Springfit

Springfit gymnastics and trampoline club have extended their Thursday night classes to accommodate new sessions especially for adults in both gymnastics and trampolining.

With so much interest from parents of current members, as well as many enquiries from people looking to get fit in a fun and enjoyable way, the doors to Oakwood Sports Centre will be thrown open for these new classes at 7:30pm (gymnastics) and 7:45pm (trampolining) every Thursday throughout the year.

Classes are £4.40 for an hour, and fully qualified and insured coaches will be available to provide safe and progressive coaching of moves, working at a pace suited to individuals.

For more information, contact Adam on 07932 752081 or email info@springfit.org.

On Sunday 14th June at de Stafford Sports Centre, Caterham, Saturn V Association of Gymnastics and Trampoline clubs, held their first Floor and Vault Competition of 2009. Much improvement was shown in all gymnasts who performed to their best in both Floor and Vault, and impressed all friends and family who came to show their support.

The standard of competition entry was high and the gymnasts performed with enthusiastic competence. Medals were awarded in three categories, under 9’s, 10 years plus, and a new category for those who train more than once a week.

Pictured below are the medal winners, from back row left to front row right:
Hannah Bagley (9), Abbie Clifton (10), Harri Nichols (11), Rachna Patel (10), Amber Clifton (13), Maxine Coldrey (9), Jessica Lawes (8), Dominic Montgomery (10) and Daisy Roadnight (10).

The first competition of 2009 was held on Sunday 22nd March for Saturn V Association member clubs who met at Oakwood Sports Centre, home of Springfit Gymnastics and Trampoline Club, for a Tumbling and Acrobatic competition.

This was the biggest turnout of proud friends and family the clubs have ever seen, seating over 90 people. The competition consisted of two disciplines, first being tumbling and then very well performed acrobatic performances.

There was success for many of the younger gymnasts who showed good control at the novice tumbling grades which preceded the older, more experienced gymnasts showing their new somersaulting skills at the more advanced Grade 7 level. Each gymnast performed to their best and wowed the spectators.

Judges were very impressed with the strength and flexibility the gymnasts showed in their well choreographed acrobatic pair and trio routines. Acrobatics is a discipline which uses no apparatus but only the strength and trust of each other to balance, performed to music with entertaining dance moves linking elements.

Pictured below are the Tumbling and acrobatic medal winners showing some of their acrobatic skills:
Megan Davies, Zoe Burcombe (Pointers), Lily Fairhall (Pointers), Emily Charman (Springfit), Holly French (Pointers), Emma French (Pointers), Abbie Clifton (Springfit), Amber Clifton (Springfit), Zara Coen (Pointers), Katherine Da-Silva-Skinner (Springfit), Chelsie Kilgannon (Springfit), Dominic Montgomery (Pointers), Carla Stoica (Pointers), Daisy Roadnight (Pointers), Alexandra Stoica (Pointers) and Rachna Patel (Springfit).

Members of Springfit Gymnastics and Trampoline club were invited to Leatherhead Leisure Centre to take part in their annual recreational trampoline competition on 21st March.
Seven representatives of the Horley based club travelled up to compete against members of Leatherhead trampoline club.  Trophies were awarded to the top 3 scorers in 4 different categories; Under 12 and over 12 Novice & Improvers.

There were many excellent performances for spectators to enjoy, and the Springfitters did brilliantly, with Katie Pidgeon picking up a first place trophy and Laura Songhurst earning second place in the under 12’s Improvers category.

There were also outstanding performances from the under 12 Novices, including 7year old Lottie Drawbridge, who attends Saturday morning Funfit classes at Springfit club, as well as an intricate and difficult routine by Yasmin Anderson for the over 12’s Improvers, with multiple twists and somersaults comprising her voluntary routine.

Head Coach Adam Reynolds was very impressed with how well each child promoted the merits of the club outside the regular Saturn V competitive circle, and how everyone was seen to enjoy and benefit from the experience.

Pictured here are all the competitors with their trophies and medals:
Yasmin Anderson (13), Sharley Scott-Browne (13), Laura Songhurst (11), Lottie Drawbridge (7), Katie Pidgeon (11), Tamara Daniels (10) and Abigail Ferguson (10).