Halifax ALTA Gymnastics Club
3360 Barnstead Lane B3L 0A8 Halifax, NS, Canada

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Welcome Home Ellie! You’re ALTA family is so very proud of you! Thank you Vaughn for these fantastic pics!!

We can’t wait to welcome home Ellie! Thanks to Crystal for the pics!

Due to the announcement that organized sports is now being paused for 2 weeks, beginning Thursday November 26th, ALTA will be closed during this period. We will be following all NS protocols. Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe!

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All 3:30pm and later classes have been cancelled on Tuesday, September 22nd due to the forecasted weather. Stay safe!

Dear Members, Halifax ALTA Gymnastics Club will be holding recruiting sessions for the Boys Developmental Program for the 2020-2021 year on September 13th and 20th, 2020. If accepted into the developmental program, classes would begin in September 2020. This program emphasizes technique, structure, and skill development, and requires a time commitment. If you are interested in having your son evaluated, please see below for details regarding the recruiting sessions and the d...evelopmental program. Attending a recruiting session does not guarantee your son will be selected to join the program. 2020-2021 Recruiting Sessions: 8:00-8:25 am Boys born 2014 & 2015 8:35-9:00 am Boys born 2014 & 2015 9:10-9:35 am Boys born 2013 or earlier Classes for 2014 & 2015 birth year boys run on Sunday from 8:00-9:45 am Monthly fees for this group is $96.00 per month. Classes for 2013 or earlier birth year boys run on Sunday 8:00-9:45 am and Thursday 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Monthly fees for this group is $144.00 per month. In addition to the monthly training fees, there is an annual Gymnastics Nova Scotia Fee of $39.00 and an annual ALTA fee of $12.00. Try Out Cost: $20.00 per athlete trying out, paid during registration via the online system only. Registration: To register for the evaluation, please log into your account via our website. There is a maximum of 6 athletes per recruiting session. If you do not have an account, please create one.

Halifax ALTA Gymnastics Club will be holding recruiting sessions for the Girls Developmental Program for the 2020-2021 year on September 3rd, 2020. If accepted into the developmental program, classes would begin in September 2020. This program emphasizes technique, structure, and skill development, and requires a time commitment. If you are interested in having your daughter evaluated, please see below for details regarding the recruiting sessions and the developmental prog...ram. More information will be sent out to those who register after August 31st, 2020. Attending a recruiting session does not guarantee your daughter will be selected to join the program. 2020-2021 Recruiting Sessions: Session 1: 2:15pm - 3:00pm Ages 5-7 Session 2: 3:15pm - 4:00 pm Ages 6-8 Session 3: 4:15pm - 5:00 pm Ages 8+ Cost: $20.00 per athlete trying out, paid during registration via the online system only. Registration: To register for the evaluation, please log into your account via our website by August 31st, 2020. There is a maximum of 24 athletes per recruiting session. If you do not have an account, please create one.

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The Recreational Fall registration information is now available on our website! Click the link to see all of the details.

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Congratulations to both Dave and Ellie for winning Support 4 Sport Coach of the year and Support 4 Sport Senior Female Athlete of the year! This is Ellie’s 8th consecutive win! Your ALTA family is very proud of you both!

Congratulations to Ellie Black and David Kikuchi who were named finalists for the Support4Sport Awards! As per the attached release, Ellie is a finalist for Senior Female Athlete of the Year and David is a finalist for Coach of the Year! All winners will be announced this evening at 6pm through video on the Sport Nova Scotia social media channels. https://bit.ly/3bkPXOM Provincial Sport Organization winners will also be posted in a slideshow that NS Gaming is creating. This will also be shared once it is up. Congratulations to all of our nominees!

Congratulations Jeremy and Jordyn! for being nominated for the senior male athlete of the year and junior female athlete of the year and also to Ellie Black and David Kikuchi who were named finalists for the Support4Sport Awards! GNS Senior Male athlete of the year! Gymnastics ~ Jeremy Bartholomeusz... Jeremy was named to Team Canada for the 2019 FISU University Games. The Halifax gymnast, who studies neuroscience at Dalhousie, came ninth out of 52 competitors in the all-around category. The FISU Games were attended by some of the top gymnasts in the world. Jeremy is among the top all-around athletes in Canada and a training partner for local gymnastics legend Ellie Black. GNS Junior Female Athlete of the Year Gymnastics ~ Jordyn Ewing Jordyn is only the second female from Nova Scotia to gain high performance senior status. She competed at the Elite Canada event in February, finishing 13th out of 34 in all-around. The result allowed her to compete in the Gymnix Challenge later in the season. It marked Jordyn’s second time attending Gymnix, an international meet. As per the attached release, Ellie is a finalist for Senior Female Athlete of the Year and David is a finalist for Coach of the Year! All winners will be announced this evening at 6pm through video on the Sport Nova Scotia social media channels. https://bit.ly/3bkPXOM Provincial Sport Organization winners will also be posted in a slideshow that NS Gaming is creating. This will also be shared once it is up. Congratulations to all of our nominees! http://www.sportnovascotia.ca//Sup/tabid/2207/Default.aspx

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GYMNASTICS AT HOME Preschool Age Class 7 with coach Ted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfLKj65PSdY&t=622s... Welcome back to another fun at home gymnastics lesson with coach Ted! Stay safe and be careful while doing gymnastics related activities in your home. All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk Follow us on YouTube and Instagram to keep up with us: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/UCn_mklvnp8j74_nRS1-eD4A/featured Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hfxalta/

School Age Class 7 with coach Abby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQdS35gJ-NA ... Welcome back to another at home gymnastics lesson with coach Abby. Enjoy some locomotions and beam work! Stay safe and be careful while doing gymnastics related activities in your home. All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk Follow us on YouTube and Instagram to keep up with us: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/UCn_mklvnp8j74_nRS1-eD4A/featured Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hfxalta/

Preschool age: https://youtu.be/hvuhjQwJJbs Coach Ian brings you an at home gymnastics class for preschool aged children! Stay safe and be careful while doing gymnastics related activities in your home. All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk

School age: https://youtu.be/ILHVWnITUNg Coach Kristen is here with another at home gymnastics class for school aged children! Stay safe and be careful while doing gymnastics related activities in your home. All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk

Preschool: https://youtu.be/tmdtskvh6yc Another instalment of our at home gymnastics classes for pre-school aged children! Hope you enjoy the fun. Stay safe and be careful while doing gymnastics related activities in your home. All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk

School age: https://youtu.be/_S3UkJPyBbw Coach Abby here to bring you an at home lesson - get ready for a little exercise and a fun challenge! All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk

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Gymnastics at Home Preschool Age 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpF0f9NsKro Hi everyone! Here is another lesson for your preschool aged children to follow along at home while we're out of the gym.... All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk.

Gymnastics at Home School Age 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZBUbQTZ-F0 Coach Crystal Kikuchi OLY is back with another lesson for your school aged kids to follow at home!... All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk.

School Age 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w2Oa7_cbUI Another school age gymnastics class to follow along with at home, brought to you by coach Crystal Kikuchi OLY!... All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk.

Preschool Age 3 https://youtu.be/1w2Oa7_cbUI Follow along with coach Crystal Kikuchi OLY for another fun preschool age gymnastics lesson at home!... All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2JTl6Mp6-iU Coach Crystal Kikuchi OLY has put together some conditioning you can do at home! All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk

School age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p60SqAEEVGc Coach Crystal Kikuchi OLY is back with another at-home lesson for school aged kids!... All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk. Preschool age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfprFr6r8g Another at-home lesson for preschool aged kids, brought to you by coach Crystal Kikuchi OLY. All actions and movements shown in this presentation follow a skills and progression based model of learning, subject to the Gymnastics Canada LTAD and sanctioned by Gymnastics Nova Scotia. The material found within is general in basis and does not take into account individual needs or limitations. Anyone who applies this program on their own does so at their own risk

Thanks to Keri for this TBT pic! 1st TENS Testing

While the gym is closed, coach Crystal Kikuchi, OLY, is showing you a few ideas to get preschool aged kids moving at home. Click the link to view - we hope you enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deZ_bwNUueQ Looking for a way to keep the kids busy a home? Coach Crystal Kikuchi, OLY, has come up with some fun exercises for your school age kids to try out. Clink the link to check them out we hope you enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAdKdsA3BPU

Thanks to Jared and GCG for these pics! Stay safe everyone!

All Recreational and competitive gymnastics classes are suspended until further notice. Due to the rapidly increasing information regarding the COVID-19 situation, Gymnastics Nova Scotia is suspending all gymnastics related activities until further notice. This includes all training and competitions. ALTA will be updating our membership as information comes in regarding the duration of the suspension and resumption of activities. We appreciate everyone's understanding and cooperation at this time.

JO8’s Thanks Mel for the pics!

Congratulations to Ellie on her 5th place finish! Your ALTA family is very proud of you! Thanks to Gymnastics Canada/CBC Sports for these pics!

More JO7 pics! Mel said the girls made some new friends! Thanks Mel for the pics.

Jo7’s Thanks Mel!

Thanks to Mel for the pics! Our JO6’s

Good Luck to all the ALTA athletes competing at GymnixHave Fun!! Go - Jordyn, Grace, Gwen, Sophie K, Lucie, Audrey, Sophie S, Alex, Nylah, Annika, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jillian, Elyse, Sophia, Zoe and Clara!!

A BIG thank you to Ellie for taking the time to assist with the ALTAmate meet this weekend - even though you’re heading to the American Cup on Wednesday. We know you have a very busy schedule but truly appreciate you making time to be at the meet for all your fans!

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Thanks to Keri for these pics! Introducing Robert the announcer!

All results from the meet this weekend will be posted on our website: https://www.altagymnastics.com/altamate

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Thanks to Crystal for these pictures! Pretty cool Mom and daughter competing at ALTAmate and winning the same awards.

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Good Luck to all the Athletes competing this weekend at ALTAMATE 2020!