Sussex Tumble Report
Lots of Sussex clubs attended the 1st regional qualifier at the end of December and gained good scores to hopefully secure themselves a place in the finals later this year. The 2nd qualifier took place at the weekend, again with good scores being achieved throughout all levels. The 3rd qualifier in March will then decide who is representing South East in the IRCC finals being held in Birmingham and also who has qualified for English Championships this year being held in Telford.
Sky High have gained a new tumble coach – Kerry who was based at Dyson’s Gymnastics club, has moved and so is now helping Sky High to increase and move forward with their tumble squad. Sky High has also recently purchased a fast track to help with training.
Dyson have stepped down from high level tumble and are concentrating more on Team Gym and festivals. They will still compete club level tumble but will not be participating in any regional competitions, due to not having a qualified tumble coach within the club now.
Hollington have recently purchased a new track topper for their main tumble track. Feedback from gymnasts on this is positive as the impact on joints is less due to the carpet being softer.
Hollington recently held their annual tumble invitational - Dyson, Sky High, Be Gymnastics, Bevendean CACL all attended and had great results from over the weekend. 1066 were not able to take part in this competition due to having coaches on courses.
This years Sussex Championships will be held at Hollington, date TBC. Tumble will be joining Acrobatic and having 1 event rather than being separate this year.
Hollington and Be Gymnastics have recently gained new level 1 tumble coach’s as well as new club judges.
Judges always needed, so please can all clubs encourage parents to take part in these courses.