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MAG Provincial Level Training Camp takes place this weekend
05 December 2012
This coming weekend is going to be a busy weekend for AGF, several MAG and T&T events are happening on December 8 and 9. Here is a reminder of what we have happening: MAG - Provincial Level Training Camp at Gymtastics Gym Club in Calgary featuring 70 boys from five clubs around Alberta on Dec. 8-9. MAG - Regional Judging Course at Gymtastics Gym Club in Calgary on Sunday Dec. 9. This wil...
Read moreAlberta Athletes Shine at the Pan Am Trampoline and Tumbling Championship
04 December 2012
December 3Media Release QUERETARO, Mexico – Alberta athletes aided Canada in the cleaned up at the 2012 Pan Am trampoline and tumbling championships on Sunday winning four of six individual ev...
Read moreGymnastics Canada’s largest participant-based event awarded to Calgary
04 December 2012
MEDIA RELEASECalgary, December 4, 2012 – Gymnastics Canada has awarded its largest participant-based event to Calgary. The 2014 Canadian Gymnaestrada event will be held June 25 to July 1 at the University of Calgary and University Gymnastics Centre. Gymnaestrada is a form of gymnastics that combines dance with gymnastics skills and acrobatics.“The Canadian Gymnaestrada is a prestigious national...
Read moreGymnastics Canada’s largest participant-based event awarded to Calgary
04 December 2012
MEDIA RELEASECalgary, December 4, 2012 – Gymnastics Canada has awarded its largest participant-based event to Calgary. The 2014 Canadian Gymnaestrada event will be held June 25 to July 1 at the University of Calgary and University Gymnastics Centre. Gymnaestrada is a form of gymnastics that combines dance with gymnastics skills and acrobatics.“The Canadian Gymnaestrada is a prestigious national...
Read moreCanadians dominate at Pan Am trampoline and tumbling championships
01 December 2012
QUERETARO, Mexico -- Canadian competitors got off to a flying start at the 2012 Pan American trampoline and tumbling championships in qualifications on Friday and Saturday with five men and four women advancing to the medal round on Sunday in their respective events. In Saturday’s double mini trampoline competition Denis Vachon of Burlington, Ont., led the way, placing first of 16 competitors...
Read moreElijah’s Letter
27 November 2012
We were thrilled to receive this letter from Elijah Thompson who recently received the AGF Athlete Enhancement Funding. It has brought sunshine into our office and smiles to our faces. We are...
Read more2012 T & T Pan American Championships will be on this weekend
26 November 2012
This weekend six Alberta T & T athletes, two coaches and three judge are traveling to Queretaro, Mexico to attend the 2012 T & T Pan American Championships. The team travels on November 28th and will have one day of training on the 29th. The Competition for prelims and finals will happen on November 30th, December 1st and 2nd.Good luck to Kyle Soehn and Keegan Soehn from Thunder Country...
Read moreGymnastics community mourns the loss of Aaron Johnson
25 November 2012
It is with great sadness that Gymnastics BC notifies the gymnastics community of the passing of Aaron Johnson. A Gymnastics Canada and Gymnastics BC Life Member and husband of Shasta Trampolin...
Read moreUpdate on the Fall Congress, Annual General Meeting and Gala
20 November 2012
Once again AGF would like to extend and big thank you to the Alberta clubs and gymnastics community that supported the inaugural AGF Fall Congress: Gymnastics for LIFE along with the 2012 AGM, Assemblies and Awards Gala.Excellent feedback was received in our follow-up survey and after further discussion and evaluation by the AGF Team and Board of Directors an inspiring Fall Congress is planned...
Read moreT & T Provincial Level Training Camp Highlight
20 November 2012
This past weekend the Airdrie Edge Club hosted the AGF T & T Provincial Level Training Camp. Fifty athletes from eight different clubs focused on Trampoline and Tumbling events with guest coaches Nychole Lenius, Stephen Hauck, Eran Silberg and Derek Hanson.This year’s camp we definitely saw an increase in fitness levels, competitive levels and over all difficulty from past years.Thank you t...
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