Competing for Wales

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Buckley Admin

Last Saturday saw Aiyla compete for Wales at the National Grade 1 final in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Welsh team placed 5th overall against other regions from across the UK.

Aiyla qualified as part of the Welsh team from her results at the Welsh National Grades in Cardiff at the start of April.  This involved competing on all 4 pieces of apparatus, as well as a set range & conditioning routine.

Coach Betty who attended the competition with Aiyla said ‘It was a pleasure to be on the floor at the National 1 final with Aiyla.  It was great to see her hard work pay off, for her to compete successful routines and be proud to represent Team Wales!’

A special mention to head coach Danielle for all her work helping to coach Aiyla.

What a great achievement and experience for Aiyla and a proud moment for Buckley Gymnastics Club!

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Happy anniversary Gwernaffield gym

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Web team

This week marks six years since our Gwernaffield gym opened thanks to the efforts of our gym family and friends. And here’s a look back at where we started. From this…

Old photos showing how the building interior looked before we gave it a makeover

To this…

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International Women’s day 2023

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Buckley Admin

Wednesday 8 March is International Women’s Day 2023.

This year to mark the day our club captain Mia has given us her take on what this year’s theme means to her.

Mia writes:

“Today is International Women’s Day where we come together and celebrate women all around the world. This year’s theme is all about Equality vs Equity. 

Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities whereas Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances, and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. 

At Buckley Gymnastics Club all gymnasts are at different stages/levels and have different abilities. We are fortunate that the club offers a range of resources and coaching expertise to support and help the gymnasts achieve their goals. For example, when learning a new skill like a forward roll some gymnasts will learn it from just having guidance from a coach, or observing another gymnast, whereas some gymnasts may need extra coaching or use aid such as the wedge for further help to learn and master the skill to the best of their ability. 

The coaches work closely with the gymnasts and have excellent knowledge to ensure all abilities are catered for using Equity. Whereas if the coaches just used Equality not all girls would achieve, and progress would not always be seen. Having Equity in our club helps provide opportunities for all gymnasts to achieve success”

Thank you to Mia for her words, we will always aim to embrace equity in the club.

There’s lots of inspiration of women in sport on the International Women’s Day website.

#EmbraceEquity

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New club captains

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Buckley Admin

This year we have two new club captains.

Reuben and Mia have been given this award as they make great role models in the club.

Reuben is a member of the Competitive boys class. His coaches say he is dedicated and has great attendence in class, he has a great attitude and brings fun into the gym, he gets on well with all boys.

Reuben shows respect to coaches and is always polite and very approachable, a pleasure to coach.

He now helps out in classes on Saturday mornings at Buckley Leisure Centre where he fits in really well with the coaching team and is a great asset.

Reuben says “being awarded club captain is a big honour this is because it is amazing to be recognised for all of my efforts as a gymnast and helping to coach on a Saturday”

Well done Reuben

Mia is a member of the Comp Squad class and has been with the club for a long time.

She is extremely motivated, never gives up, even when it gets hard, and comes in with a positive attitude every session making her an obvious choice for club captain.

Following lockdown, she found herself to be the only one in her group her age training regularly.  Despite this, she has continued training with the same attitude.

Her coach says “As you’d want from any club captain, Mia is an excellent role model and because of her attitude and commitment she is both training and competing at a high level” 

Mia says “I am so grateful for becoming the new club captain. Without the coaches I have had through the years of me being a gymnast I wouldn’t be where I am today. I am forever thankful for the opportunities that have been awarded to me and I am excited for what’s to come. I hope I can be a good role model and someone the gymnasts can look up to. I also want to make sure the gymnasts can trust me and know I will always be there for them if they need my help”.

Well done Mia

Really well done to them both, they will keep the club captain shield for the next year.

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