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Andrew shines on world stage
Stamp wins silver and bronze medals at World Age Group Championships HUGE congratulations from all at NTGA to Andrew Stamp, who picked up silver and bronze medals from the World Age Group Championships in Florida recently. Andrew was in fine form from the start as he totalled a score of 44.355 for his first routine of the 13 to 14 boys competition - the highest of any competitor - on his way to a preliminary score of 95.675, which saw him lie second. A score of 52.335, starting
from zero, in the final round saw Andrew take the bronze medal, 0.4 behind Great Britain teammate Corey Walkes and 1.2 adrift the eventual winner, Japanese competitor Hiroto Unno. A score of 43.1 in the final round of the synchronised event saw Andrew and Corey finish as runners-up behind the Bulgarian duo of Mikita Fomchanka and Anton Shaiko, who won by 1.2. NTGA’s Brodie Hove-Coleman was also in action at Daytona Beach, scoring 85.555 on her
World Championship debut to finish 10th in the 11 to 12 women. Having only just turned 11-years-old, Brodie was one of the youngest gymnasts in the competition, and missed out on a final round place by just 0.5. Coach to both NTGA gymnasts, Harvey Smith (pictured above), travelled to the USA as part of the Great Britain coaching team, while NTGA head coach Tracy Whittaker-Smith accompanied the senior squad, who also enjoyed a successful event.
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Success at Loule Cup
ALL SMILES - Brodie, Katie (front centre) and Josh (back left) had a successful competition in Loule
BRODIE HOVE-COLEMAN celebrated her first international call-up in September by winning the Loule Cup in Portugal. A score of 128.915 over three rounds was enough for the youngster to pip Great Britain team-mates Jessica Clarke and Madeleine Songhurst to first place at the annual competition in the Algarve. NTGA’s Katie Price followed in fourth place, just missing out on a podium position on her international debut. Josh Jones put in a solid performance in the 13 to 14 boys event to also finish fourth prior to the British Championships in Liverpool.
Tracy and Harvey win 2014 coaching awards HEAD COACH Tracy Whittaker-Smith was shocked and honoured to be awarded the prestigious British Gymnastics Outstanding Coach of the Year award recently. The award recognises a coach from the British Gymnastics High Performance programmes, who has produced outstanding international results, through their athletes, during the year concerned. Tracy led the Great Britain ladies team to World Championship gold in her first year in post as coach to
the senior women, while she also helped GB duo Katherine Driscoll and Amanda Parker become World Champions and World Games Champions in the year’s two major synchronised competitions. At the individual World Championships, Tracy presided over a top-12 finish for all four British women, and was rewarded with the coach of the year gong at a lavish ceremony at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The award made it a double for the club, after Harvey Smith picked up the Northampton Coach of the Year title.
Amanda heads to Kawasaki Cup A big NTGA good luck to Amanda Harris (pictured left), who competes at the Kawasaki Cup in Japan this weekend, December 20th and 21st. Accompanied by NTGA and Great Britain coach Tracy WhittakerSmith, Amanda travelled to Tokyo,
Japan, on Tuesday and has been training at the Japanese Institute of Sports Science in preparation for the invitational competition. The event is the final competitive action of 2014 and will see Amanda and Lewis Bartlett represent Great Britain.
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Medals galore at East Christmas Midlands championships open hours
WE’D like to wish all our members a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year for 2015. Northampton trampoline centre will operate as normal until the end of Monday 22nd December, when we will close for Christmas and re-open on Saturday 3rd January. Our last Kettering classes of 2014 will be on Saturday 20th December, while the first of 2015 will be on Tuesday 6th January. Our Corby sessions will re-start on the same day, with the final 2014 classes being on Friday 19th December. WINNERS - The NTGA team at the East Midlands Regional Championships
A 79-strong NTGA team dominated the East Midlands Regional Championships, picking up 41 individual medals, 16 team prizes and five synchronised awards. The event was the first taste of competitive action for many of our young competitors in the novice ranks, and they did themselves proud. The nine to 10 years novice girls led the way with a one-twothree finish in the individual event as well as securing the team competition. Katie Bradbury (1st), Ellie Thompson (2nd) and Megan Loughney (3rd) took the podium places while Bradbury teamed-up with Lily Johnson and Poppy Jones to win team gold. Kacey Henderson and Taylor Argyle won gold and silver respectively in the 11 to 12 girls, while Freya Portrey was pipped to the post by 0.5 in the seven to eight years girls as she picked up a silver medal. In the intermediate level competition, NTGA took a cleansweep of the podium in five
different events. Ellie Vassel (1st), India Farrar (2nd) and Emily Chapman (3rd) were all in the medals in the seven to eight years girls, as were Ocean Haynes (1st), Hannah Stamp (2nd) and Mollie Johnson (3rd) in the nine to 10 girls. Lottie Edwards (1st), Hollie Bridgman (2nd) and Lara Norman (3rd) also made it an all-NTGA podium in the 13 to 14 girls. The boys weren’t to be outdone as Reece Coleman and Harvey Clews (tied 1st) were joined on the podium by Rafferty Booler-Stewart (3rd) in the nine to 10 boys, while Dewi Jones topped the pile ahead of teammates Harry Johnson (2nd) and Alex Pitfield (3rd) in the 11 to 12 boys. Archie Poole (7-8 boys), Owen Clews (13-14 boys) and Jonathan Rowland (17+ men) were all victorious in their respective age groups, as was Jada Ababio in the 11 to 12 girls, with Jessica Rhodes taking silver. Rosian Burnell (17+ girls), Jessica Browne (15-16 girls) and Thomas Rowland (15-16 boys) were all runners-up. See our website for further results.
Jaime to have triplets COACH Jaime Moore will take a break from NTGA duties after Christmas to rest-up prior to the arrival of triplets. We wish Jaime and husband Steve all the very best for the arrival of their baby girls.
New coaches qualify WE’RE pleased to welcome Gillian Coleman, Katie Joseph, Lauren Ovens, Jordan Wellicome to our coaching roster following their successful completion of the UKCC level 1 qualification. If you’re interested in becoming a coach, visit our website for 2015 course information.
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60 support NTGA-six in Liverpool
ALISDAIR TAIT photography We’d like to say a big thank you to Alisdair Tait for providing these brilliant images from the 2014 British Trampoline Finals! To see all the pictures of yourself or your child from the weekend, visit: Facebook.com/AlisdairTaitPhotography Prints are priced at just £10 each or £20 for three. Click here to order, or email: AlisdairTait@AlisdairTait.com
OVER 60 spectators from the club travelled to Liverpool to support six of NTGA’s members at the British Championships in September. Andrew Stamp warmed-up for the World Championships in style as he took silver in the 13 to 14 boys in a thrilling competition with Great Britain team-mate Corey Walkes. Andrew also collected the prestigious Paul Luxon Award which is presented to the gymnast with the highest two-round execution score from all under-15 categories. Josh Jones
continued his positive end to the domestic season by finishing in a respectable fifth place after a zerofinal. Brodie Hove-Coleman and Katie Price teamed up to be become British Champions in the 11 to 12 girls synchronised event, while Brodie went on to win a bronze medal in the individual competition. Charlotte Price narrowly missed out on a podium place when she came fourth, with sister Katie finishing sixth. Amanda Harris rounded-off a great weekend as she collected a bronze medal in the senior women’s category.
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