Athletes of the month - March

Tumbling: Alison Zareski

Ali is in her 3rd competitive season at the Burlington B.G.'s. She competes in the Youth National category and is a member of the Canadian Junior National Team. Last fall a back injury set her back 3 months. Since being given clearance to resume training she is doing her best to make up for lost time. The month of march saw Alison qualify to nationals, regain her all her previous skills and even learn a few new ones. She was last years bronze medalist at the National Championships and seems to be on track for another great performance this year!

Trampoline: Michelle Blanchard

Michelle is a novice national athlete in the trampoline program. Last season was very bumpy for Michelle. She had to deal with skill loss, skill confusion and because of this lost a lot of confidence. At the most recent qualifier, Michelle compete back at her full difficulty! Something she had not done since January 2008. She also had the 2nd highest difficulty in her competitive category. It's great to see her back on track!

DMT: Jessica Asztalos

Jessica is competing in the National Open category on dmt. At the most recent qualifier, she completed 2 new passes and achieved a new personal best difficulty score. In the past her body has been plagued with injury but this season she seems to be at the top of her game physically and mentally. Great job!

Eastern Championships Qualification

The Provincial Tumbling Staff is very excited to announce that 5 B.G.'s tumblers have qualified to represent Gymnastics Ontario at the 2009 Eastern Canadian Championships in Nova Scotia the first weekend of may.

Congratulations to:
Brooke Bottos
Naomi Suzuki
Anysa Pappas
Josh Haibach
Richelle Keough

Job well done!

New Video's added!

Hi Everyone!

I have added video's of our latest qualifier to my YouTube page which is linked on the right hand side of the blog! The top one should be provincial highlights and the bottom national.

Enjoy!

Words of Wisdom!

Here are some great words of wisdom from Basketball great Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan "Failure" Commercial

Enjoy!

Provincial and National Qualification

The next 2 events on our competitive calendar are the 2009 Provincial Championships in April and the 2009 National Championships in May. Here is list of athletes currently qualified to each events. Please note: athletes qualified to Nationals are also qualified to Provincials.

2009 Provincials Eligibility:
Madeline Milne
Chloe Bottos
Samantha Zachar
Jamie Elliot
Brooke Bottos
Jennifer Harrison
Ryann Johnston
Dray Campagna
Naomi Suzuki
Anysa Pappas
Josh Haibach
Rachel Sicard
Richelle Keough
Dax Donnely
Michelle Hefford

2009 Nationals Eligibility:
Jasmine Ellis
Lauren Robertson
Jaclyn Sicard
Carolynne Wong
Alison Zareski
Katelyn Verschoor
Sean Robertson
David Findlay
Colin Bassett
Emily Smith
Teja Durante
Catherine McNutt
Jordan Sugrim
Nick Kurtz
Justin Wong

3rd Ontario Cup - Results

The last Ontario Cup of the season was held this weekend in Barrie. Our tumblers showed yet again that they are a force to be reckoned with and many competed new skills and achieved new personal best! The coaching staff is very proud of them and their efforts! Congratulations!

Provincial D Women 11-:
2nd - Madeline Milne - competed back tuck
15th - Chloe Bottos - competed back tuck
19th - Samantha Zachar

Provincial D Women 12+:
7th - Avalon Rae
8th - Susan Simon

Provincial D Men:
6th - Jordon Marshall - competed back tuck

Provincial C Women 12-:
7th - Brooke Bottos - competed layout 1/2
12th - Dray Campagna - competed whip
13th - Ryann Johnston - competed whip
15th - Jennifer Harrison

Provincial C Women 15+:
8th - Sarah Burrell Harrison

Provincial B Women 13-:
4th - Naomi Suzuki - competed 2 whips
6th - Anysa Pappas - competed 2 whips and layout full

Provincial B Men:
7th - Josh Haibach - competed 2 whips

Provincial A Women:
10th - Richelle Keough - competed dbl twist
13th - Rachel Sicard - competed 1 1/2 twist

Novice 10-14 Men:
1st - Michael Zeuner - new high scoring pass

Novice 10-14 Women:
5th - Michelle Hefford
6th - Jasmine Ellis - competed whip full

Novice 15+ Women:
4th - Lauren Robertson - competed whip into dbl twist
8th - Rebecca Zachar - competed whip full

Youth Women:
1st - Jaclyn Sicard
2nd - Alison Zareski

Youth Men:
1st - Sean Robertson
2nd - Colin Bassett

Senior Women:
1st - Emily Smith - competed new twisting pass
2nd - Teja Durante
3rd - Catherine McNutt - competed new straight pass
4th - Jordan Sugrim - competed a dbl twisting dbl layout

Senior Men:
1st - Nick Kurtz

Schedule Change

Hi Everyone,

Please be advised that there will be some changes to our schedule over the next few days to accommodate the competition. See below for details.

Friday: 4:30 - 6:00 (Younger Nationals and Advanced Provincial)
Sunday: no training
Monday: no training

Have a terrific weekend and good luck to all competitors this weekend.

Denis, Holly, Chris and David!!

Athlete of the Month - February

Tumbling: Sean Robertson

Sean is competing in his first season as a Youth National Athlete! This level has demanded a higher level of intensity, focus, hours of training and a significant increase in skill level. He has risen to all of those and has taken this season by storm placing no lower then 2nd in any of the qualifying meets and has not counted one single mistake. He is climbing up the ranks quickly and confidently! Way to go Sean!

Trampoline: Chloe Winkworth

Chloe is a National Novice 10-14 trampoline athlete. After starting the season a little rocky, Chloe seemed to come into her own in February and really begin to excel to her potential. At the 2nd Ontario Cup in Scarborough she was nearly flawless and qualified herself to provincial championships and one step closer to Nationals. We can't wait to see what March has in store for her...

Double-mini Trampoline: Matt Marson

Matthew is a level B Competitor here at B.G.'s. Judging by the month of March, he won't be there much longer! He is learning bigger and better tricks everyday!! His latest is a pass with a dbl back! He is slowly putting himself on the path to becoming a national athlete! Great Stuff!

Elite Canada - Final Results

Some of our Youth and Senior tumblers spent time in Kelowna over the weekend to compete in the Elite Canada Competition.

Here is how we did:

Youth Women:
2nd - Jaclyn Sicard
7th - Katelyn Vershoor

Youth Men:
3rd - David Findlay
4th - Sean Robertson

Elite Women:
3rd - Jordan Sugrim
4th - Emily Smith
5th - Teja Durante
6th - Catherine McNutt

Congratulations to everyone! It was a great trip!

3rd Ontario Cup - Schedule and directions

Hi Everyone,

Here is the schedule for the 3rd Ontario Cup in Barrie. Also, I have included directions from Burlington to their facility and a hotel option for anyone wishing to stay overnight.

Directions:
145 Welham Road, Unit #6, Barrie, ON
From Hwy 400 N take the Molson Park (Mapleview Dr.) exit east to Welham Road. Turn left (north) onto Welham Rd. The Club is on the NE corner of Welham & Big Bay Point (Fairview) . Enter off Welham Rd.

Hotel:
Comfort Inn
210 Essa Road, Barrie, ON
705.721.1122 1‐800‐424‐6423
$85/night plus taxes – must be booked by Mar.13/09

Have a terrific day!

Training Schedule Changes

Hi Everyone,

Please be advised that due to the men's meet this weekend their will be no training on Thursday or Friday. We have made arrangements for the athletes to train in Barrie on Sunday should they be able to make it.

Thank you for understanding in this matter.

Tour Results

Here are the official tumbling results from the Tour meet!

Sunday, March 8th - New Training Option

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to inform you all that the head coach from the Barrie Kempettes has invited us to use their facility on Sunday since we cannot train here due to the men's meet. I have chosen to accept her invitation and have set up the following times for anyone who can attend.

Provincial + Den & Holly's National: 11:00 - 1:30pm
Older National Group: 1:00 - 3:30pm

Here is the address of the gym club: 145 Welham Road, Unit #6, Barrie, ON;
From Hwy 400 take the Molson Park (Mapleview Dr.) exit east to Welham Road. Turn left (north) onto Welham Rd. The Club is on the NE corner of Welham & Big Bay Point (Fairview) . Enter off Welham Rd.
I hope all of you can make it!

My apologies for not being able to get this information out sooner.

Gymnastics Ontario's T&T Tour - Results 2

The competition day at the 2nd Quebec Cup is now finished and our tumblers finished off what our trampolinists started! Everyone competed great! Here is how the weekend came to a close.

Provincial A TUM Women:
Richelle Keough - 2nd

Novice 10-14 TUM Men:
Dax Donnelly - 2nd

Novice 15+ TUM Women:
Lauren Robertson - 1st

Youth TUM Women:
Katelyn Verschoor - 2nd

Youth TUM Men:
Sean Robertson - 2nd

Congratulations to all the athletes! You have done a fantastic job representing our club and province!