Redcar Gymnastics Club Summer Camp August 2010

I have always known the coaches at Redcar Gymnastics Club are dedicated, in fact I think truly mad! This week has been exceptional and they have committed and worked with pride and determination. This was a test, three camps in one week, with the Floor and Vault Squad on a mini camp, the General and Elite Squads on full camps.

Monday saw the start for all three sections, the floor and vault girls picking up classy t-shirts as their gift, with lovely green sparkly names on them all, their gymnastics has so much improved and I’m so glad we formed this section. All week they have concentrated on vault and gaining new floor skills, as well as some made up ones; Carly creating the Kelerby!, lol, and Chantelle showing us some strange and wonderful skills, well done to all the girls who came you all tried and worked so very, very hard.

The start to the General week was as always exceptional. We had only been in to training for half an hour and the tambourine was banging; Abbie Sullivan doing round off tuck off beam and also handsprings from Lauren Flood on beam. For the little ones, Cara Hogg, Abbie Ayre, and Grace it was their first taste of camp; such smiles and grins, all day every day, Well done to everyone.

The Elite Camp also started well, with loads of tambourine ringing, and great achievements. Asia Knott (05) getting her round off flic straight through, and Imogen Cook (06) managing the re-grasp on bars! What a fabulous start! Tyla turning her Yurchenko and Lauren Hearfield catching her mo, all on day one, wow!!!!!

The week continued with some fabulous gymnastics, my mouth fell open! Yes, I know it’s big, but Macy Cheetham, showed me her change leg, half turn, it was huge, and as always Macy didn’t think so. The Girls were given a piece of music to make a dance up in their teams. At first some were shy but soon got into the swing, and we had some very interesting dances! The team games kept them shouting and screaming for each other, what a great camp we had and what amazing children we have a t Redcar. Well done to all, especially your coaches!!