GARIOCH GYMNASTICS CLUB APRIL 2007 Several of the coaches at the club passed their assistant coaching exam at Garioch on Saturday 14th April. Thanks to all the gymnasts who helped out as guinea pigs on the day. Congratulations to coaches: Rosie Jones, Allyson King, Alison Mitchell, Susan Morrison, Iona Rendall, Jenny Swan Following excellent results at the Club Grade 6 competition on Saturday 21st April 2007, 5 of the clubs gymnasts were invited to trial for the National 8 year old squad. Daniella Nanova, an ex-Olympic Rhythmic gymnast, runs the squad in Largs on one Friday a month. Her role is to prepare the young gymnasts for the Elite Compulsory Levels Grades, which these gymnasts will be eligible for in March 2008. Garioch Gymnastics Club entered 5 gymnasts in the Club Grade 6 competition and all 5 – Emily Patterson, Ashley Mitchell, Imogen Hilton, Joanne Lowe and Lauryn Grant scored high enough to be invited to the trial, which was held on Friday 27th April in Largs. We await the results with anticipation. Four of the clubs current and ex-gymnasts took their club judge exam in Perth on Sunday 22nd April and PASSED. Emma-Louise Donald, Jenny Swan, Laura Cruickshank and Jennifer Bruce took the exam following the course in January and the club are very pleased to have more judges. You can never have enough! Gymnasts - Jemma Ferguson, Catherine Amos, Hannah MacKay and Head Coach Janine Lloyd travelled down to Birmingham for the Club Grades British Finals on the 28th/29th April. The gymnasts were representing Scotland at the event and all the girls performed exceptionally well in what was a very tough competition. Although no medals were won the Scottish teams did themselves proud and are moving up the ranks against the traditionally better English regions. Nice to see quite a few parents down cheering the girls on with their Saltires and banners as well!