New Branded Club Clothing now online

Our new range of club clothing (apart from leotards etc...) can now be ordered online from local company ProKitUK.  Based in Harold Wood they also welcome visitors wanting to check sizes etc... although it should be noted that embroidered items can take up to a week to order.  Visit their site through our club's webpage.

There is also a small amount of older style (still great quality) kit instock which we wil shortly be putting on sale for a discount.  Please watch this space.

Short version of club video

Josh goes on GB duty

Josh in GB Leotard with PAYG session in background

The World Cup series of trampolining competitions is a series of internationals throughout the year with both senior & junior events taking place.  The recent Loulé competition was the first of the season with Josh winning as part of a small Brentwood Trampoline squad.

The World Cup competition in Sofia this coming weekend is the first of the year to which GB is sending a full Senior & Junior squad and Josh has been selected to be a member of the junior squad of 14, comprising 7 boys and 7 girls in 3 different age groups.

With this selection the club continues with its tradition of producing British representatives for trampolining with Josh being the 6th club member to be called up by GB since Paul Kitchen became head coach.

Well done to both Josh & Paul for this achievement.

Romford Recorder Article

Brentwood Gazette

Matt showing his moves

There's a great article in this week's Gazette written by Matt Harris who enjoyed a Pay-as-you-go session with us. Buy one now and, if you can't, check it out on our website.

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.

Launch of new tracksuit

Our new tracksuit is now available to order for delivery in time for Christmas.The stylish Italian tracksuit is made by Errea and embroidered with the clubs name, logo and herald on. Navy and white the suit includes red stripes. We hope all our members will want to buy one especially if they are competing for the club. It is important that members feel they belong to our club and are proud to wear our club clothing and that we as a club look the best when at competition.

We have 6 tracksuits of various sizes at the club in order that you can try one on to get the best size and fit, the sizes noted are continental and therefore not easily transferable to UK sizes. We will order a selection of sizes so hopefully everyone will be delighted with fit.

These tracksuits can only be ordered in batches with the first deadlines for ordering having been set as 30th October (for delivery in time for Xmas) and the end of February 2012.  Children's sizes will be £35 whilst Adult sizes £40 inc VAT.

To ensure you get yours please place your order with Graham Parker, cheques made payable to Brentwood Trampoline Club. Delivery will be pre Xmas.

Don't forget we also have a wide range of other club clothing a selection of which is in stock, unfortunately we do not have a place to display it easily. Please refer to the club website for details and if you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact Graham.

All clothing will be on display at our Open competiton on 30th October.

Any queries please e mail grahamparker963@btinternet.com or 07947 606568.

Easton Open results

Some of our happy travellers

Yesterday we had 15 travel to the outskirts of Norwich for an Open competition hosted by Dragons.  Following hot on the heels of the grading we hosted last weekend the accent of this event was on fun with Synchro as well as Individual competitions.  The outcome exceeded all expectations with no less than 7 of the 15 winning their individual groups, two coming 2nd and another 3rd.  The synchro was slightly less succesful though with one 2nd placed pair and two 3rd placed and another member in 2nd place in the Russian Roulette.  You can read more about this and other results by checking on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/comps_this_year.htm

Brentwood Trampoline Grading - Highlights

Wow, what a day for BTC - well done to all our competitors for doing their best and, in the main, succeeding.  More details (and pictures in due course) online on our website but to give you an idea of how well they did, how about these statistics:

• 48 competitors
• 8 first timers and 10 first time in grade (say one-third)
• 22 trophies (nearly 50% of our competitors)
• 7 winners
• 7 second-placed
• 8 third-placed
• 6 winning teams
• 11 qualifiers
• 36 equal or new personal best scores!

Many thanks to all our officials and helpers who made it a great day for the kids in particular, also to Neil at Cangaroos for keeping the results flowing through so folks didn't have to wait too long for presentations.

Saffron Walden Grading Highlights

Faith, Maddie & Alex - a winning team

33 entered, 32 competed, 6 winners, 3 second placed and 4 third (41% medal-rate!),  and 13 qualified to higher grades - 19 set new improved PBs as well!  We also had 5 winning teams meaning only 6 of our entrants came home with nothing.

• Winners:  Charlotte Hussey, Lauren Bembrick-Taylor, Joe Harris, Georgia Tyrrell, Lauren Michaels & Lucy Phillips,
• Second: Emma Frost, Faith Everett & Jessie Durrell,
• Third: Natalie Shade, Nicola Miller, Jonathan Gibbs & Alexandra Bartkowiak
• Qualifiers G to F: Nicola Miller, Lauren Bembrick-Taylor, Holly Perry, Katie Cremer & Charlotte Lal
• Qualifiers F to E:  Charlotte Hussey, Natalie Shade, Joe Harris, Jonathan Gibbs, Georgia Tyrrell, Jessie Durrell
• Qualifiers E to D: Lucy Phillips
• Qualifiers D to C: Lauren Michaels
• Winning Teams: Faith, Alex and Maddie; Vanessa, Abbie Jo and Emma; Georgie, Jessie and Emma; Holly, Katie and Olivia; Nicola, Gemma and Becky.

More details are on our website.

Highly qualified at Gillingham

Josh & Susanna with medals

Three Brentwood Trampoline Club members enjoyed the short journey to Gillingham last weekend before notching up a highly impressive set of results and raising many an eyebrow as they set a quality benchmark.

Susanna Badley was first of the three to compete in one of the first groups of the day.  With 48 Under-15 Girls National C competitors it was a long wait until the end result was known but from the beginning she didn't relinquish her lead.  With a 0.5 advantage after the set round she pulled away further after the voluntary, now 1.3 clear and yet more in the final round ending 2.2 clear of the second placed girl despite her having a 1 point tariff advantage.  As well as the win she also gained an Enhanced Score qualification to FIG B competition and 3 new personal best scores.

Joshua Newman was competing next in the 14-strong boys equivalent group.  having had a niggling injury in the preceding weeks he was planning on simply repeating his set routine in the voluntary rounds giving him a 2 to 3 point tariff disadvantage against the main contenders.  Despite this he was in 2nd place after the set and posting consistently higher form marks than others maintained that position to the end.  As with Susanna, Josh's performance was also rewarded with an Enhanced Score qualification to FIG B and 2 new personal bests.

Chrissie Law was competing in the Under-19 Ladies National C class.  After the set round she was lying in 1st place, the voluntary round, however, saw her maintain excellent form scores higher than all her nearest rivals but fall back to 3rd place as opponents with nearly 2 clear marks of tariff advantage overhauled her.  In the final round Chrissie maintained her form with nobody getting close but, once again, higher tariffs held sway and she ended in 4th place - in a group of 40 an excellent return capped nicely with a FIG B qualification as well as 2 new personal bests.

Competition Successes 16th January...

Under-13 F Team

... were as follows:

Grading - Hitchin

• Joshua Newman - won under-15 D, qualified to C, new PB2
• Emma Frost - won over-19 D
• Vanessa Lewis - won over-15 G, (leapfrog) qualified to E , new PB1 & PB2
• Becky Tompkinson - third over-15 G, new PB2
• Vanessa, Becky with Gemma Pratt & Victoria Patterson - team winners
• Joseph Dulieu-Hasler - second under-15 F
• Faith Everett - second under-13 F, new PB2
• Kendra Sherlock - third under-13 F, new PB1 & PB2
• Faith, Kendra with Alex Bartkowiak & Georgia Tyrell - team winners
• Holly Perry - third under-13 G

Competition report with more pictures will be online when official scores have been received.

Schools Zonals - Cardiff 

• Maddison Merritt - second under-11 Elite, qualified National Finals
• Susanna  Badley - won under-13 Elite, qualified National Finals
• Susanna with Lucy Philips and (non-club members) Lucy Kingsman and Olivia Watson - won team under-13 Elite, qualified National Finals

Honourable mentions also to Lauren Michaels who equalled 3rd place but missed qualification on tie-break, Chrissie Law coming 5th in a very strong group and Emma Brereton & Ellie Guy who, with their team-mates, came 4th in the under-15 Elite.

Once again, a competition report will be placed online once official scores have been received.

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New bed for Christmas

Courtesy of a Jack Petchey Project Grant of £500 and a contribution of £1,300 from Brentwood School, the club has taken delivery of a new 5x4 bed and springs costing nearly £2,100. The balance came from club fund-raising in the form of our Open competition held in September.

The Project Grant was linked to last years Leader Award winner, Steven Nicholls - members are reminded that a Leader can be nominated every year and, so far, nobody has been nominated for 2010 - find out more about Leader Awards on our website here.

Snow Update

With snow still falling it is not certain whether trampolining will be on tonight - this decision will be made by Brentwood School Sports Centre later this afternoon. If the decision is made to:

• close then we will update the website calendar (www.brentwoodtc.org) as soon as we hear and you are encouraged to check this before travelling.
  
• remain open then we (coaches) will do our utmost to ensure that all is ready for you to attend as normal.

This advice will also apply to any future days of possible snow-disruption.

UPDATE : As of 3pm, 30th November, BSSC have yet to make a decision but expect to do so shortly after 4pm.

2010 Annual Report online

The club's annual report is now on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/reports.htm where you can also find a copy of the minutes from last year's AGM. All members attending the AGM on 3rd December (starting at 7pm) are encouraged to read these before the evening in order to keep the meeting part as short as possible. Don't forget we are in a different venue this year (Brentwood Cricket Club's clubhouse at the old County Ground on Shenfield Road).

As well as Disco there will also be award presentations to this years Jack Petchey winners with a representative of the Jack Petchey organisation joining us.

There will be snacks available but please do remember to bring your own drinks and glasses.

Our Jack Petchey winners

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... for September to November were announced recently. Kensie for her hard work to get back to national level, Alex for dedication and passion and excellent results and Laura for her positive contribution to the club. Find out more about these awards on our Jack Petchey page.

Easton Grading Programme

... is now online on our website together with a link to directions to the venue; from Brentwood you will need to allow yourselves a good 2 hours I'm afraid and, since the comp starts at 9:30, that means an early start for most of us! No programmes will be on sale at Easton so please do print a copy before you go if you want one. Organisers have advised us that the competition will be held in the tennis centre rather than the sports centre used for previous competitions (its on the right had side as you drive in towards the Sports Centre).

Good luck to everyone competing!

Brentwood Open Results

Results, pictures and comment are now all available on our main website. Some statistical highlights for our club entry are as follows:

• 39 competed on the day;
• 14 were competing for their first time (several in G);
• 27 won trophies or team medals:
• 5 x 1st place (Becky Tompkinson, Joe Harris, Joshua Newman, Susanna Badeley & Hannah McCann - Joshua & Hannah also won the junior & senior Cordery Form Trophies)
• 6 x winning teams (O13 M&F H, U11 F G, U13 F G, U13 F F, O13 F F, U13 M&F E)
• 3 x 2nd place (Faith Everett, Georgia Lewis & Chrissie Law)
• 5 x 3rd place (Gemma Pratt, Fiona Humphries, Madison Merritt, Georgia Walker & Daniel Frost)
• 12 new personal best scores were achieved

Brentwood Open 2010

The raw results are now available online in Excel or Adobe Acrobat format.  These are likely to be replaced with more refined versions in due course so if you find them to be unavailable please check the main competition page on our website for the latest version.  These results are sorted by grade, competition group and finish place showing rankings for all performers.  Relative rankings for eh Georgia Cordery form trophies are also shown.  Tie-break rules have only been applied to the first 3 places.