherbo Cup, deliver recreational and competitive gymnastics. A key feature in developing Austrian TGQ Future Cup, Doha World Cup, Japan Team Cup, DTB Team Cup, Marseille Cup and Japan a services plan was to recognise the different needs of our clubs – small, Junior International. The HPC report provides details into the excellent results achieved. medium, large, not for profits, private, PCYC and YMCA. One key focus was to start reviewing our affiliation fee structure to make if fair and encourage At a national level, Queensland once again proved to be a dominant force, with a number of teams and growth in clubs. This project will continue into 2013 with Gymnastics individual athletes achieving gold medals. Queensland’s strong developmental pathways, state squads and Australia also reviewing their fee structure. This year we wanted to start coach education system have allowed Queensland to continue to experience success at a national level. rewarded clubs who registered a large number of recreational gymnasts. Clubs were rewarded with vouchers to attend Congress or coaches The Board and Staff of Gymnastics Queensland would like to sincerely thank our many volunteers courses. We look forward to continuing to reward clubs for their growth in throughout the state, from SMCs, club administrators, coaches, judges and competition staff. The Board recreational numbers in years to come. acknowledges that our volunteers underpin the long term success of the Association. 8 Gymnastics Queensland 2012 Annual Report 9 then becoming Technical Members. A total of 419 candidates attended Level 1 Courses and 177 attended Salto Workshops. There were 313 judges attaining a judge’s accreditation or upgrading their judge’s accreditation. We appreciate that the education of our coaches and judges is integral if we are to continue to grow our membership. Kym Dowdell To ensure we are prepared for the introduction of the new coach education framework, GQ has conducted CEO Course Presenter Upskilling Workshops. There are now a total of 11 Coach Presenters qualified to deliver the new courses in 2013; with another course planned for Feburday 2013. In 2012 Gymnastics Queensland has continued to build upon the initiatives established in 2011 to build A very successful 2012 Congress under a new format which included mini congresses in Yeppoon and stronger clubs and grow our membership. Cairns was delivered focussing on programs that will build membership numbers. Frank Sahlein the Director of 3rd Level Consulting delivered inspiring presentations on Club Development in Brisbane, Yeppoon and Club Services Cairns. The 2012 year started with the Inaugural Annual Club Awards and the Club Development and Coaches Congress. 21 Clubs receiving awards across 7 Categories. Gymsports On the National Stage a total of 27% of National Champions were from Queensland. Congratulations to the Once again the GQ Board and Staff were very proactive in the Club Development area with the following gymnasts, coaches and clubs who were responsible for this awesome results. initiatives introduced: MAG 7 out of possible 8 87.5% • 38 Complimentary Congress Vouchers were distributed to 31 clubs based on their Recreation WAG 3 out of possible 9 33.33% and Kindergym Membership RG 1 out of possible 11 9.09% • 146 Complimentary Coach Course Vouchers were distributed to 51 clubs based on their TRP 12 out of possible 57 17.54% Recreation and Kindergym Membership ACR 2 out of possible 26 7.69% • Development of an Online educational program addressing Procedures for Incident reporting. AER 20 out of possible 52 38.46% This program will be launched in 2013. On the International Stage, two Queenslanders were selected to represent Australia at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The 2011 initiatives continued to be delivered: • MAG - Joshua Jefferis • WAG – Larrissa Miller • Three complimentary Club Toolbox sessions and a DVD of the presentations forwarded to all clubs Joshua performed above expectation, qualifying for the All Around Finals and placing 19th which is the • Complimentary access to Online Club Management Tools through 3rd Level Consulting highest ranking ever by an Australian MAG athlete. Larrissa was part of the Women’s Team who qualified • Regional and Remote Club Visits by the Club Services Manager in 10th position. • State Squads and Gymsport Workshops subsidised by Gymnastics Queensland GQ continues to recognise World Cup Cheer as the delivery arm for Cheerleading in Queensland. World Event Department Cup Cheer conducted 6 events in Queensland alone, with over 6,000 participants; offering competition The Event Team successfully managed a full complement of Sanctioned Events and State Championships.