Springfest

The next Invitational competition for the Pre-comps is "Springfest" hosted by the Bramalea Gymnastics Club (map).

There are two different flights on Friday April 18th:

1. From 3 to 6:30 pm for all boys 7 years of age and under.
2. From 6 to 9:30 pm for all boys 8 years of age and over.

Please allow plenty of time for travel due to the time of day and the location of the gym.

Registration for this competition is $50 payable to the Oakville Gymnastics Club. Please register with the main office by Wednesday, April 2.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask either Eric or Kyle.

Schedule Changes (ver. 1.2)

The following training schedule has been adjusted to reflect the changes brought forth by the most current version (1.2) of the Provincial Championships schedule.

Thursday April 3:

1. Greg's group; Regular training
2. Eric & Kyle's groups; 4:30 to 7:00 (early finish)

Friday April 4:

1. Cole, Sam and all Level 3s train from 12:30 to 2:00 with Eric.
2. Pre-competitive has been moved to Monday April 7 (4:30 to 7:30)

Saturday April 5:

1. Pre-comps are training from 10 to 1 with Kyle and C.I.T.

Sunday April 6:

1. Flares I: regular training with Dave (9 to 11)
2. Greg's group: no training

Monday April 7:

1. Greg's group; no training.
2. Pre-comps are training from 4:30 to 7:30 with Eric and Kyle.
   

Jurassic Results

Another successful Jurassic Classic.

Daniel Captstick brought home a High Bar Bronze medal and placed seventh all-around.

Cory Paterson won Pommel Horse, Rings and Parallel Bars and came second on Vault, High Bar and all-around.

Provincial's Schedule

Provincials Schedule version 1.2 (march 25, 2008) is now available.

Please double check your son's competition date and time.

Easter Training

On March 21, the gym is closed due to Good Friday. Saturday and Sunday Pre-comp, Provincial and National groups will be run as per the regular schedule. Both Flares groups will run from 9 to 11am on Sunday.

On Easter Monday:

• Both the Flares groups (I & II) will run from 4 to 6pm
• The Pre-competitive group (9 hrs.) are in from 1:00 to 4:00pm
• The Provincial groups (12 & 16 hrs.) are in from 4:00 to 7:00pm
• Greg's group is in from 9am to 12pm

Happy Easter!

OWG Team Champions

Camden Palkovic, Cory Paterson and Jeremie Quek all brought home a golden souvenir from the 2008 Ontario Winter Games. All of the boys put forth excellent performances to put "Team A" in first against five other Teams.

Fellow OGC member, Daniel Capstick, was the team captain for "Team E". Dan put together some solid routines for his team, but we missed having him in our group.

Thanks to Cheng Quek for the photo

"Provincials" Registration Fees

On March 19th, registration fees for the Provincial Championships are due to Agnes. These fees were not included in your initial payment due to the qualification process.

The fees are payable to the Oakville Gymnastics Club (Provincial Stream $65, Argo & Tyro $130 and Senior $80)

Ontario Winter Games

The Ontario Winter Games gets underway this Thursday in Barrie. This is a multi-sport Games and is a stepping stone towards the coveted Canada Winter Games.

Opening ceremonies are at Blue Mountain and the gymnastics venue is the 50,000 square foot field house on Base Borden.

Six teams will be competing against each other for the Team title. There are no individual awards.

Oakville has qualified four boys on two different teams. Camden Palkovic, Cory Paterson and Jeremie Quek are all members of Team 1 and Daniel Capstick is the lone OGC member on Team 5 - we still like you Dan.

Good luck to all and enjoy your Games experience.

Flares I & II

Dave is away in Poland judging a tumbling World Cup.

On Thursday March 6; Matt Albrecht will coach the Flares I group from 4 - 6pm and Matt Grinter will coach the Flares II group from 6 - 8 pm.

Both of the substitute coaches are in their twenties, certified and experienced coaches and Senior High Performance athletes.

A reminder that over the March Break, both Flares I & II groups will train together on Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 4:00.

Third Qualifier Results

The Oakville Men’s Program brought home 48 medals this weekend with Brad Schnurr (Level 4 16+), Cory Paterson (Argo HP) and Sean Lord (Senior HP) winning their respective categories.

Apparatus gold medalists include; Adam Kassam (2), Alex Danahy, Brad Schnurr (2), Camden Palkovic, Cory Paterson (3), Daniel Capstick, Matt Albrecht (4) and Sean Lord.

Other apparatus medalists include; Chris Rome, Eric Mariglia, Jeremie Quek, Kieran Byrne and Matt Grinter.

Congratulations to all of the boys for some great performances!