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pressure sometimes helps to advance skills JO is gymnastic team trains hard chance to compete TIIE HERALD Wednesday February 11 nn has been with the club ever nee the rat vcar I lie Each year the Jills in rent have become more sophist as they have added ore numbers to the exec 1 coaching staff and tie n However the club a llm ted somewhat in the in nun of children that can bet rolled because of equip ment and space mis parentexecutive raises hinds for used the club although some the of apparatus are il the Georgetown school or ere a committee cur rently work on a y r plan to expand the clubs facil 11 s but for the I me being there is no Ind I on that the status quo will change for odd club i embers The J IU gymnastics club Is a member of the Ontario I t on This a body regulates all gymnast the prov and sets spec rules for members clubs G compel tlons If a grl is in tie pre con pet live group she will be at the or pre competitive els The major aim of these meets enjoyment It Is hoped It will promote excellence and Interest In a challenging fashion If a Is In the live group she will be com petng according to OFG rules The standards arc gh and she must be pre par tot longer hours The first competitions are at the regional levels and if she does well at these she could go on to compete at meets The Itecreation depart ment also sponsors other gymnastics sessions or girls and boys In Winter and Swing programs In Georgetown Monday nights are for beginner one and two levels plus the Intermediate groups Sun days are for boys gym nasties In Acton the boys train on Tuesdays The girls are active on Saturdays with beginner one and two plus the Intermediate senior groups practicing The YMCA course offers the National Gymnastics participation program for girls ages years on Monday nights The program states the Programme is for girls with little or no previous gymnast ics experience and includes a red te and blue lies award system It is an introductory programme flexible and full of fun with a focus on movement prlncl pals and experiences For junior boys ages years and senior boys ages years the offers a program on Tuesday nights the balance beam during practice Herald photo trounces in Orangeville ice ell la ted his ice rac at Orange- well ding the Ml by fellow ve It by star I ke lengths Hot r ders But I shine half the J Re r ding for the rat time the new Yamaha lightweight racer provided by Inglia Cycle Centre In London admitted he ought the Rice Lake race would be harder to win since more of Ihe top experts from Ontario and Quebec had entered But It was no problem the new bike is so fast and handles so well it was a piece of cake I was a Utile worried we Just put the together last week and it had never been run at all except start the motor to opponents racing make sure it would go Cornwell will be late February to race a and the Florida half mile series Comwellsays AsaCana rider in the States I k nd of proud about some thing else two of my bikes will have the first Canadian made dirt track racing frames They re Panther frames made In C They look good and this one feels I hope to have the Open class bike ready to try at Feb Two gymnastic competitions coming Two local gymnastics teams are holding Invitational meets over the next two weeks so the sports enthusiast who looks for grace and well coordinated movement should take note of the dates The Halton Hills Jills gymnastic club are holding an invitational this Saturday Feb and have been busily preparing tor the event The Georgetown District high school team is holding their Invitational meet Feb 19 The precompetitlve group of the Jills club consists of the majority of the members They practice every Tuesday and Wednesday nights plus Sunday afternoon for a total of hours Under the guidance of Eva Carney bead coach and assistant coaches Donna Diane and Kathcrine the girls are trained on four different pieces of apparatus The competitive arm of the Jilts la coached by Ruth Aggis Maureen Peter Morris and Kathcrine The competitive group are working towards placing In the central region that qualifies to represent the region In ovine al competition Three competitors from the Jills in the past four years have reached the provincial level by placing well at the central region meets In 1977 Sheryl Few who has since moved to Guelph reached her goal of making it to provincial competition The next year Maureen who is now on Georgetown a high school team qualified for the provincials Last year six teen- yearold Jennifer Pepper and is now still competing for the Jills as a junior on the team The seven members of the competitive team are scored on three meets with their best two performances counting Six girls from the region are picked in each age category tyros Juniors and seniors but the high and low scores are not counted For the other members of the Jills that are classified as their motive for practicing and competing is to either advance to the competitive stage or Just have fun Former Jills coach and current high school gymnastics assistant coach Jennifer Linton says gymnastics is both an individual and group sport You work within a group but you are brought along ahead with the advancement of your own talents Linton says Linton says lhat in training on most pieces of equipment the girls ore in groups and sometimes peer pressure gets the girls to try things they might not necessarily touch But in the end Its just you and the ban and the coach Linton says Training on the equipment takes balance body awareness coordination and selfdiscipline at a very young age Linton says High school team showing good strength Coach of the Georgetown district high school girls gymnastics team Jill can see the strength of the Jills on their school team That because some of their members are former competitors from the Jills club The other members on the team sec he results of Maureen Maureen McGowan a former Jill competitive team member training and it shows discipline for the ore says For such a technically difficult sport coach says the learn docs nol have the adequate time to train for routines with three practices per week Maureen McGowan started gymnastics when she was four years old Having trans from the Jills to the high school team she agrees with her coach that there t enough time to practice Although her team Is relatively small Maureen likes gymnastics because it s an attempt to keep in shape and the vidua aspect to the sport is appealing to her The sport she says helps to develop muscular strength as well as flexibility coord nation and grace while doing the training at your own pace The Jilts Gymnastics club are ready for their invitational meet be held this Saturday Some of the members are Back Row I lorl Nina Fear Jen Marks Second from back Natalie Andrews Julie Ross Carolyn Hand Cave Middle Row Paula Graham Second Row Kris Krofcitk Norlm Andrews Rachel Kaufman Front Row Diane lloare coach Claire Donna coach Lisa Graham Kathcrine coach Herald photo Coach Diane Moire helps Jill member Cave with her balance beam routine Involves Interaction with other club members but In the end a Just you and the bars and the coach The Jills coaches are well qualified and most have coaching certificates WE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF TVS STEREOS 24 HR IN HOME SERVICE 4593194 SAVE HAMPTON COLOUR SOUND PINEVIEW SOCCER CLUB REGISTRATION Sat February From m 2 in AT PINEVIEW SCHOOL For further information or Spoils Camp Novices increase lead second place Orangeville Barnes worked extremely hard out the game Shannon Finn goal tend effort was supported by the strong defensive work of Rod David Hodgson It J Fleming and Mike closed I la Heir A tic it Sunday Ihe Novices defeated larks on In an billon match The line of Barnes and passed extremely well to account or three goals each player scoring and add several assists Georgetown other goals came from Mark to and Chris Cam played very well be tween the pipes RICHS SERVICE CENTRE LTD East Acton 853 CARLSONS 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