British Schools Gymnastics Association
London Schools’ Gymnastics Association AGM 2014/15
Held at 5.15pm on Thursday 5th June at Putney High School SW15 6BH.
Present:
Maureen Hayes, Chair; Julie Ewenson, Treasurer; Rachel Watson & Liz Basson, Streatham and
Clapham High; Rebecca Crane & Annie Jenkins, Lady Eleanor Holles; Caroline Castell, City of London;
Kirsty Scuffil, Putney High; Katie Garnett, South Hampstead High; Nicola Yellop, Surbiton High;
Suzanne Rimini, St Mary’s Hampstead, Jennie Scott and Nic Evans, Notting Hill and Ealing High; Taylor
Eden , Hornsby House and Streatham & Clapham High.
Apologies;
A. Beaver/ S Needham (Bute), Maxine Ewenson, Jon Harap ( Arnold House)
1. Vote of thanks.
Given to schools who hosted competitions, competition organisers and judges convenor Julie Ewenson.
Special thanks to Karen gent who organised both the London round & the Zonal round of the Trampoline
competitions on behalf of London.
2. London’s results from National Finals
Congratulations to gymnasts, teachers and coaches at City of London, Streatham & Clapham High,
Surbiton High, Bute House, Arnold House, Hornsby House and all trampoline schools. Great results from
three weekends of gymnastics and trampolining.
3. Feedback
Information from BSGA agm and trampoline agm.
Gym
 Following discussions re reducing the size of the working are for U11 from 12 m to 10m which
started at the agm, the lsga have decided to pilot an optional reduced working area for U11
gymnasts in the NOVICE section of the Milano Team Trio.
 Laura Thomas will now take charge of all competition music at Nationals. Improved methods of
sending music will be developed and circulated by Laura.
 Each area may be required to fund one judge at Nationals. Previously each region has provided
a judge but funding has been provided by bsga.
Trampoline
Rule changes
New intermediate level is to be introduced. This will result in 3 levels of competition; Novice, intermediate
and elite.
Age groups will come into line with gymnastics.
U11 (yr 6 and below), U14 (yrs 7, 8 & 9) U19 (yr 10 and above)
4. Competition Feedback
All competitions ran well. Some discrepancy in Sports Acro where regional judges did not pick up an
incorrect balance which was then used in Nationals
Numbers of schools are dropping. To encourage greater participation the association aim to increase the
number of competitions by holding two area competitions for School Team Gym. One competition for
West London Schools and one for East London schools followed by a Regional final between the top 3
schools in each category. The U9 & U11 Novice Competition will be developed in a similar way but
without a regional final. These changes will be in implemented in the 2015/2016 season.
These changes will have an impact on the number of judges required. (see judges section)
All existing staff and coaches were keen to encourage new schools to enter and to facilitate this
workshops will be set up in key locations to encourage new schools to see examples of gymnastic
competition work and discuss how to achieve the best results using competition rules as guidelines.
5. Proposed Dates for competitions in 2014/15
Friday 5th December
Milano Team Trio Competition at Streatham & Clapham HS
Organisers:
U16,U13,U11 & novices. Boys, Girls and Mixed teams.
Taylor Eden
Vault, individual and group Floor.
Rachael Watson
Saturday 13th December
Organiser: Karen Gent
Trampolining at Hayes School, Bromley
Individual and team. U11, U13, U15, U19 elite & novice
Saturday 24th January
School Team Gymnastics. Lady Eleanor Holles School. Middx.
Junior U11 Boys, Girls and Mixed teams. Floor and Vault
School Team Gymnastics.
SeniorU14, U19 Boys, Girls and Mixed teams. Floor and Vault
(if numbers are low both comps combine on Sun 25th)
Sunday 25th January
Organiser: Maureen Hayes
Saturday 21st March
U9 and U11 Novice at Lady Eleanor Holles School. Middx
Conditioning and agility exercise runs, vault. Boys and Girls teams
Organiser Maureen Hayes
Week of 23rd March
Tumbling and Sports Acro at venue/ date/ to be finalised
Organiser : Maxine Ewenson
Individ tumbles, pair and group Acro
U11, U13, U19 Boys, Girls and mixed
National finals for School Team Gym, Tumbling and Acro. Saturday and Sunday May
6. Officers and Competition organisers
Chair and secretary
School Team (Floor & Vault) and Novice Competitions
Maureen Hayes
07885 252277. molhayes@hotmail.com
Vice chair & Affiliation Secretary
Rachael Watson
Streatham & Clapham High School, Wavertree Road, London, SW2 3SR
Tel: 02086 485855 Mob: 07535317257 Email: rankwatson@yahoo.co.uk
Treasurer & Judges Coordinator
Julie Ewenson
PO Box 2771, Romford, Essex, RM7 1BW
Tel: 07801 517118 Email: gymjools@aol.com or londonschools@aol.com
Milano Team
Taylor Eden
07800 759642 taylor_eden@hotmail.com
Acro and Tumbling Competitions
Maxine Ewenson
07801 517118 gymjools@aol.com
Trampoline Organiser
Karen Gent
07717 436770
7. Judges
Trampoline and gymnastics
Sourcing judges is becoming ever more difficult. To enable schools to provide judges and teachers
/coaches and senior pupils to become coaches Rebecca Crane will organise a gymnastics judges
course and Karen Gent a trampoline judges course. We would hope that all schools will provide at least
one judge in future competitions.
8. Date and time of June/July 2015 AGM
TBA
9. AOB
Discussion was held regarding the development of London Schools Gym into all London Boroughs.
It was felt that a good start would be to invite local schools into workshops to show examples of routines,
go through rules of competition from novice upwards and offer advice and encouragement.
Leaders
North West London
Katie Garnett
South Hampstead High
Suzanne Rimini St Marys, Camden
West London
Rebecca Crane & Annie Jenkins LEH
East London
Julie Ewenson
South London
Nicola Yellop Surbiton
Maureen Hayes
July 2014