Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

National Championships Results 2023

Thanks once again for BGA hosting the 2nd annual National Championships.

Here are the Women’s results.

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Ben Mello competed Men’s Level 8. Congratulations.

11.80 = Floor
12.50 = Pommels
10.80 = Rings
12.70 = Vault
9.70 = P Bars
7.60 = H Bar

65.10 AA

BGA results at Burlington Cup

The Burlington Gymnastics Spring Cup is Canada’s largest competition with about 1400 competitors.

Congratulations to the BGA competitors who did very, very well.

Friend of Gymnastics in Bermuda, Jenna Gleza, was interview for TV.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – Royal Gazette article – Bermuda gymnasts wrap up season in style in Canada

Gymnastics Camp in Nova Scotia

Bermuda gymnasts are invited to sign up for SUPER CAMP 2023 at Alta Gymnastics Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

July 17th – July 21st, 2023

WAG Level 6 & up, MAG all levels (athletes need to be 9+ years old at time of registration – for both MAG & WAG)

CAD $425.00 (Includes Lunches) or $375 (Without Lunches)

This is the home gym of Ellie Black, one of the best gymnasts in the world.

Click PLAY or watch Camp on YouTube.

REGISTRATION:

Please register via our website at the link below. You will have to create an account if you do not already have one. Once you have an account, you will be able to login and register.

CREATE AN ACCOUNT:

ALTA Gymnastics Club Name | Create Account | Customer Portal (iclasspro.com)

Annabelle Miller – gymnast turned cyclist

Annabelle was many years one of the top gymnasts at BGA.

After only one full year training, she’s already #1 in Bermuda for her age group in cycling.

As is often the case, Gymnastics training prepares kids for every other sport.

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Quality Gymnastics at Presidential Classic

Quality Gymnastics prepared a group of 13 gymnasts on compulsory and optional levels to represent Bermuda at the Presidential Classic 2023 Competition, in Orlando, Florida.

This event took place at the ESPN World Wide of Sports on Feb 17th to 20th, and hosted more than 4000 athletes from all over the World. 

On Saturday 18th Alyssa Andrews Xcel Gold, finished 2nd place All Around, 2nd place floor and uneven bars, 4th place vault. She had a really confident performance.

On Sunday we had the girls on the compulsory program competing (ages 7 to 11yo). For Level 1 Aela Fraser 3rd place vault and 4th bars, 8th all around. Isabella Daniels 5th on beam and Lily Hall 8th on beam, these last 2 gymnasts placing on top 11 of their division. It was their first time competing, and also in an international setting.

For Level 2 Aleyah Pacheco placed 3rd All Around in her division with 37.3750 points, 3rd beam and 2nd floor. Abigail Maringi 2nd vault and 9th All Around. Madison Monkman and Annie Archibald placed top 12 All Around in their division. Sasha Maringi and Emma Raposo placed 13th and 15th All Around respectively. We got very positive feedback from the judges on their artistic presentation.

For Level 3 all of our gymnasts placed in the top 10 of their division. Shannon Fischer got 7th on vault and balance beam, and 8th All Around. Ashanti Darko 6th place on vault, 9th place All Around. Elena Bortoli 5th place on vault and 10th All Around. 

This was our second competition overseas this season in preparation for the National Championships. A major competition. And a terrific experience.

In Praise of Bermuda Coaches

By Rick McCharles, Gymnastics Canada

Having visited Bermuda clubs many times over the past 7 years, one thing has become clear — it’s difficult to hire new coaches. And it’s challenging to keep good coaches.

It’s an expensive nation. Out somewhere in the Atlantic. 😀 And many young people leave for continuing education, some not returning.

Coaching is a topic close to my heart. I edit the most popular site online — GymnasticsCoaching.com — and I lead coach education workshops for Gymnastics Canada and the International Gymnastics Federation.

My best advice for Bermuda clubs is to put a high priority on supporting your coaches.

Be clear and comprehensive in your contracts with both full-time and part-time employees. For example, what hours will be paid when coaches are at competitions?

NEW Federation YouTube channel

The best way to show off Gymnastics is with VIDEO.

The Gymnastics Federation of Bermuda now has our own YouTube channel. Here are two videos to start. One of our goals is to direct people to our gymnastics clubs. Especially folks from overseas.

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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.