First Gala of 2012 at Hatfield

All five of those travelling to Hatfield for this gala had cause for nerves, with Lauren & Lucy never having competed at National level before, Chrissie & Susanna venturing into FIG B for the first time, Kensie having hurt her foot the previous day and Josh determined to get back to FIG B. In the event there was at least cause for future confidence with either medals, qualification to finals or good experience to take away with them. To find out more about the results and how Kensie managed with (as was found out after the event) a broken bone in her foot, read the full competition report at http://brentwoodtc.org/hatfield_28-29jan12.htm.

Brentwood Grading H-D, 22nd January 2012

With 45 competing once again we had the largest contingent in the grading competition.  The day saw many competing at a new grade for the first time and so expectations were cautiously optimistic in the most part:

First time in grade or competition:

• Becky Tompkinson (E), Vanessa Lewis (D), Eitan Robinson (G), Faith Everett (D), Georgia Tyrrell (D), Maddison Merritt (D), Tegan Roycroft (F), Ella Sandle (G), Jonathan Gibbs (D), Olivia Watson (E), Katie Cremer (E), Monica Dowling (F), Charlotte Lal (F), Georgina Davis (G), Maddie Newby (G), Chloe Waghorne (G), Ellie Moreton (G) and Abbie-Jo Goldsmith (D)

Qualifiers:

H to G

• Mia Gray

G to E

• Eitan Robinson

G to F

• Josie Rollings,
• Ramiyah Kendall,
• Thea Taylor &
• Georgina Davis

F to E

• Ainslie Pews,
• Holly Perry,
• Tegan Roycroft,
• Monica Dowling &
• Charlotte Lal

E to D

• Kendra Sherlock,
• Jessie Durrell

D to C

• Vanessa Lewis,
• Faith Everett &
• Joe Harris

Georgia Tyrrell & Maddison Merritt also hit the qualifying scores for this grade but since only the top 20% can be promoted and, with Faith, they were the only three competing in the under-13 age group, missed out this time round.

Trophies:

• Winners - Mia Gray, Eitan Robinson, Faith Everett, Kendra Sherlock & Joe Harris;
• Team winners - Under 11 girls H - Mia Gray, Erin Wells, Sophie Tyrrell & Molly Slawson, Under 13 girls D - Faith Everett, Georgia Tyrrell & Maddison Merritt, Under 13 girls E - , Under 15 girls G - Georgina Davis, Maddie Newby & Chloe Waghorne;
• Second placed - Ainslie Plews, Josie Rollings, Vanessa Lewis, Ramiyah Kendall, Georgia Tyrrell, Holly Perry & Jonathan Gibbs;
• Third placed - Charlotte Hussey, Emma Frost, Thea Taylor, Maddison Merritt, Tegan Roycrodt & Abbie Jo Goldsmith.

Personal Best Scores

• Ainslie Plews - PB1 & PB2
• Mia Gray - PB1 & PB2
• Erin Wells - PB1 & PB2
• Sophie Tyrrell - PB1 & PB2
• Molly Slawson - PB2
• Ramiyah Kendall - PB1 & PB2
• Thea Taylor - PB2
• Faith Everett - PB3
• Georgia Tyrrell - PB3
• Maddison Merritt - PB3
• Kendra Sherlock - PB1 & PB2
• Jessie Durrell - PB2
• Holly Perry - PB1 & PB2
• Tegan Roycroft - PB2
• Emma Heptinstall - PB1 & PB2
• Sarah Thompson - PB1
• Joe Harris - PB3
• Jonathan Gibbs - PB3
• Monica Dowling - PB1 & PB2
• Charlotte Lal - PB1 & PB2
• Georgina Lewis - PB1 & PB2
• Georgina Henwood - PB2
• Alice Gibbs - PB1 & PB2
• Ellie Marshall - PB1 & PB2

Detailed scores and placings on-line on our website now.

PB Challenge 2012

Members waiting for results of PB Challenge

Saturday afternoon saw our first PB Challenge competition take place. We wanted a competition that was fun for everybody to take part in and we certainly achieved this with a great atmosphere.  Nearly 30 competed, with most taking part in the 'handicap' section of the competition where their scores were adjusted relative to their personal bests.  For a fuller report and individual results check our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/brentwood_07jan12.htm.

Annual report 2011

Our annual report is now available to view on-line on our website in the downloads section.  Members and parents are encouraged to read this ahead of the club's AGM on 7th January 2012 which will start at approx. 6pm after our internal competition and snacks.  The agenda will be as follows:

1. Minutes of AGM 2010 available for inspection
2. Welcome
3. Change of Committee Members during the year
4. Election of Officers
5. Annual Reports
1. Chair’s report
2. Treasurer’s report
3. Coach’s report
6. A.O.B.

Xmas & New Year opening

Brentwood Trampoline will remain open throughout the Christmas Holiday period with only minor changes to its programme. All changes are documented on the club website at brentwoodtc.org but, in summary:

• Christmas Eve, pre-pay sessions earlier, 'pay-as-you-go' moved to preceding Wednesday 21st at 4pm;
• Christmas and Boxing Day Bank Holidays - (Monday & Tuesday) - centre closed
• New Years' Eve, pre-pay sessions earlier,  'pay-as-you-go' moved to preceding Wednesday 28th at 4pm
• New Years' Day Bank Holiday - (Monday) - centre closed;

Schools' Regional Championships - 4th December

With one of our biggest entries at schools for some time we had 19 members representing their schools at this competition and 14 of them have secured places at the Zonal finals in Shrewsbury in January where they will compete against others from the Midlands regions and Wales. Members did particularly well in the Elite groups taking all 4 girls titles available. The total haul of trophies was as follows:

• Winners - Maddison Merritt (U11 Elite), Olivia Watson (U13 Elite), Susanna Badley (U15 Elite) & Chrissie Law (U19 Elite), Under 11 Novice Team from Long Ridings (Sophie Tyrrell, Mia Gray & Erin Wells) and Under 15 Elite team from Cooper Coborn (Susanna Badley, Lucy Phillips, Emma Brereton & Ellie Guy)
• Second place - Faith Everett (U11 Elite), Ramiyah Kendall (U11 Novice)
• Third place - Georgia Tyrrell (U11 Elite)

There were also some very close misses with Sophie Tyrrell just 0.1 off 3rd place in U11 Novice, Emma Heptinstall just 0.1 behind Sophie in 5th and Lauren Michaels just 0.3 behind Lucy in the U13 Elite. For some this was a first ever competitive experience and for them the best result was that they enjoyed the day and are raring to compete again. More detailed results are available on our website at www.brentwoodtc.org/harlow_04dec11.htm.

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MP visits 12th Open Comp

The Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles, Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar, was the surprise VIP guest at the 12th annual Open Trampoline Competition hosted by Brentwood Trampoline Club at the Brentwood School Sports Centre.  Attracting nearly 300 entries from around the East & London regions, competing in 29 different classes, this is one of the largest events of its kind every year and also keeps alive the memory of Georgia Cordery with two trophies available for those showing the highest quality form.

With competitors ranging in ability from raw beginners competing at I grade to national standard competing at B & C grades the day offered a wide range of experience for the audience with many youngsters in their first competition delighting the audience and judges alike.  The top end of competition was more demanding with many of those competing at grade C & above expecting to be in the hunt for the prestigious Georgia Cordery trophies.
 
Eric Pickles said:

"I was very surprised to see so many people here.  It is a much larger event than I thought it would be and I am impressed with the amount of organisation that has obviously gone into producing a very successful competition. It is particularly good to see so many young people enjoying their sport."

Later Mr Pickles was pleased to be able to present some trophies and team awards including (see picture) those for Vanessa Lewis (right) and Abbie-Jo Goldsmith (left) taking 1st & 2nd in the Over-15 E grade joined by Nicola Miller (centre) to take team gold as well.

For the third year running, both Georgia Cordery trophies were won by members of Brentwood Trampoline Club with Kensie Sherlock taking the over-13 trophy (Brentwood's Lauren Michaels in 3rd place) and Joshua Newman taking the under-13 with Georgia Tyrrell & Maddison Merrittt (both only grade E) making it a Brentwood 1-2-3.  The club was also pleased with its overall results with 16 individual trophy winners, 5 team winners and almost too many new personal best scores to count.  More details of the results are available at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/brentwood_30oct11.htm.

Long trip but worth the drive

Photocall attended by half our competitors shown in
our training hall in Brentwood School

Brentwood Trampoline Club had cause for celebration last weekend following a long day at Easton College, Norwich.  The event was just one of four British Gymnastics grading competitions held each year where performers have the opportunity to prove their ability to move onwards to higher grade competition.  For this reason the club's Head Coach, Paul Kitchen was delighted that 26 of the club's competitors had made the long journey as he says:

"It's a long way to go but an important journey to make to test the competitor, and their family's, resolve since when they qualify to National competition the journeys become longer and involve overnight stays."

Paul was equally pleased with the results with 15 of Brentwood's competitors achieving the targets needed for qualification giving a 58% success rate against a competition average of just 34%.  Of course, the club also gained a fair share of trophies with 12 individual podium places and 3 winning teams - full details of the individual success stories are on the clubs website at www.brentwoodtc.org/easton_16oct11.htm.

The next challenge for the club is to host its annual Open Competition at their training base in Brentwood School Sports Centre where they are expecting nearly 300 competitors to be chasing, among other awards, the Georgia Cordery Form trophies for under-13 and over-13 trampolinists. These trophies are awarded each year to those who display the highest quality skills, rather than difficulty, and are in memory of Georgia Cordery.