Posted on Wednesday, 23rd January 2013

Recreational Club Competition-Friday 25th & Saturday 26th Jan.

Please note due to the competitions being held on Friday 25th & Saturday 26th this will mean that there will be no normal training sessions in Douglas on these days.

Friday 25th January
Competition 1 – be in hall at 5.30pm.
Friday groups – Lions, Elephants, Bears.
Wednesday groups – Circles, Stars, Spheres
Donnybrook groups – Light Pink, Sunflowers.

Competition 2 – be in hall at 7.00pm
Friday groups -Aqua, Cheetahs, Giraffes, Plum & Gold
Donnybrook groups – Daisies.

Saturday 26th January
Competition 1 – be in hall at 9.30am
Sat 9.30am groups -Purple
Sat 10am groups – Red, Blue
Sat 10.30am groups – Yellow, Pink, Brown, Light Blue
Donnybrook group – Poppies

Competition 2 – be in hall at 11.15am
Sat 11am groups – Peach, Teal, Navy, White
Sat 11.30 am groups – Lemon, Grey, Emerald, Burgundy

Competition 3 – be in hall at 1.30pm
Sat 12pm groups – Olive, Cerise, Bronze & Turquoise
Wednesday groups – Ovals, Diamonds, Rectangles
Donnybrook groups – Tulips

Competition 4 – be in hall at 3.15pm
Friday boys groups – Monkeys, Tigers, Silver & Lime
Saturday boys groups – Green, Orange, Copper, Black, Chocolate, & Ruby
Wednesday boys groups – Squares, Triangles & Hexagons

Important – Please let us know if your child will not be able to compete on Saturday 26th January by letting us know at registration desk by email members@douglasgym.com or by text to 0879198095

Posted on Wednesday, 23rd January 2013

Registration for current members for Term 2 (Feb 2013 – June 2013) is currently taking place. See details below:-

Registration for all our classes will take place on these dates/times:-

Wed 23rd January 5.00pm -6.30pm (Douglas Community School)
Wed 23rd January 7.00pm – 8.15pm(Donnybrook Centre)
Fri 25th January 5.00pm -7.00pm (Douglas Community School)
Sat26th January 10.00am -12.30pm (Douglas Community School)

Alternatively, to save time queuing or attending enrolment dates you can fill in the slip below and return this along with fees in a sealed envelope any time up to & incl. Saturday 26th January. Post boxes will be set up in both Donnybrook (on wall inside the gym) & Douglas (will be on desk upstairs during all sessions) for this purpose. If enrolling through this system a text will be sent to you to confirm payment. (within 3 working days). If you would like to post in the enrolment slip & payment –the postal address is Douglas Gymnastics Club, Unit D2, Donnybrook Commercial Centre, Donnybrook, Douglas, Cork. DO NOT POST TO DOUGLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL !

Fees for next term will remain the same as last term – €125.00 for 1 hour classes, Junior Gym & Parent & Toddler classes. 1.5 hour classes are €150. Times and days for all gymnasts who train in Douglas Community School , our Junior Gym classes & Parent and Toddler classes will remain the same.

If your child is not returning to gymnastics for the new term in February we would be grateful if you could please let us know by contacting Rachel on 087-9198095 or by emailing members@douglasgym.com . We would also wish to hear from you as to your reasons for leaving the club as we are committed to the continued improvement of our club.

Thank you

Posted on Tuesday, 18th December 2012

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

Gymnastics will be back to normal after Christmas in Donnybrook from Monday 7th Jan & in Douglas from Wednesday 9th January.

Looking forwrad to seeing you all back in 2013 !

Posted on Tuesday, 18th December 2012

Over the Christmas Holidays we will run a number of One Day Camps for our members. (excl junior gym)
These will take place in our Donnybrook centre from 10am -12pm on each of the following days:-
Thursday 27thDec/Friday 28thDec /Wednesday 2ndJan/Thursday 3rdJan/ Friday 4thJan –
If you would like to book any of these camps please do so at the registration desk. Cost of camp is €5 per day – payable at time of booking.
Numbers limited on each of the days. Camps must be pre booked.

(All advanced gymnasts that train 2 days or more will have received details regarding training for these groups during Christmas – please remember to return asap)

Posted on Tuesday, 18th December 2012

Christmas party – Saturday 22nd Dec – An Inflatable Funland- in Douglas Community School.

Those 9yrs or under are invited to join us anytime between 10am -11.30am (we ask that due to the number of gymnasts in our club, parents must remain in the hall for the duration of the party. Tea & Coffee will be available)

Those 10yrs and older are invited to join us anytime between 11.45 – 1.15pm (again we ask that parents remain in the hall for the duration of the party. Tea & Coffee will be available)

Hope to see all our gymnasts there !

Posted on Tuesday, 18th December 2012

So far the Tumblethon has raised a massive € 5900

A big Thank you to alll those that raised sponsorship and to those that sponsored our gymnasts.

The hampers were won by Laura Wall who was selected from all those that returned their sponsorship cards.

Charlie Sorenson won the Hamper for collecting the most money – €235 ! Well done Charlie !!

Posted on Tuesday, 18th December 2012

At the beginning of November Fiona travelled to compete at the National Team Championships which was held in Janz Gymnastics Club in Dublin.

This was Fiona’s first time competing at this level and Fiona was delighted with her fantastic results – placing 7th overall & 4th on bars in the Senior section. Douglas did not enter a team into this competition so Fiona competed as an individual.

This competition also acts as the qualification round for further National competitions at this level – National All around championships & the Individual Apparatus Championships. – so Fiona has now qualified for both of these competitions.

Elaine, Kate & Emma also travelled to this competition as judges & coach.

Best of luck to Fiona in the rest of her competitions.

Posted on Tuesday, 18th December 2012

During November Douglas had 50 gymnasts competing in the Girls Level 1 Regional competition which will be held in Carrigaline.

All our girls received team medals and Douglas swept the board, taking away 24 individual medals out of a total of 40 awarded on the day.

Competing for Douglas were:
Level 1A
U7 – Iuliana(1st), Aisling(4th) and Natasha –team 2nd
U9 – Ciara(3rd), Katie(2nd), Meabh(4th),Chloe, Mia and Molly – team 1st
U11 -Natalia, Jodie, Cliona(3rd),Niamh(2nd), Lauren and Kelly(1st) –team 1st
O11 – Elysia(4th), Roisin(2nd),Lucy(3rd),Rachel(1st),Brooklyn, Brieann- team 1st

Level 1 B
U9 – Sive, Orla(2nd), Kelly, Kate,Leah(1st) & Orlaith(3rd) –team 1st
U11-Kate, Sadhbh, Taylor(4th),Ciara(1st), Alison and Sarah(3rd) – team 1st
O11-Carlotta,Bryna(2nd),Laura,Ciara(1st),Carla(3rd)and Millie(4th)–team 1st

Level 1C
U9 – Kenzie, Sadhbh, Elena,Meabh(1st), and Lilly -team 2nd
U11 – Saoirse(1st), Sinead, Heather,Abbie(2nd), Jane(4th) – team 2nd
O11 – Alex (1st)

The Girls hard work certainly paid off !
Those that placed individually will go on to represent the Southern Region at National
Championships. Well Done to all our level 1 gymnasts.
Thanks also to the coaches and judges on the day – Emma. Kate, Cosmin,Sarah, Bronwen, Sinead, Kelly, Niamh

Posted on Wednesday, 14th November 2012

Each year Douglas Community School uses the hall for its Annual School Play. We build this into our term. This year the school will be using the hall from 20^th Nov- 4^th Dec (incl) So there will be no gymnastics held during this period.

NO GYM – Wed 21^st Nov / Fri 23^rd Nov/ Sat 24^th Nov /Wed 28^th Nov/ Fri 30^th Nov/ Sat 1^st Dec .

Gym will recommence on Wed 5^th December.

Even though we build this into our term – so that the gymnasts can keep up their training we will run sessions in our Donnybrook Centre on Sat 24^th Nov & Sunday 25^th Nov. There will be no charge for these sessions.

We will run them at the following days/times:-

Sat 24^th November    5.00 -6.00pm or 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Sun 25^th November 10.00-11.00am or 11.00am-12.00pm

Spaces at each of the times will be limited.

If you are interested in attending please sign up for these at our registration desk

Posted on Wednesday, 14th November 2012

Douglas’ Sarah Buckley has announced her retirement from gymnastics after a number of years as a member of Douglas Gymnastics Club & the Irish National Squad.
Throughout her career Sarah has always strived to compete to the utmost of her ability and has always been a fantastic role model for our younger gymnasts. She has won countless medals at National Championships and has also enjoyed been selected to compete for Ireland on numerous occasions – most recently the European Championships in Brussels last May.
Even though Sarah has retired from gymnastics she has now moved to join our coaching team. We know that many of our more junior gymnasts will certainly benefit from Sarah’s knowledge & experience.