COMPETITION REVIEWS 2009
On Sunday 22 November we competed at the first County Novice Championships for Boys which was held in the
Forest of Dean. This was also the first competition for the boys, competing against gymnasts from all over
the county. All the boys performed extremely well and we successfully bought home 2 Silver medals, and more
importantly Cotswold Gymnastics Club now has a boys squad to be proud of and a clear path of development for
the future. Well done to Laurence Bruce, Max Williams, Rudy Percival, Tom Laight, Ben Lawrence,
Liam Caudle (Silver – Under 10 ) and Forrest Fry (Silver – Over 13).
The photo below shows all the gymnasts who competed and the proud medal winners! We need to also thank the
family and friends who travelled to the Forest of Dean to support us and of course the coaches for all
their hard work in getting the perfect floor routines, vaults and smiles!!
Well done to all the gymnasts you were fantastic!
Yet again in true Cotswold style we come away from yet another competition with lots of medals. This time
it was Wiltshire Floor and Vault competition which was held at Wiltshire School of gymnastics in Melksham
on the 11th October.
All the girls performed really well. Emma Hanley performed by far the best vault in her group and a beautiful
floor routine which deserved a far higher score than was given. None the less she walked away with the gold
medal with Katie 3rd, which was great as she has been suffering with injury this year, Georgia 5th and Megan 7th.
Laura Hallett and Annete beat stiff competition and grabbed the gold medals with Hannah Silver and Abbie 4th
in their age groups. All were a little nervous of the vault but they needn't have been as they performed
without any trouble.
Well done to those girls who performed floor routines for the first time to music, round off flics and to
those who it was only their second competition! All in all a lovely, well organised competition with fantastic
results..........well done gymnasts!!
Here are details of the girls placings for each piece:
11 - 13 years
- Emma Vault 1st floor 5th 1st overall
- Katie vault 3rd, floor 4th, 3rd overall
- Megan vault 6th, floor 7th, 7th overall
- Georgia vault5th, floor 2nd=, 5th overall
7 - 8 years
- Laura 1st vault, =1st floor, 1st overall
- Abbie vault 4th, floor 8th, 6th overall
9 - 10 years
- Annete 1st vault, =1st floor. 1st overall
- Hanna 2nd Vault, 4th floor, 2nd overall
On Sunday 11 October Cotswolds Tumbling Team competed in their first National Team Tumbling Competition.
Understandably the girls were anxious especially when we realised there were some gymnasts competing from
the National team but in true Cotswold style the girls held their heads high and competed extremely well!
Katie Mace, Sam Illing, Phoebe Restorick and Jessica Marriott took to the track, the team came 8th out of
17 teams and individually the girls held their own, Katie Mace scored 75.1 and came 24th out of 48
tumblers in the 8-11 age group. Sam, Phoebe and Jessica competed in the 12- 16 age group and scored
72.9 (31st), 48.2 (35th) and 75.5 (24th) out of 43 tumblers. The girls competed three tumbles each:
- Round off flic half turn, Round off flic
- Round off four flics half turn
- Round off 6 flics tuck back somi
Well done girls, remarkable result for the tumbling teams first event!!
The British Veterans Championships was held in Basingstoke on Saturday 19th September, Cotswold bringing home
10 medals and 6 new British champions. We must say a fantastic thank you to all our supporters, they did a
brilliant job of keeping spirits up and cheering us on – even though they had to spend 4+ hours sat on a
very uncomfortable wooden bench! A more detailed write up is to follow...
Well done team Cotswold!
| Name | Event |
| Laura Cove | Over 19 Beginners All Round and Beginners Trampoline Champion |
| Rachel Rogers | Ladies Beginners Tumbling Champion |
| Karen Foye | Ladies Beginners Tumbling – Silver |
| Lisa Laight | Ladies Beginners Tumbling – Bronze |
| Gina Slade | Ladies over 30 trampoline – Silver |
| David Laight | Mens Over 30 Trampoline Champion and Mens Beginners Tumbling Champion |
| Chris Lambert | Mens Over 19 Beginners Trampoline Champion and Mens Beginners Tumbling – Silver |
| Event | Team names and position |
| Pairs | Rachel Rogers & Laura Cove earned a very respectable 4th |
| Trios | Rachel Rogers, Claire Marriot & Laura Cove came 5th, (not last – wahey!!). |
Its that time again, the main event of our competition calendar, on Sunday 7 June we took 27 gymnasts to the
County Competition in the Forest of Dean. On the day there were 137 gymnasts competing in 10 different
categories and age groups from all over the county, this meant that some of the groups had nearly
20 gymnasts in it making the medals harder to win. However after hours of preparation and training the girls
all performed brilliantly and were able to mirror the medal success of the past 2 years. In total the club
took home 5 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals and 3 bronze medals, meaning we have 5 County Champions.
The photos below show all the gymnasts who competed and the proud medal winners! We need to also thank the
family and friends who travelled to the Forest of Dean to support us and of course the coaches for all
their hard work in getting the perfect floor routines, vaults and smiles!!
Well done to all the gymnasts you were fantastic!
On Sunday 5 April Jessica Marriott and Sam Illing represented Cotswold Gymnastics Club at the Gloucestershire
County Levels at Fromeside. This is the next level up from County Novice and only the second time the Club
has entered any gymnasts. In true Cotswold style both girls performed brilliantly, Jessica performed a dynamic
vault which secured her a second placing on vault and after a beautifully precise floor routine she secured
first position on the floor, Jessica won a well deserved overall Gold becoming County Level 5 champion in
the age 12/13+ age group. Samantha followed with a great vault and strong floor routine where she competed
both a front and back somersault and secured third place on both apparatus, Sam proudly walked away with a
Bronze medal in the 12/13+ County Level 4 group. The club was again complimented on the standard and quality
of the girls work by other coaches - so well done girls a good start to the season!
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On Sunday 1st March, we took two of our Competition Squad members to the National Tumbling competition in
Gloucester (we were very fortunate on the location as a lot of clubs had to travel a long way to compete). Sam
Illing and Jessica Marriott competed in the 13+ age group (youngest in their category of 20 tumblers), they had
three tumbles to compete:
- Front Somersault, two flics to rebound jump
- Four flics half turn jump
- Round off flic tuck back somersault
The girls were understandably nervous as we were unsure of what to expect however in true Cotswold Gym Club style
they performed brilliantly with great results, Sam came 9th overall with a commendable high score on her tuck back
and Jess came 6th overall, narrowly missing out on the highest score in the group on tumble #1 – Well done girls!
This is a great result for us and the second National competition for the club in 6 months!!
Staying with tumbling each week the club is seeing more and more of its gymnasts on their way to ‘Flicking’ for the first time – well done to you all !!