Tweet Earlier this month I mentioned that I was beginning the new term with a brand new group. Our first training session went as well as could be expected. I’ve now spent the last 2 weeks with the girls and they are wonderful, all absolutely gorgeous!, always smiling and laughing We have great fun and I can already tell that they’ll try everything. I’m really looking forward to preparing for our first competition together in December.

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I recently read a blog post on Mashable regarding the use of the new iPod Nano’s in a chain of gyms across America.  I understand why the ban has been introduced considering the laws of child protection and I think it is fair to introduce this in an adult changing room too. I’m sure there is plenty of footage on youtube of people in different situations that they are completely unaware of.  Personally in our gym, our gymnasts don’t tend to bring iPods, camera’s etc with them as we ask …

Tweet Recently enough, I attended a Child Protection Course.  During this time we were spoken to about codes of conducts which should be made out by our sporting Governing body for coaches and participants and also for the coaches to establish our own code of conduct – as such, what we expect of our gymnasts.  We have always had an unwritten code of conduct.  Generally speaking, it is what is expected of any person  but overall care and respect for others.  In the last week or 2, a Code of Conduct …

Tweet As mentioned in my previous post, I had my first training session of the 2009 – 2010 season. It was slow to get started as the children were so excited to see each other (as we had taken a five week break), wanted to tell me all about their holidays and everything new about school. After the excitement died down a bit, we began training.
I was happy to begin training on Floor as two new girls had joined my group. They had begun in the competitive class in January with …

Tweet Tonights training session will be the first for me in the 2009 – 2010 season. I hope that this year will be a very successful year for all gymnasts and that throughout this season that they find out more about themselves and continue to enjoy the sport.
Throughout the year, I hope to continue to write more blog posts about the adventures in the gym.  As I explained in my previous post, three of my best gymnasts have progressed to another group so it will take me some time to get used …